Re: playground samples?

["Larry Tremblay" <ltct@concentric.net>]

I used a portable cassette. A sony Pro Walkman or similar
Denon or something would be ideal, but anything will work.

I used an old mono walkman piece of crap and a Shure
SM-58 (another sturdy piece of crap). I had to hunt down a
Hi-Z-to-1/4" adapter, then put a 1.4"-to-1/8" cord adapter
after that before running into the deck. All these goodies
are available at the mall, Muso store, or Rat Shack.

If I had it to do over I would probably use a shotgun mic.
More conspicuous, but better results.

To control noise, buy or build yourself a windscreen and
record as loud as possible. You can reduce the noise further
with a compressor and/or limiter later. Just avoid ruining the
ambience. In my case I didn't mind the extra noise because
the ambience was so good.

Finally, I treated specific passages with Space Echo to give
the recording a slightly creepier feel. I used it as a bed
underneath the whole song.

Good luck,
- Larry T

> In a message dated 5/2/00 3:07:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> ltct@concentric.net writes:
>
> > been there, done that, got great results.
> >
> >  all you need is a pocket-size portable DAT or cassette
> >  and an inconspicuous lapel mic.
> >
> love too........but what if you don't own a portable dat or mini disc
> player....the portable cassette thingie i do own but feel it may be too
noisy
>
> maybe i could use what you did..........let me know
>
> brian
> ebnoise
>
>