Sorry, Simon, this software is quite useful, triplets are not all equal. There is emphasis on the first note, same on quarduplets, but just very light. So they are not equal like a machine would play. That makes the difference between humans & robots.
But the machine (with the software) is very useful. ============================================================ =========================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Varnam Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 4:44 AM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] Audacity Someone mentioned recording oneself to check ones sound. I have used the (free) software "Audacity" and found it useful for checking rhythm: are my triplets all equal, etc. Does anyone know how to use it to analyse tone and pitch? The software allows one to zoom in on a sound and see how the volume grows from the start, and fades away. There are also alternative display options to show the "spectra". What these really mean I don't quite understand; my physics doesn't go that far. I'd be much obliged for some guidance on how to use these to see what my sound is made up of and what it lacks (or could do without). I understand the point of using ones own ears, but that is totally subjective and depends on surroundings a great deal: everyone sings beautifully in the bath. There is the feedback through the skull to consider, and also my hearing is not as good as it once was. I'd like a more objective evaluation of my sound. Then I can start to work on improving it. Any ideas, please? (BTW Horn-players are few and far between around here (Japan, but not Tokyo), and those few I know wouldn't dream of commenting on a senior player's sound, so colleagues' opinions are not an option.) Thanks, Simon _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
