Friday, June 27, 2014

We have RECORDED!

As it turns out, recording a string quartet is not that difficult.

But, figuring out the software to manage the recording, splitting the music into pieces, converting the music into playable files, creating a video to accompany the music so you can upload it to youtube, creating a youtube channel and then using it to upload your files (all of which default to the title "Ashokan Farewell," for some reason, and have to be manually changed), and FINALLY linking the youtube videos to your website.... IS A PAIN!
From Sheetmusicplus.com

However, pain is beauty, so people say.  And music is beautiful... so it is all worth it in the end.

Now, we have a freshly minted Repertoire page (in the horizontal upper menu bar), plus links on that page to some of the songs we were able to record at our last rehearsal.  Each link will open a new window in which youtube will play a clip of the song.  Someday, perhaps we will venture into the realm of an actual recording studio.  But for now, April's amazon.com microphone in Dave's basement and her downloaded-for-free-off-the-internet audio/video software will have to do.  :)

To celebrate, click here to listen to our hefty clip of us performing one of our very favorite pieces, the Tango Chromatique by Mike McLean.



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