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StephenC

Longing...is just gorgeous, very beautiful and if you don't mind I'm placing it on a minidisc to listen to in my car (and thats an achievement in itself )

Could have been longer for me, I was enjoying it so much

thankyou for the wonderful music


regards


Lee

Hi Peyton,

I enjoyed listing to your recordings. I'm learning how to do basis recording now so your recording is crystal clear to me. Also I love the way you bring out all voices in this piece. I have been playing piano for 3 yrs and just started learning to play some of Bach little pieces about 6 months ago so I really understand that you have done a great job. Balladeer and Stephen have also done a great job recording sweet and soft music. .
I hope I'll be able to figure how to post recordings one of these days.

Mr. Hunky- Its amazing how can you play so beautifully by ears only. I enjoyed very much listing to your piece.
Thanks

Peyton, I am already a fan of yours, I was even before I heard you play Bach.
You are a true musician, and it just seems like everything you touch turns into gold(berg).

Ragnhild

Hi Peyton,

There is a slight hiss on the recording and I also hear some pops and cracks. And maybe the stereo field is a little narrow, but that's just a matter of taste. The piano sounds nice, though.

Thanks Haizel, Ragnhild and mahizeit. I remember from when I took lessons being told how different it is to play Bach. I tend to want to approach everything in a "romantic" way with lots of pedal and I believe there are many that use no pedal at all when playing Bach. Anyway, I really love this piece and hope to keep improving on it. (I'm working on the variations but not not getting very far).

mahizeit, what do you mean by "the stereo field is a little narrow"? And I hear that hiss too. I can't figure where it is coming from. You would think I was recording analog rather than digital.

Mr_SH- that was really a great version of the Neil Young tune. Those rolls/gracenotes(?) are a nice touch. Did you work it out playing along with the cd or just in your head? Nice recording too.

Hi S-H ...

Your recent tune was "hidden" under the recording questions and I didn't see it until just now.

It's very interesting how your particualar style is beginning to emerge and take on its own S-H signature. Probably due to your listening preferences, you are quickly becoming our own "New Age Icon!"

Nice work.

Balladeer

Heh, I *did* think you were recording analog, that's why I mentioned those two things. Are you using the Line Out or the Phones Out on your digital piano/keyboard? Line Out (preferably to your computer's Line In) will give better results and less hissing/noise.

About the stereo field: I listen with my headphones on and the recording seems nearly mono. There isn't much difference in what is on the left channel and what is on the right. Hence, a "narrow" stereo image.

Had you been recording analog, you could have panned your two microphones more. But since you're using a digital, you probably cannot control this, unless you use a filter to post-process your recording. It's possible to widen the stereo image that way, but I found that this lowers the overall volume. Of course, you can amplify again, but that also increases the hiss.

So don't worry too much about it, unless your digital has a setting for how stereo the output should be.

First off, I'm recording from my acoustic grand. I put two mics on a sterio bar about 5 feet away from the partially opened top. My mics then go into a mixer and from there to a firewire interface. The only analog device wold be the mixer so that might be the extra noise.

I have always used two mics, one on the treble end and one on the bass and right up to the strings in the past. This is the first time I've tried it this way. I'm recording to two tracks so I pan right on one and totally left on the other but since the mics are now so close together I can see why there wouldn't be all that much difference. I'll have to play around with it.

Peyton,

Your playing of the Goldberg is absolutely beautiful.

I've listened 4 times already this morning.

So peaceful.

I especially like hearing your rubato.

The piano sounds great.

Mel

Ah, I mistook "analog" for "acoustic". Silly me. Well, at least both words start with an A.

Hey Mr S-H

I missed your posting too...

Wow! Hunkster you are really developing a nice style...it sounds effortless for you

Nice playing, I like it


regards


Lee

TX-Dennis, Balladeer, Mahlzeit,Gmm1,IrishMak, Kent B, Mr S-H, Seaside Lee, Hazel

Thanks all heaps for listening and your encouraging comments!

Seaside Lee - Wow, what an honour to make it on to your mini disc, that really made my day!!! (I'll have my agent contact you for royalties etc.)

...only one of a select few too

No problem, I'll be making big bucks anyway, when I sell my story to the papers "that I knew you before you were famous!"


Lee

I'm obviously too new to comment technically on anyone's playing (I'm impatiently awaiting piano delivery in 8 days!) but I just wanted to tell you all how much I'm glued to this thread! Wow, how long have you all been playing!? Beautiful, all of you.

And Mahlzeit - jeesh, I've had your Travoltas piece stuck in my head for a week now! What a sweet tune. I'm crushed, however, knowing that you play by ear and there's no sheet music for me to learn it from!

T

Hi TThomas. Glad you like the tune!

As it happens, I always record in MIDI, so here's the MIDI file: http://www.box.net/public/x5ry48p1yn

Download the Van Basco MIDI player and you can see what I'm playing on its piano display.

Wow, that could be an addicting little program, thanks! I think I did not blink the whole 3:18! Now, if I could just find an additional program that can somehow read the fingering and transfer it onto paper

Tina

MidiNotate Player

Wow again - that is the BEST! I obviously have much to learn. I'll get back to you in, oh ANOTHER YEAR, when I'm actually able to play it! :rolleyes:
Thank you thank you thank you!!

Tina

I have had the worst