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Post by princessmoose on May 26, 2006 20:40:57 GMT
Do you like doing it?
I hate it!
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Post by Trebor on May 26, 2006 21:02:01 GMT
I've never tried it (well, never properly, although I once used this freebie microphone and it made me sound awful...so probably fairly realistic). If I'm ever get round to buying something nicer to record on I'll tell you what I think...
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Post by princessmoose on May 26, 2006 21:44:24 GMT
My recordings last year were an absolute disaster. Most of them this year have been as well, although there are one or two I am ok with.
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Post by anacrusis on May 26, 2006 22:19:15 GMT
My husband and I have birthdays within five days of each other - this year we treated ourselves to a minidisc recording thingy. Needless to say, our son is better at manipulating the thing than we are, but we have made a couple of shots at recording. It is awful having all one's mistakes fixed for posterity, and I also find my playing is rather more wooden than it should be, but I hope it will get me used to a bit of stress. Less than four weeks to the exam, now....  |
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Post by jod on May 27, 2006 9:51:20 GMT
My Mum's agreed to but me an edirol R-09 for my birthday. Some come August I'll be able to record myself and my students!
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Post by chocolatedog on May 27, 2006 11:23:36 GMT
I sometimes record myself if I'm preparing for a concert (not been for a while now though,  ) to give myself an idea of how it sounds 'from the other side', so to speak. I find I can criticise more easily and think about whether or not I'm doing what I thought I was doing, and whether it sounds rushed/dragging/ expressive enough etc and whether I'm putting exactly the right expression and nuance etc into each phrase. It's much easier to do that just sitting and listening to it back, than when you're actually involved in the playing of the piece.  |
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Post by janexxx on May 28, 2006 7:15:00 GMT
I think I should do it more. Not recorded anything for a while now, but it is a good way to listen to your playing and be critical of your own performance, and therefore to improve. Not necessarily for anyone else's ears though  *jane goes to dust off recording equipment* |
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Post by anacrusis on May 28, 2006 13:34:18 GMT
 Can't work out how to install the minidisc onto the computer, so can't process recordings done so far.  Probably better for posterity!  |
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Post by princessmoose on May 28, 2006 14:36:06 GMT
Do you not have Audacity and a microphone? You could set that up, play your mini disc using your mini disc player but leave it near the mic so it records straight onto your computer?
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Post by anacrusis on May 28, 2006 20:29:33 GMT
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Post by saxophonist on May 30, 2006 19:48:06 GMT
i dont record myself.... it makes me realise how awful i sound.......
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Post by princessmoose on May 31, 2006 7:14:52 GMT
i dont record myself.... it makes me realise how awful i sound....... That's why I never did it. But don't ever make the first time recording yourself be the night before your exam like I did...biiig mistake It does help though, once you've got over the initial "oh my what on earth am I doing". I laugh at my recordings now because they're hilariously bad  . |
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Post by saxophonist on May 31, 2006 17:25:02 GMT
you never did do your part of the entertainer....
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Post by princessmoose on May 31, 2006 21:15:10 GMT
Neither did you  |
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Post by saxophonist on Jun 3, 2006 0:09:04 GMT
you were supposed to do your part first, then i can fit mine in with yours
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