Let's do a Skype conference re: sound Logging on to Skype now.
'janmclaughlin' I'll Twitter when I get someone on for a chat. Follow my twitters @ 'fauxpress' Will try to stay logged in mornings EST USA all during this week. Jan On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 1:34 AM, Ron Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to sit in on that call... > > Great stuff. > > peace, > Ron Watson > http://k9disc.blip.tv > http://k9disc.com > http://discdogradio.com > http://pawsitivevybe.com > > > > On Nov 15, 2008, at 8:15 AM, Jan McLaughlin wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Brainstorming a bit. > > > > Seems to me that you might - via a desktop sharing application and > > Audacity > > (or whatever you're using to record audio on your computer) - be > > able to > > approach both 'live recording' and 'quality' together. Don't know > > if desktop > > sharing would have the same kind of audio compression / latency as > > Skype. > > Might be interesting to find out. > > > > Tried Gmail's audio / video chat recently and the audio quality was > > pretty > > darned good. None of the Skype echo or weird digital hash > > hesitations. If > > may be that Verdi and I both have good connections. I have FIOS. > > > > Maybe iChat or any other video conference app in combination with > > CamTwist > > (Google it), playing back the pre-recorded video in the chat window > > so you > > can sync the audio performance to the vid. > > > > What OS do each of you have? > > > > If the double-ender strategy appeals and you're bound and > > determined to use > > better-quality mics, I should think you wouldn't need 'recorders', > > but only > > a free recording application like Audacity, and a preamp or other > > bit of > > hardware to put between the mics and the computer, in order to get > > the mic > > signal where it needs to be to be 'heard' by the computer. > > > > Because of your post, I broke out a Shure FP-11 mic to line amp > > (new from > > Ebay for $135) and hooked it up with a dynamic headset mic and it's > > working > > okay - with a bit more hiss than I'd prefer - but still much better > > than the > > on-board MacBook Pro mic and associated computer noise well in the > > foreground of the background. > > > > Podcasters would be well placed to tell you which USB mics would > > get you the > > quality you need. I'm certain there are 'good' USB mics out there > > for well > > less than $100 a piece. > > > > You can certainly pick up a Shure SM57 or two used for less than > > $100 each. > > The Shure mic you later mention - the SM7B - for sure isn't in the > > budget > > you describe. The SM57's should be plenty good enough for the web, > > with the > > added benefit of rejecting most ambient room noise (like echo, > > refrigerators, air conditioners, traffic and the neighbors' argument). > > > > Another idea is that one or both of you may have a video camera > > handy to use > > as a mic, attached and recorded to the computer via fireware or > > USB. There > > IS the some time problem of camera noise associated with recording > > audio > > with inboard mics on video cameras, but it's usually not THAT much > > of a > > problem for lo-budge web purposes. > > > > Toward the lo-budget side, you can always write the story so that > > one (or > > both) of the characer's voice(s) are supposed to be 'futzed' - > > e.g., EQ'd so > > they sound as if they're on a telephone. > > > > Call me if you want, and I'll walk you through some more ideas. > > 862-571-5334 > > Better these discussions held in real time. Texting possibilities > > without > > knowing precisely what you have / want is not an efficient use of > > our time > > :) > > > > Jan > > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Richard Amirault > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dom" > > > (snip) > > > > The video portion will utilize voice-over while our content plays > > > > beneath. We may also use animation or puppets along with our > > voices. > > > > Anyway, you can see that it would be less than ideal to have the > > > > voices at different qualities. Are there any tools for > > recording two > > > > audio streams live from two separate locations that don't involve > > > > thousands of dollars of audio equipment? Thanks folks! > > > > > > > As suggested a "double ender" will work just fine. How "low cost" > > it is > > > depends on what your definition of "cost" is. You will need quality > > > recorders. A pair of Zoom H-2s will work great. Do not use > > anything like a > > > "digital voice recorder" from Olympus or Sony. > > > > > > I'm not sure about the video aspect of this. Will you both need > > to see the > > > video to comment on it? I would think that this may be a problem. > > You both > > > need to see the same thing at the same time. > > > > > > Richard Amirault > > > Boston, MA, USA > > > http://n1jdu.org > > > http://bostonfandom.org > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jan McLaughlin > > Production Sound Mixer > > air = 862-571-5334 > > aim = janofsound > > skype = janmclaughlin > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Jan McLaughlin Production Sound Mixer air = 862-571-5334 aim = janofsound skype = janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
