recording practice sessions

jim miller · 05-22-2009, 08:48 PM

I have been reading on Trumpetmaster about recording your pratice sessions. Is this a good idea for improvment?? and if so---what kind of equipment is neccessary exspensive--digital--tape?? what would be best & what would accomplish the goal?? Ideas?? Info?? thanks--jim

govtmodel · 05-22-2009, 09:24 PM

I use a Zoom H2, works great. It's a humbling experience. A USB microphone works well, too. Not quite as convenient.

bagmangood · 05-22-2009, 10:14 PM

If I got a USB mike, that would be perfect for doing it always,
I use the built-in mike on my MacBook and audacity to record it.
All you need is a computer with a mike! I find it helps a lot when working through problem areas (also, if it worked that well for clifford brown...)

gbdeamer · 05-22-2009, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jim miller

I have been reading on Trumpetmaster about recording your pratice sessions. Is this a good idea for improvment?? and if so---what kind of equipment is neccessary exspensive--digital--tape?? what would be best & what would accomplish the goal?? Ideas?? Info?? thanks--jim

I occasionally record myself playing different parts of duets so I can later play with myself. What I mean is...Oh nevermind.

s.coomer · 05-22-2009, 11:11 PM

I'll bet you really have fun then.

rowuk · 05-23-2009, 01:58 AM

a recording is a set of ears that does not lie. When you start playing for the microphone however, you end up concentrating more on the technical instead of the musical side. So, like most things in life, if used with caution, it can help us iron out problems.

I think the most important lesson is NOT just to play through things on tape. Pick short passages and perfect them. That is how a good teacher does it too.

Markie · 05-24-2009, 10:56 AM

Oh hell yes! It will level whatever misconceptions you have about how good you are. It will show you what needs work, and sometimes, it will show you just how good you are when you get it just right. I use it extensively on students and myself.

B15M · 05-24-2009, 11:37 AM

I have a lot of music minus one CDs and I use Smart Music. Smart Music is the easiest way and it's pretty cheap.

When I record with the Music Minus One, I use head phones. This helped a lot with tuning and hearing what it sounds like on the other side of the bell.

edfitzvb · 05-24-2009, 12:29 PM

I'm assuming that you play obliquely and don't point your horn at the mic?

B15M · 05-24-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by edfitzvb

I'm assuming that you play obliquely and don't point your horn at the mic?

I don't know if this was meant for me.
I have a mike stand that holds the mike below the stand pointing at the bell.

05-22-2009, 08:48 PM	#1
jim miller New Friend Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California & Washington S Posts: 39	recording practice sessions I have been reading on Trumpetmaster about recording your pratice sessions. Is this a good idea for improvment?? and if so---what kind of equipment is neccessary exspensive--digital--tape?? what would be best & what would accomplish the goal?? Ideas?? Info?? thanks--jim

05-22-2009, 09:24 PM	#2
govtmodel New Friend Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 41	Re: recording practice sessions I use a Zoom H2, works great. It's a humbling experience. A USB microphone works well, too. Not quite as convenient.

05-22-2009, 10:14 PM	#3
bagmangood Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bostonish & San Francisco Posts: 946	Re: recording practice sessions If I got a USB mike, that would be perfect for doing it always, I use the built-in mike on my MacBook and audacity to record it. All you need is a computer with a mike! I find it helps a lot when working through problem areas (also, if it worked that well for clifford brown...) __________________ Bb: Courtois 305 "Elite" C: Bach C180-239 (Akwright conversion), Cornet: Conn Wonder (1900) Picc: Selmer Paris, ~1971

05-22-2009, 11:11 PM	#5
s.coomer Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indianapolis, In Posts: 919	Re: recording practice sessions I'll bet you really have fun then.

05-23-2009, 01:58 AM	#6
rowuk Moderator Utimate User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 7,355	Re: recording practice sessions a recording is a set of ears that does not lie. When you start playing for the microphone however, you end up concentrating more on the technical instead of the musical side. So, like most things in life, if used with caution, it can help us iron out problems. I think the most important lesson is NOT just to play through things on tape. Pick short passages and perfect them. That is how a good teacher does it too. __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

05-24-2009, 10:56 AM	#7
Markie Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Clarksburg, WV Posts: 732	Re: recording practice sessions Oh hell yes! It will level whatever misconceptions you have about how good you are. It will show you what needs work, and sometimes, it will show you just how good you are when you get it just right. I use it extensively on students and myself.

05-24-2009, 11:37 AM	#8
B15M Forte User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Monroe Ct. Posts: 1,732	Re: recording practice sessions I have a lot of music minus one CDs and I use Smart Music. Smart Music is the easiest way and it's pretty cheap. When I record with the Music Minus One, I use head phones. This helped a lot with tuning and hearing what it sounds like on the other side of the bell. __________________ "Taking plain notes on the page and bringing them to life is an art" - Tony Kadleck http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=238487314 http://webpages.charter.net/joespitzer/ http://www.trumpetwedding.com/

05-24-2009, 12:29 PM	#9
edfitzvb New Friend Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 31	Re: recording practice sessions I'm assuming that you play obliquely and don't point your horn at the mic?

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