I've created a centralized blog which I call "The mosBLOG" where I will write about my various interests.
So all new updates for this blog will be at The mosBLOG.
Come for a visit, it'll be fun :)
Hope to see you there.
Much Love
Mosno Al-Moseeki
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
Portable Recording
Rehearsals are important, but your in a band with talented musicians who also perform with other projects, a "weekly" rehearsal time might not be in the works, enter Portable Recording.
This is a great way to record your practice sessions, and then you have something to listen to (which is rehearsal for the brain) until the next time you are able to meet up with your band mates. I do this all the time with my group The Greek Nubian Collective.
My weapon of choice is the Zoom H2N, this device is AMAZING! I absolutely love it. I haven't used ALL the features it provides just yet, but it is GREAT for recording on the go.
Here is how I use it:
We have 4 members in The GNC group, so we sit in 4 way compass style.
I would place the Zoom H2N in the middle, but here is the trick, I set it to the "4 CH" mode.
What this does is record from both sides of the micraphone, the 2 channels in the front, and 2 channels in the back, and then it saves each channel separately!
This is brilliant, because I can now place the percussionists on one side of the mic, and the strings/vocals on the other side of the mic, and by having 2 separate channels, I can adjust the the volume of each channel on its own in post-production.
I generally enjoy using Acoustica's MixCraft, because its good, cheap, and gets things done.
This technique has been very helpful, because it allows me to get a clear, clean audio of our rehearsals that I can share with the band, which we would listen to on our own time, until we can all meet again and improve on our performance the next time we meet.
I hope this was helpful, I'll blog you later.
Much Love
Mosno Al-Moseeki
This is a great way to record your practice sessions, and then you have something to listen to (which is rehearsal for the brain) until the next time you are able to meet up with your band mates. I do this all the time with my group The Greek Nubian Collective.
My weapon of choice is the Zoom H2N, this device is AMAZING! I absolutely love it. I haven't used ALL the features it provides just yet, but it is GREAT for recording on the go.
Here is how I use it:
We have 4 members in The GNC group, so we sit in 4 way compass style.
I would place the Zoom H2N in the middle, but here is the trick, I set it to the "4 CH" mode.What this does is record from both sides of the micraphone, the 2 channels in the front, and 2 channels in the back, and then it saves each channel separately!
This is brilliant, because I can now place the percussionists on one side of the mic, and the strings/vocals on the other side of the mic, and by having 2 separate channels, I can adjust the the volume of each channel on its own in post-production.
I generally enjoy using Acoustica's MixCraft, because its good, cheap, and gets things done.
This technique has been very helpful, because it allows me to get a clear, clean audio of our rehearsals that I can share with the band, which we would listen to on our own time, until we can all meet again and improve on our performance the next time we meet.
I hope this was helpful, I'll blog you later.
Much Love
Mosno Al-Moseeki
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