http://www.box.com/s/ospyet1v7kmdyh9gpm43

Just the 2nd one for now.

After not playing very much for the past few years, and not really practicing, and certainly not LEARNING anything I really wanted to work on, I've started to get myself back into playing condition. Practicing a couple hours each day on classical pieces I'd like to learn. (and some work on the pipe organ)

Also I picked up a nice digital recorder, in the hopes that recording myself will help me to get better.

So, here's sort of a 'test run', on an easy piece which still took me a few takes to get right (enough). Couple dropped notes, and a finger slip or two...

I'd really appreciate any comments, especially on the quality of the recording. I didn't work with the sound at all, since I don't yet know what I'm doing. But I do think the quality is very good, probably a little on the quiet side. If you'd like to comment on the performance itself, feel free. All help is appreciated !!

Oh, and just incase anyone cares, I spliced together two takes in an appropriate spot. I hear it every time, and I'm sure everybody else will too. But again, this was more a test run than anything. I know this is sort of a "hot button" issue around here these days....

P.S. - Hopefully ogg vorbis is a good file format for everyone. I exported it as an .mp3 and I thought there were some weird noises going on in the background that aren't in the pure .wav file. So I retried as this and it worked much better.

Very nice, JR! There is no such thing as an "easy" piece! Some are more difficult than others, though...

This is a very patient, touching and lyrical rendering!

I like the sound quality just fine. You might get more people to listen to it in mp3, though, since it's more convenient to listen to as a stream rather than as a download. Just a thought. Maybe you could provide an mp3 for us to compare?

Congratulations for getting back into it! Looking forward to hearing more music from you!

--Andy

Well I'm glad to hear you like it !

It's a Zoom H4N I picked up to record with, and I'm very happy with the quality.

I'm also playing on a Steinway (Model A I believe) located at my local church.

I had a feeling .mp3 would be easier. I'm still hearing that background hissing + some other things going on, but oh well. I guess its only "just for friends" so no big deal, right ?

http://www.box.com/s/r6e3z3hq9fubxczc4n0o ---- for the .mp3 version.