Klarinet Archive - Posting 000574.txt from 2000/02

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] re: Radio Station
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 23:41:04 -0500

gdubac <gdubac@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Radio Station plug
Message-ID: <38A76350.B39C640@-----.com>
David - How can I get this to sound better on my computer? Even when
you play Chopin, the piano sounds like a harpsichord when it comes out
of my computer speakers. I am willing to invest in better speakers.
What kind should I buy and will this improve things significantly?
Judy
David Blumberg wrote:
>
> The Classical Station
> http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/20/_-_best_of_mp3com_classica.html is
> now up to #12 on entire site (over those "other" styles of smash music),
> and #1 in Classical. Check it out. Has over 12 hours of Classical Music,
> all styles, free, and soon will have more Clarinet there too.
>
> Dave Blumberg

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Depends on if you streamed it in lo-fi or not. The lo-fi will change the
tone a lot, as it is only in 24 kbps. (That is almost like AM radio with a
bad antenna, makes a 13,500 k MP3 into only 2,400 k). If you have cable
modem, and listen at hi-fi, should be pretty accurate. Should sound like a
Steinway 9 ft. Piano. Download my Chopin Etude, short file, and you can
gauge the sound with that one.
You could buy for your computer the Cambridge soundworks $50 speakers that
have 2 small speakers, and a subwofer. I have my Computer hooked up to my
Stereo, and to the Cambridge speakers. I got them at Staples. The CD of the
Chopin sounds great, as well as the downloaded version. Even with bad
speakers, it will sound better then at lo-fi. It is not your soundcard
much, as the tone is generated from the soundfile, not like playing a midi
on your computer which often ends up sounding like a cosco organ.
I tried recording my Clarinet with one of my Accompaniments for the Rach.
Vocalise. My microphone, and not having a mixer ended up making me sound
more like a kazoo playing along with a banjo. But not anymore -
I went out yesterday, and bought an AT4033a/SM Audio-Technica Cardioid
Capacitor Microphone ($$), and a mixer (not Bens $$$$ equipment, but good
for me....) Oh, the fun I will soon have. Almost 30,000 listens, visits,
downloads, etc. just since Feb 1, and now I can record live Clarinet.
Any requests? :)

David Blumberg
music@-----.com
http://www.mp3.com/mytempo
http://www.mytempo.com
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