boojum Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) These are a few of the recordings I made last Monday of a local bluegrass jam session which has been going on for ~20 years on Monday nights. The music is a mix of bluegrass, swing, comedy, folk and so on. The musicians are pretty good at what they do, enjoy the jam and just talk and play, kind of the old "around the kitchen table" feel of music.Your end of the deal is to let me know what you think of the quality of the recordings and any hints or pointers to make this stuff better. I understand not many of you will swoon over bluegrass. I will try the Jecklin Sunday in Portland at a Freak Mountain Ramblers gig. They are more rock than the band name would suggest. You may be more inclined to swoon over their stuff. ;o)Thanks all! I am trying to learn this stuff. 1_FGB_Jam_at_CB_AL_2007_03_19_set_109.mp31_FGB_Jam_at_CB_AL_2007_03_19_set_111.mp31_FGB_Jam_at_CB_AL_2007_03_19_set_112.mp3 Edited March 22, 2007 by boojum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I couldnt download or play them ???????????? I love bluegrass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojum Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 (edited) I couldnt download or play them ???????????? I love bluegrassI do not know what to tell you. I uploaded them, they appear on the board. Please note also that other folks have downloaded them as indicated in the original post. Hmm. I can point you to YouSendIt where they are also stored. I have to create a website for my indulgences. OK, links follow:http://download.yousendit.com/9EFD6C952E2DA16Dhttp://download.yousendit.com/A6FC3CD4509DA16Fhttp://download.yousendit.com/89BB465B66E54055 Edited March 23, 2007 by boojum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I do not know what to tell you. I uploaded them, they appear on the board. Please note also that other folks have downloaded them as indicated in the original post. Hmm. I can point you to YouSendIt where they are also stored. I have to create a website for my indulgences. OK, links follow:http://download.yousendit.com/9EFD6C952E2DA16Dhttp://download.yousendit.com/A6FC3CD4509DA16Fhttp://download.yousendit.com/89BB465B66E54055 I wub uuuuuu , me mp3 pwayr soooo happy now YAY I also bookmarked that page , thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I think you can be proud of the sound quality this setup produces. The only drawback of small diaphragm mics is their relatively high self-noise level, which is audible during the quiet parts, but to a great part masked during the main performance. I have noticed the noise level and the overall volume going up during the quiet parts - what kind of dynamic compression did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojum Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I think you can be proud of the sound quality this setup produces. The only drawback of small diaphragm mics is their relatively high self-noise level, which is audible during the quiet parts, but to a great part masked during the main performance. I have noticed the noise level and the overall volume going up during the quiet parts - what kind of dynamic compression did you use?GM - I will re-check but as far as I know I am not using any compression. Nothing on the RH1 and nothing in the post processing. The chain is RH1 > PC WAV > CDWave Editor > FLAC for FLAC 8 >? foobar2000 for Replay gain and LAME 3.98 "V2 new" for MP3. ReplayGain is not dynamic compression so I am somewhat perplexed. Whazzup?? ;o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 AGC maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojum Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 AGC maybe?GM - No, I just went through all the recording settings and there is no automatic anything. What do you think it could be?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 GM - No, I just went through all the recording settings and there is no automatic anything. What do you think it could be?? Hey Booj , what machine are you using? which MD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojum Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hey Booj , what machine are you using? which MD?the chain is in post number 6. I record with an RH1. I love it. It is a good machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 the chain is in post number 6. I record with an RH1. I love it. It is a good machine. And you have it in Manual rec mode right ? I am trying to figure out volume pumping too , . Audio quality is good I am just wonering if during the conversion something is trying to " Normalize" the levels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojum Posted March 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 (edited) And you have it in Manual rec mode right ? I am trying to figure out volume pumping too , . Audio quality is good I am just wonering if during the conversion something is trying to " Normalize" the levelsThe chain is spelled out in message six. In the FLAC stage I apply ReplayGain. Try removing it and see what happens. The RH1 has automatic nothing happening. It is all straight digital. I have posted FLACs of stuff I have recorded to etree.com and no one has said anything there. You've got me perplexed. Other than that, I am glad you like the recording. The players are a fun bunch, too. The jams have a lot of chatter and kidding. Imagine that! I will post the same three files as FLAC's. Check them out. I will let you all know the addresses on yousendit.The FLACs are at:http://download.yousendit.com/378B04DA2A34FD75http://download.yousendit.com/3ED0A81825CCE52Ehttp://download.yousendit.com/2A07CC4124AACED4 Cheers Edited March 24, 2007 by boojum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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