Sub-tone G Recording

tommy t. · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 9:06 am Post subject: Sub-tone G Recording

Okay, I've worked out a way to record the sub-tone G required by the Cat Anderson method. It's no Grammy winner but you can hear the air stream, then the G gradually start/sustain/fade away with the air stream still going. You can hear the air stream stop, hear me take breath through the nose and hear the air stream start and the G repeating the whole sequence again.

This is done on a little usb desk mike plugged into my computer and recorded on the limited Windows Sound Recorder. I don't have any input gain control (that I know of) except for aiming my horn at the mike during the air phase and gradually aiming off mike as the sound builds, so the note becomes distorted, but you can still get a pretty good idea of the effect. It saves on my computer as a .wma file.

But, I don't know how to post a .wma file on Trumpet Herald.

Tommy T.
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RandyTX · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 9:11 am Post subject:

I believe you need to upload to some other hosting site, and put a link to it here with the url tags, or you might upload it to youtube and use the youtube tagging feature here instead if they accept wma files.
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PAB · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 3:28 pm Post subject:

You could also save the wma file in Audacity (a free downloadable program) and export it as as an mp3, wav, or other file type. Not sure if that would help to post it here though.

Ben

cjl · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 4:09 pm Post subject:

I've noticed that Trent posts his clips using a service at http://www.tindeck.com.

From their website: "Tindeck is a free MP3 hosting service that allows you to upload your original music and audio and share it with people around the world. To get started, register a free account, or log in."

Maybe check that out as a hosting site, if youTube will not work.

-- Joe

tommy t. · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 4:10 pm Post subject:

tommy t. · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 4:12 pm Post subject:

tommy t. · Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 7:08 pm Post subject:

Well, I registered with Tindeck only to find that it only accepts mp3 files. I downloaded and tried three WMA converters before finding one that would work with Windows 7. (Audacity reports that it is not licensed to convert WMA although a licensed add on is available -- downloaded that but it is not available in a Windows 7 version.) I made the conversion and put it on Tindeck. The free version of Tindeck doesn't give me any audio controls and their program appareantly tried to create music from my noise.

The result of the upload on Tindeck is something really bizarre and nothing like a sub-tone G. More like a subway train entering a station. If you want to hear it there, it is available under my "Tommy T." but don't waste time registering jsut to hear it if you are not already a member.

Come visit me in rural East Texas and I'll play it for you. I play it 20 minutes every day anyway and sometimes I get lonesome out here.

Tommy T.
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