[Trombone-l] Recording Memories

[Wayne Dyess]

Ashton is a Mac user, I believe he said.  Sound cards on a Mac are  
built in and a non-issue (as far as I am concerned).

Also, our music stores tend to NOT know much about the gear they  
sell.  It's rare to find someone who really knows what they are  
talking about.   I'd start with computer searches first.  I almost  
always know a whale of a lot more about the product I'm pricing than  
the sales person does.  (small town stuff here)

I, too, started recording when I was in the 8th grade.  I asked for a  
reel-to-reel for Christmas and to my surprise got one.  It was a  
stereo model from Sears (don't laugh... it got me started)... a  
Silvertone that came with stereo speakers and two mics and sound-on- 
sound.  That thing served me well into college, too.  I bought a Sony  
and later a Teac/Tascam by my junior year.  FAST FORWARD...

I ended up owning my own 16-channel one-inch analog studio in the  
80s.  What a kick.

I also have mastered Doug Yeo's "Take One" cd and most recently  
recorded Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer Mike Deasy in some guitar tracks  
for a studio in Philadelphia.  I downloaded their WAV files here in  
Southeast Texas and imported them into my ProTools rig and we were  
rolling "tape" within the hour.  VERY cool, the way technology has  
progressed.

So -- ya just never know what path you will take.  I guess my point  
in that little trip down memory lane is this:  buy SOMETHING and  
start recording.  Learn as you go by the seat of your pants.  It's a  
heck of a lot of fun!

--Wayne Dyess

NEVER STOP LEARNING!


On May 27, 2007, at 4:13 PM, Stuart Collidge wrote:
Microphone (Shure vocal mic will do fine, but a music store can  
advise you
on what else at what price.  I have had success using drum mics, as they
generally deal with high sound pressure levels and colour the tone  
nicely) +
lead and stand
Quality sound card (even with a mic, you will need a good sound  
card.  There
are plenty of good external cards available, which allow you to take  
them to
another computer to work.  Basically you're after something that will  
remove
any latency problems, which is the time lag between playing into the  
mic and
the computer recording that sound)
Recording software (there are thousands of good programs around, but  
you're
best of to find out what software they use at the high school that  
you'll be
at, because then you can port work from home to school)
CD/DVD Burner, USB memory stick.
These are the essentials.  After this, you can look at studio  
monitors or a
high quality set of studio cans (headphones), sound proofing your  
room, etc.

Speak to a music store that stocks this stuff.  The guys there  
usually know
what they're talking about.

Wayne Dyess
The Night & Day Orchestra
http://www.ndotex.com
Lamar University-Beaumont, Texas
Professor of Music