Sound samples over the phone ?
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Sound samples over the phone ?
Would you think, if you had a good connection ,that you would get a realistic tone quality to send a sound sample of pipes down the phone.
Its common to see requests for sound samples by someone buying second hand pipes ,could this be the answer ?
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Its common to see requests for sound samples by someone buying second hand pipes ,could this be the answer ?
RORY
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Re: Sound samples over the phone ?
You could try that internet thing everybody's talking about.rorybbellows wrote:Would you think, if you had a good connection ,that you would get a realistic tone quality to send a sound sample of pipes down the phone.
Its common to see requests for sound samples by someone buying second hand pipes ,could this be the answer ?
RORY
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Re: Sound samples over the phone ?
I hear they have the Internet on computers now.simonknight wrote:You could try that internet thing everybody's talking about.rorybbellows wrote:Would you think, if you had a good connection ,that you would get a realistic tone quality to send a sound sample of pipes down the phone.
Its common to see requests for sound samples by someone buying second hand pipes ,could this be the answer ?
RORY
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When I bought my Colin Goldie low d whistle a few months ago he had a batch of 5 available and he played all 5 down the phone for both me and my wife to listen to. Although I couldn't get a perfect rendition I came to a decision based on what I heard (both Becca and I liked the same one) and when the whistle arrived it was as I had remembered it over the phone. It is a great whistle and I am glad to have had the oppertunity to hear it before I bought it.
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Seth Gallagher played his B and C pipes down the phone to me--I wouldn't say it gave a real rendition of tone or many important elements of playability, but it gave a rough idea of tuning and showed that at least the maker was able to get the pipes fired up and playing very nice tunes without any noticeable setup/maintenance prep time. It was helpful as a first step but wouldn't be a good sole basis for a purchase decision. I'm sure it's just as helpful or unhelpful as net-based sound samples.
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If your computer doesn't have a built-in mic, you can buy one for very cheap (mine cost $25). As for recording software, Audacity is free, easy to use and of sufficient quality for messing around on the internet.rorybbellows wrote:Not everyone has access to digital recording equipment to send samples over the internet ,and my thoughts were, that the phone ,although far from ideal is better than nothing.
Of course, if you're prepared to spend money, you could set up a small but respectable home studio for less than $500 (provided you already have a computer).
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