Hi Jaroslaw, I have a cheap microphone, a stereo condenser by Sony, the *Sony ECM-MS907*. You can get them for around 50 UKpounds. It's the same as Martin Shepherd's. We also both use Nero Wave Editor which I use for chopping the ends off the files and adding reverb- this time I only added a little, but enough to bring out the natural resonance of the instrument. Martin found that the set up of mic and software did not work so well for him, so he bought the zoom and is getting great results. I'm just lucky that the mic works well with the stock soundcard which came with my Sony laptop. So I just put the mic straight into the laptop and add a touch of reverb. I'm not really into trying to make a CD-quality recording. I don't think there is an inexpensive way to do that. If I wanted to do a CD, I would pay to get it done professionally. However, the quality I get from spending 100 UK pounds is certainly good enough for mp3 downloads on a website.
I use nylgut-core fundamentals, the D variety. Here is a list of measurements followed by their tensions (worked out by Martin): Nylgut 1. 46 2. 50 3. 62 4. 75 5. 91 6. 124D + 60 7. 140D + 68 8. 155D + 76 9. 165D + 82 10. 10. 185D + 91 11. 11. 210D + 100D Tensions for Nylgut 1 41 2 34.5 3 30 4 28 5 28.5 6 30 + 28.5 7 30 + 28.5 8 29.5 + 28.5 9 28 + 24 (midway between E and Eb) 10 29 + 28.5 11 30 + 27.5 Glad you like the sound! Rob On 12/02/2008, Jaros³aw Lipski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rob, > > De Visee sounds really nice even with nylgut. I wonder what you used for > bass fundamentals? Also the quality of the recording is very good. Curious > what mics did you used? No reverb added? > Anyway, thanks for sharing this piece with us. > I am glad your arm is fine :-) > Best wishes > > Jaroslaw > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob MacKillop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 11:54 AM > To: Baroque-Lute > Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Tombeau de du But > > I'd like to thank all those people who have written to me over the last > couple of weeks enquiring about my arm. I'm happy to report that it feels > 100 per cent fine. However, I'm not rushing back into playing for as many > hours as I can cram into the day, and restricting myself to half an hour > in > the morning and the same in the evening. > > This morning I managed to record on my Martin Shepherd 11c the beautiful > 'Tombeau de du But' by Robert de Visee. I think someone else on this list > asked the question: did anyone ever write a bad tombeau? I don't think so. > It seemed to bring out the best in them. This one is very moving, and I > hope > you enjoy listening to it. I consider it a 'work in progress' recording. > You > can find it just above the photo of me holding the lute near the bottom of > this page: http://www.rmguitar.info/Maler.htm > > Cheers, > > Rob > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >
