Klarinet Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 1999/08

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Audition tapes
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 00:59:17 -0400

On Mon, 2 Aug 1999, robert shaw wrote:
> What is the best kind of equipment, short of professional studio
> recording, to record audition tapes? I have made several tapes in the
> last year, but the recording quality is not the best because of my cheap
> equipment. I have decided to buy good quality equipment for myself and
> students to make tapes with.

If you own a good quality cassette deck and want to send in cassettes, the
best way to do it would be to buy a used or new portable DAT machine with
an Audio Technica Stereo microphone. Used, you can probably pick up a
portable DAT (Sony) for $300-400, and mics will cost you $300-400.
Anything less than this really will not give a great sound. It is then a
very easy process to dub your DAT recording to a good quality cassette
deck.

You are smart to consider this aspect of auditioning - I can't tell you
how many cassettes sound so poor that we have no choice but to give a
low rating for the audition. After all that work on the part of the
student, it is sad that they throw the audition away with poor equipment.
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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