Karen, you could have the best closeup ever of both Larry's hand. Plasir d'amour is Larry's Tune of the Month for June! Just got it in the mail and the video is really cool as well as the tab and the lesson that goes with it........you can see both hands up close and personal. Well worth the investment!!
07/07/13 11:01:09AM @karen-keane:
Great job Larry. I so love the picking technique of your right hand. I wish I had a close up of just that. Lovely playing!
As you can tell from my explanation and subsequent suggestions from others, I am a musician and not a "tekkie" making do with what I have available. LOL
07/06/13 06:37:18PM @guy-babusek:
LOL. "With" the video not "stitch". Auto correct cracks me up sometimes.
07/06/13 06:35:32PM @guy-babusek:
That's why I love the Zoom HD Video Camera, Dusty. It has an audio input. The camera is a wonderful recoder for both video and audio. When you upload the video into Garage band you get a separate audio track that you can do what you want with (reverb, compression, EQ, etc) and it all stays perfectly synced stitch the video.
No need to apologize, Larry, your explanation was thorough and helpful. I have a Flip camera but rarely use it even for my sloppy amateur videos because of the limits to its audio capabilities. Since there is no way to attach an external mic, I guess you have to come up with another method as you did.
I just recently began using Camtasia for work, so maybe with that I'll be able to "marry" audio and video as you do with Windows Movie Maker.
The question was asked how I amplified and recorded the video. First of all, the video was recorded with a Flip camera mounted on a tripod. Simultaneously, a separate audio track was being recorded with Pro Tools using my laptop and an AKG C1000 microphone that you can see in the video. I took the Pro Tools audio recording and copied it, creating an additional track that I enhanced with a bit of reverb (that's the secret to the rich sound). I then "married" the Pro Tools audio track with the Flip video using Windows Movie Maker.
If I had not recorded and mixed in the separate audio track, you would have not been able to hear me playing on the video as I have a very soft playing style that is not definitely conducive to these little video cameras. So, that extra step was essential.
Larry, could you explain how you amplified and recorded this piece? The tone you get is exceptional. Are you using an internal pickup as well as that microphone?
Thanks guys! The dulcimer I used for the video is a custom koa instrument built by Bob Magowan of Memphis. I have two of his koa dulcimers and absolutely love them! They almost play themselves!
As for the dulcimers seen in the background, they are all McSpaddens that I've collected as prizes in various contests over the years. I play each of them from time to time and enjoy them just about as much as the Magowan dulcimers. They also make for great "eye candy" eh?
Karen, you could have the best closeup ever of both Larry's hand. Plasir d'amour is Larry's Tune of the Month for June! Just got it in the mail and the video is really cool as well as the tab and the lesson that goes with it........you can see both hands up close and personal. Well worth the investment!!
http://www.larryconger.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=28&Itemid=430
Great job Larry. I so love the picking technique of your right hand. I wish I had a close up of just that. Lovely playing!
Love my Zoom!
Larry, you can really see/hear the difference on my last 3 videos once I started using the Zoom!
You do very well Larry. It sounds wonderful. I am not a techie either!Guy
Guy, I really like the Zoom HD Video Camera idea! I want to check it out!
As you can tell from my explanation and subsequent suggestions from others, I am a musician and not a "tekkie" making do with what I have available. LOL
LOL. "With" the video not "stitch". Auto correct cracks me up sometimes.
That's why I love the Zoom HD Video Camera, Dusty. It has an audio input. The camera is a wonderful recoder for both video and audio. When you upload the video into Garage band you get a separate audio track that you can do what you want with (reverb, compression, EQ, etc) and it all stays perfectly synced stitch the video.
No need to apologize, Larry, your explanation was thorough and helpful. I have a Flip camera but rarely use it even for my sloppy amateur videos because of the limits to its audio capabilities. Since there is no way to attach an external mic, I guess you have to come up with another method as you did.
I just recently began using Camtasia for work, so maybe with that I'll be able to "marry" audio and video as you do with Windows Movie Maker.
Thanks for the explanation.
Sorry, that explanation was a bit wordy!
The question was asked how I amplified and recorded the video. First of all, the video was recorded with a Flip camera mounted on a tripod. Simultaneously, a separate audio track was being recorded with Pro Tools using my laptop and an AKG C1000 microphone that you can see in the video. I took the Pro Tools audio recording and copied it, creating an additional track that I enhanced with a bit of reverb (that's the secret to the rich sound). I then "married" the Pro Tools audio track with the Flip video using Windows Movie Maker.
If I had not recorded and mixed in the separate audio track, you would have not been able to hear me playing on the video as I have a very soft playing style that is not definitely conducive to these little video cameras. So, that extra step was essential.
Larry, could you explain how you amplified and recorded this piece? The tone you get is exceptional. Are you using an internal pickup as well as that microphone?
Very well done!
That was absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much for playing that for us all!!
Beautifully played.
That's pretty Larry! Thanks for posting
Thanks guys! The dulcimer I used for the video is a custom koa instrument built by Bob Magowan of Memphis. I have two of his koa dulcimers and absolutely love them! They almost play themselves!
As for the dulcimers seen in the background, they are all McSpaddens that I've collected as prizes in various contests over the years. I play each of them from time to time and enjoy them just about as much as the Magowan dulcimers. They also make for great "eye candy" eh?
Larry, that was absolutely beautiful. What type (of your many) is the dulcimer that you are playing in this video?
Could you spare a dulcimer, Larry? It looks like you've got a few extras.
That song just flows off the dulcimer, doesn't it? And what a warm and round tone you get there! I especially like the bridge. Very nice playing!