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Post by PaulKay on Jun 20, 2022 8:36:52 GMT -5
Yesterday's recording session came out pretty good. The goal was to get a new version done of Big Bill Broonzy's "Key to the Highway"
The process.
1. Airdrop the video from the iPhone to the iMac.
2. Extracted the audio, EQ'd it in GarageBand and then again by Soundcloud's Dolby mixer.
3. Put the audio back into the video and publish the mp4 file to YouTube.
4. Create the mp3 version in GarageBand and release it to Soundcloud and ReverbNation.
The free iMac tools are really pretty amazing; GarageBand and iMovie. The iPhone serves as an ideal video recorder with a good external Shure mic.
The whole process can easily be done in a day. And to think we could only record audio on wax cylinders 145 years ago.
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Post by Marshall on Jun 20, 2022 8:50:17 GMT -5
Very nice.
I use a similar setup. I video with my iphone. I download through a USB cord to my Windows PC. I have a fancy software package, Cyberlink Power Director, that I edit with. Sometimes I use their Audio Editor. Sometimes I strip out a wav file and use free Audacity to edit the audio. Then I bring it back in to PowerDirector and Process the file to an mp4. I'll post a link to one of my latest later.
Composition-wise, I'd suggest you reframe a video so we see more of your guitar and less of the doors behind you. A little color would be nice, though maybe you're going for the sepia-tome we associate with old blues videos, which is fine.
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Post by TKennedy on Jun 20, 2022 8:58:05 GMT -5
Nice, I liked the harp and reso playing together at the end. Really nice tone on the harmonica.
I play harp with a guy that plays a lot like you. He likes it when I bring in kind of a locomotive style rhythm after an empty start. Seems to kind of solidify the groove, especially during his leads. You guys ever try that?
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Post by PaulKay on Jun 20, 2022 9:20:27 GMT -5
Nice, I liked the harp and reso playing together at the end. Really nice tone on the harmonica. I play harp with a guy that plays a lot like you. He likes it when I bring in kind of a locomotive style rhythm after an empty start. Seems to kind of solidify the groove, especially during his leads. You guys ever try that? It's funny you should mention that because we were just joking about how many songs we do that have train-related lyrics. And Eric does a pretty good job of getting a train sound when needed. Like in the tune Mean 'ol Frisco. |
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Post by PaulKay on Jun 20, 2022 9:40:18 GMT -5
Very nice. I use a similar setup. I video with my iphone. I download through a USB cord to my Windows PC. I have a fancy software package, Cyberlink Power Director, that I edit with. Sometimes I use their Audio Editor. Sometimes I strip out a wav file and use free Audacity to edit the audio. Then I bring it back in to PowerDirector and Process the file to an mp4. I'll post a link to one of my latest later. Composition-wise, I'd suggest you reframe a video so we see more of your guitar and less of the doors behind you. A little color would be nice, though maybe you're going for the sepia-tome we associate with old blues videos, which is fine. I used to use the Cyberlink Power Director when I was doing this with Windows. In fact I still have a copy of it on my Windows virtual machine. I can say it is way easier with the free iMac tools. I agree our video setup and framing is less than ideal. In fact our whole approach to these videos is less than ideal. I have always thought of these videos as being like watching musicians recording in a studio. They aren't there to play to the cameras. Kind of like watching the sausage being made. The point is the music, but it's better than just having a fixed image. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2022 9:50:59 GMT -5
Cool song!! Nice, Paul.
