[LUTE] Re: Amateur recordings
Andrew Gibbs wrote: > I've been thinking about getting a Zoom H2 - does anyone know how they > work with Macs? > > Thanks > Andrew The manual says PC and Mac supported. There is a operating system update to version 1.20 at the Zoom site. The major update is for the USB card reader support under Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard). You might need that update. Here's the link to the Zoom update page: http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/download/software/h2.php The product concept states: provide brilliant stereo recording in an easy-to-use, ultra-portable device. I think they succeeded very well. Best Regards, "The Other" Stephen Stubbs. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Amateur recordings
Martin Shepherd wrote: > Dear Valéry, > > Excellent! Good to see you on this list again - there are now so many > of us with the Zoom H2 we should share our experiences with this > machine. Which settings did you use? What was the recording distance? > Wonderful to hear you play with the better sound quality than on Youtube. > > Best wishes, > > Martin > > Valéry Sauvage wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Back on this list... >> I'd like to present some recordings I made with my brand new zoom h2... >> (nice machine !) >> http://pagesperso-orange.fr/luthval/musiques/packington.mp3 >> http://pagesperso-orange.fr/luthval/musiques/what-if-a-day.mp3 Hello All, Finally got out of the apartment to do some vocal recording with the Zoom H2 at my church's sanctuary. I need some more singing practice, but it shouldn't prove too painful to listen to my version of Annabel Lee (poem by Edgar Allen Poe in 1849, so I don't think the copyright issues of the USA are going to be a problem) set to an adapted tune of Scarborough Fair (English traditional, in which I had to repeat the last two phrases to match up with the usual 6 line stanzas of Annabel Lee.) There were some other adjustments that had to be made to get these 2 pieces working together, but overall it's 95% or more the straight Annabel Lee. The recording was done under the highest point of the sanctuary (15 feet to 20 feet), the Zoom H2 inserted into a mic stand (the H2 comes with the screw on attachment) at arm's distance from me (so I could turn on and off the Zoom H2 without moving-- as someone else has pointed out for a convenient recording distance) using the Automatic Gain Control (Martin, I'm going to have to rethink using that setting, as it smooths out any dynamic range in the music one might be striving for), in CD format (WAV, 44.1kHz, 16bit). This is a vocal only recording. I'm a lute hobbyist. The demands of real-life are bad and getting worse. I haven't practiced my lute since early Spring of 2007. I was wondering if someone would consider composing a lute accompaniment for my vocal. I'd like to learn that accompaniment, so it will need to be for a *very* beginning student. I considered strumming chords on the lute for the accompaniment, but somehow that doesn't seem faithful to the lute. The last restriction (as if there weren't enough already!) is that I'm on dial-up internet without a web site to put the WAV file. So I would need to send it to someone's existing site if more than one person volunteers to help me out. Respectfully, "The Other" Stephen Stubbs To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Amateur recordings
Fantastic Valery ! I can say , you are one of the best luthistes i ever heard ! probably the best at the moment > > > > -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Amateur recordings
Valéry, I would like to add my voice to those who have already praised your work. I have long enjoyed your flawless performances on YouTube, and I am amazed that you get such a warm, mellow tone from synthetics. Great work! I hope that you are back on the baroque list as well. Best regards, Stephen Arndt - Original Message - From: "Valéry Sauvage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:26 AM Subject: [LUTE] Amateur recordings Hello, Back on this list... I'd like to present some recordings I made with my brand new zoom h2... (nice machine !) http://pagesperso-orange.fr/luthval/musiques/packington.mp3 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/luthval/musiques/what-if-a-day.mp3 For those watching my videos on Youtube, now I'll record again with this sound quality (as the existing ones are very poor sound recorded I'm afraid... So I'll delete the old ones soon... Valéry ;-) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Amateur recordings
I agree Stephan Valery, i hope you''ll decide giving concert in major venues : you desrve it, not to mention all concert goers longing for a true musician! Igor > > -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: unbelievable music resource
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 8:18 PM Subject: Fw: Archives There are quite a few places like the Icking Archive. And more and more libraries are providing music for download on line, e.g., the University of Rochestrer's Sibley Music Library. http://hdl.handle.net/ The famous Werner Icking Archive (mentioned already) http://icking-music-archive.org/ >> International Music Score Library (now closed due to copyright suit!!! Read the announcement on web page) >> http://imslp.on-wiki.net/ >> > Medieval Facsimiles from NL > http://www.mmdc.nl/static/site/ > Choral Public Domain Library http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page This is just sheet music from the 19th century, so OT for us. But it has 62,500 pieces!!! http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mussmhtml/mussmhome.html Meekly submitted, Arthur Ness. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Amateur recordings
Thanks Stephan and Igor for your messages. I want to say that I know my limits and I'm not playing in the yard of the great. I'm just an amateur, loving this instrument and willing to share this passion. (and that's enough for me...) ;-) Valéry - Original Message - From: "igor ." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Stephen Arndt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: ; "Valéry Sauvage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 6:28 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Amateur recordings I agree Stephan Valery, i hope you''ll decide giving concert in major venues : you desrve it, not to mention all concert goers longing for a true musician! Igor -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
