[TPIN] beginning the recording process

[lamb95stew at wideopenwest.com]

Recording yourself definitely IS one the most clear ways you can discover how you
really sound (assuming the recording equip is up to snuff). Doing the trios and
quartets for the StewMuse website has often been a real challenge for intonation and
ensemble. A real eye (and ear!) opener, for sure. Good luck, Travis!

Michael Stewart, DMA
http://www.stewmuse.com/SM-Home.html

The answer is... AIR!

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From: Travis Wilson <travisw at pdq.net>
To: TPIN at tpin.okcu.edu
Sent: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:41:55 -0600
Subject: [TPIN] beginning the recording process

> with the help of some folks on here (thanks especially to Nick and his  
> friend Tony), I have finally gotten my computer set up sort of as a mini 
> recording studio. I did my first practice recordings last night, and it 
> is a very eye opening thing to hear yourself recorded. It sure shows all 
> the warts. But, one hopes, that makes it easier to see where the 
> improvement really needs to come from.
> 
> I thought my problem was going to be "note selection", but I don't think 
> that was really even an issue. I was perfectly happy with the notes I 
> played. It was the "how I played them" that was not good at all.  
> "style", "articulation", "feel", those kind of things were not what I 
> thought was coming out of my horn
> 
> what I thought was a kind of "cool" breathy Chet Baker kind of thing 
> turned out to be just not a good, breath supported tone. Not cool at all.
> what I thought was perfectly ok articulation for swing, was just as 
> square as it could be. (No, Nick, not swinging at all)
> 
> frustrating, but at the same time pretty exciting. To know that I can 
> now hear myself over and over, and try to make changes from what I 
> "really hear" and not what I think I am doing is pretty cool
> 
> and hopefully I will do something soon that I am ok with and will post 
> for comments.
> 
> Travis
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