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Metallica + Gallagher = Metallagher.
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We recently learned that Brian Eno is no longer into electronic instruments. This week we learn that he’s in a gospel choir.
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I recorded another requested cover song this week. This time it was recorded entirely on my phone, using the MultiTrack iPhone app and the phone’s own microphone. The internal mic is a little better than I expected, but suffers from an inability to handle loud transients and seems to have a really pronounced 1khz-2khz peak that you would expect from a mic designed to pick up speech. The first mix came straight off the phone, while the second mix was the result of importing the various tracks into Logic and trying to compensate for some of the mic’s shortcomings. I may acquire one of these for better results when they become available.
Who needs Eno playing electronic music when you got this – http://www.nuigroup.com/bloom/bloom.swf
that metallagher may be the dumbest idea i’ve seen. Go gallagher!
Yeah, I have that Bloom app for my phone. I wish the expanding dots interacted with each other, similar to the link to that Flash app I posted a long time ago. I mentioned before that I really liked the Satie preset he set up. It’s “Gnossienne No. 1.” I watched a BBC show on chaos this week, which includes “Gnossienne No. 3.” The “Gnossienne” pieces are interesting because they don’t have a time signature, so are, in a sense, chaotic.
Wow, this cover might be my favorite.
Recorded music equals whale blubber. Eventually, something else will replace it. – Eno.
Ahem, clearly Brian Eno has read my important history of the recorded live music era.
Great Eno interview. Sometimes I find him a bit hard to take, but I agreed with most of this one.
I was really irritated to learn that the iPhone doesn’t have a volume control on its audio input. Had been hoping to use it for live recordings, but no.
The application that I linked has an input volume and the mic that I linked has a three sensitivity setting, which should let you record live music. That mic is also stereo, which is good for live recordings.
I would have to assume that the app’s input volume control is after the A/D conversion in the signal chain, but let me know if I’m wrong.
That mic looks pretty interesting. Hopefully it won’t be too expensive.
I think it’s $99. You can get the previous version for somewhat less right now, but it has fewer features, like no line in.
Crap. I think that app and that mike may be the final reason i need for getting an iphone…
Don’t rush out just yet, since there will be a new one sometime this year that will probably be better than the current iPhone–probably one that will work with networks other than AT&T.
There will always be something better down the road. But yeah I haven’t gone out and bought any smartphone yet because of the current limitations. My friends that have iPhones here all agree the phone part of the iphone isn’t so great and my cellphone is a lifeline for business and everything else (we hardly use our landline).
The other problem I have with these cool apps is that ultimately you’re using them in micro fashion on a gadget essentially designed to help you stay distracted even when you’re on a bus or train. It’s partly age, but I don’t like dealing with stuff tiny. I mean, a recording device on an iPhone that works as well as Justin’s cover demonstrates is awesome no doubt but if you really desire to record stuff is this really the way you’d want to do it? I also work on computers all day and night so I haven’t yet had limitations there that pull me into iPhone land.
There will always be something better down the road.
Sure, but you don’t want to buy right before a new one is released. Once you’ve decided to buy, it makes sense to buy the latest version.
My friends that have iPhones here all agree the phone part of the iphone isn’t so great
I haven’t had a lot of problems with the phone part. It drops calls more than my previous phones, yeah, but it doesn’t happen all the time or anything. And if I switch the phone to EDGE, it never drops. The reliability is the fault of the carrier, so the imminent opening of the iPhone to other carriers would be welcome to a lot of people. Since my experience hasn’t been so bad, I’m not sure I’d jump to switch.
It’s partly age, but I don’t like dealing with stuff tiny.
This is almost never an issue. Sure it would be better if things were bigger, but the screen is already pretty big and if it were any bigger, it wouldn’t be as portable. And if the app is designed well, size isn’t an issue. For example, in the MultiTrack app, you touch and area where a few buttons are and that group of buttons gets bigger so you can push the button you want. I didn’t find that the size of the display hindered me much in the recording.
if you really desire to record stuff is this really the way you’d want to do it?
Definitely not. There are limitations. For example, my phone’s processor isn’t as fast as the processor in the latest version, so sometimes the song would stutter when played back. This wasn’t a huge problem–I remember my first hard drive recordings had the same issues–but it is still an annoyance. Also, there are fewer features than anything I have on my computer. On the other hand, since I almost always have my phone with me, I can make a multitrack recording anytime, anywhere. This is an awesome possibility.
I just bought one, but the new 4G iPhone won’t come out until July, and I really had problems waiting that long. Plus, in Houston, AT&T’s 3G coverage is actually really good. And I have a coveted 713 number. So I’m in no hurry to leave.
I had planned on getting an Android, but all the Android phones I’ve seen would have required serious compromises in style and substance that aren’t a problem for the iPhone. 5 months with an iPod touch made it hard for me to consider regressing.
Well you’re right about waiting re: version. Almost bought an android phone for Tricia but that’s going to change fast.
There are coverage problems in Chicago. My studio mate has to run out to his back patio when he gets a call because it’s sure to drop if he stays in the house.
NY Times suggests that AT&T is taking the heat for connection problems but perhaps Apple should be taking some too. The iPhone is part of the problem.
As far as tiny stuff and recording preferences – I have to admit they do a great job with a little screen. Very smart navigation. Certainly its portability is the thing. That’s where my fairly rooted lifestyle comes in. I just don’t need portability all that much. Although I also already have a portable recording device. To me, the best thing about it IS the portability –getting out and mixing some sounds together that are happening more or less “organically.” And I used it a lot on tour which I’m not doing right now.
From what I’ve read, that NYT article is a bunch of baloney.
I do agree that although some of these music apps are pretty neat to have, the chances I’ll actually have cause to use them rather than my laptop are fairly slim at the moment.
I would at least wait until Wednesday to buy anything. That’s when it’s thought the iPad will descend from on high and change the world as we know it.
Yes, even that link I posted is calling the article out. That’s even more disturbing really, that the NYTimes could post something like that from sources with more than questionable motives. Honestly I haven’t researched more on this but I’m more curious now not just from the technology side of things but from the press side of things too. I don’t know man, I feel like I’m full of disinformation. Nothing is real except this ringing in my ears. I always go back to just worrying about my own city block. Everything okay here? Okay, then we’re good.