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Post by Marshall on Jun 20, 2022 23:49:52 GMT -5
I used to use the Cyberlink Power Director when I was doing this with Windows. In fact I still have a copy of it on my Windows virtual machine. I can say it is way easier with the free iMac tools. I agree our video setup and framing is less than ideal. In fact our whole approach to these videos is less than ideal. I have always thought of these videos as being like watching musicians recording in a studio. They aren't there to play to the cameras. Kind of like watching the sausage being made. The point is the music, but it's better than just having a fixed image. Oh, I like videos of live musicians making music without obvious processing and junk. I've tried some editing where I use the video editing software to move in-and-out a little and side-to-side a little but it's hard to get any visual worth while effects with one camera. I love shots with a moving camera. but that would require another camera person or some fancy motorized gimble or something. I've thought of setting up 2 cameras, but the iphone takes a different picture than my Sony SLR; meaning the lighting and contrast shows up different from each of the cameras. I think you need the same kind of camera with the same lens taking the two shots to make that easy . combine. . . . , I'm rambling. Here's a video I just put up for a Songwriting Contest I'm entering. Shot with my iphone XR using the Shure MV88 microphone  |
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Post by PaulKay on Jun 22, 2022 8:19:55 GMT -5
I used to use the Cyberlink Power Director when I was doing this with Windows. In fact I still have a copy of it on my Windows virtual machine. I can say it is way easier with the free iMac tools. I agree our video setup and framing is less than ideal. In fact our whole approach to these videos is less than ideal. I have always thought of these videos as being like watching musicians recording in a studio. They aren't there to play to the cameras. Kind of like watching the sausage being made. The point is the music, but it's better than just having a fixed image. Oh, I like videos of live musicians making music without obvious processing and junk. I've tried some editing where I use the video editing software to move in-and-out a little and side-to-side a little but it's hard to get any visual worth while effects with one camera. I love shots with a moving camera. but that would require another camera person or some fancy motorized gimble or something. I've thought of setting up 2 cameras, but the iphone takes a different picture than my Sony SLR; meaning the lighting and contrast shows up different from each of the cameras. I think you need the same kind of camera with the same lens taking the two shots to make that easy . combine. . . . , I'm rambling. .... That's a nice song Marshall. I like it. Hope you win. You use the same mic I do with the iPhone. But mine is the MV88+ with a cable attached and a bracket to hold the phone. Really nice mics. I assume you use Shure's MOTIV audio app as well. |
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Post by Marshall on Jun 23, 2022 8:29:58 GMT -5
I used the MOTIV ap to set up the mic once. Not since. I just plug it into the phone and pull up the camera, choose video, and click the start button.
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Post by Village Idiot on Jun 23, 2022 19:35:38 GMT -5
Yesterday's recording session came out pretty good. The goal was to get a new version done of Big Bill Broonzy's "Key to the Highway" The process. 1. Airdrop the video from the iPhone to the iMac. 2. Extracted the audio, EQ'd it in GarageBand and then again by Soundcloud's Dolby mixer. 3. Put the audio back into the video and publish the mp4 file to YouTube. 4. Create the mp3 version in GarageBand and release it to Soundcloud and ReverbNation. The free iMac tools are really pretty amazing; GarageBand and iMovie. The iPhone serves as an ideal video recorder with a good external Shure mic. The whole process can easily be done in a day. And to think we could only record audio on wax cylinders 145 years ago. Your recording process, which is beyond my ken, doesn't distract me from simply enjoying "Key to the Highway". You are quite fortunate to move so far from home and then hook up with a new friend and be able to make such good music together. Everything you put up sounds really good. |
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Post by PaulKay on Jun 24, 2022 8:00:03 GMT -5
Yesterday's recording session came out pretty good. The goal was to get a new version done of Big Bill Broonzy's "Key to the Highway" The process. 1. Airdrop the video from the iPhone to the iMac. 2. Extracted the audio, EQ'd it in GarageBand and then again by Soundcloud's Dolby mixer. 3. Put the audio back into the video and publish the mp4 file to YouTube. 4. Create the mp3 version in GarageBand and release it to Soundcloud and ReverbNation. The free iMac tools are really pretty amazing; GarageBand and iMovie. The iPhone serves as an ideal video recorder with a good external Shure mic. The whole process can easily be done in a day. And to think we could only record audio on wax cylinders 145 years ago. Your recording process, which is beyond my ken, doesn't distract me from simply enjoying "Key to the Highway". You are quite fortunate to move so far from home and then hook up with a new friend and be able to make such good music together. Everything you put up sounds really good. Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. In the end, that's all anyone can ask for. Funny thing is I probably wouldn't have done any of this recording if Eric hadn't come along looking to do acoustic blues after years in electric blues bands. His neighbor is a pretty good electric guitar player and he wished him luck when Eric told him he was looking for an acoustic blues player in Arizona to hook up with. Apparently we need to move here from other places because we're still a bit of a rarity out here. |
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