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A tune in a traditional Swedish folky fashion. But it is not a traditional gånglåt (walking tune), just a thingy I was playing around with the other day. The tecnicalities about tre recording are far from perfect, but I like the theme that came up here. Didn't record with the intention to post, but rather because I have this new ZOOM H2, (see more below). You can hear MrsCurrry potter about the house.
The photo is from Kärrtorp; the small suburb close to Stockholm, Sweden where I grew up. I found the photo on the net. It was taken 1955 when I was three, so it could as well be me and my mother on that picture.
A few comments on the hardware:
The guitar is of the brand Rokkoman a dreadnought that look very much like a Martin D28. She plays quite well. She has a nice and living tone but far from top quality. I found her brand new in a store about 35 years ago very cheap (about 400SEK wich would be about $60). I have reasons to suspect she is from a series by Takamine that didn't fill the standard and that they've re-labled to sell out.
The recorder is a ZOOM H2, a most fantastic little thing in my opinion (in case anyone wanna know). I lovet it. Next to my Mac this is the most usefull technical device I own. Since I bought it a couple of months ago I've been using it almost every day. It is so fast to set up for recording an idea that pops up; swtich it on, press rec button to watch the level meter moves, press rec button again and your recording. I use it for many purposes: as a dictating machine, for quick recording of musical ideas, to catch interesting sounds around the house, on rehearsals with friends. It produces quite a good sound quality - I will come back later with recordings of my better guitar (a Furch D24), and you'll be able to judge.
The photo is from Kärrtorp; the small suburb close to Stockholm, Sweden where I grew up. I found the photo on the net. It was taken 1955 when I was three, so it could as well be me and my mother on that picture.
A few comments on the hardware:
The guitar is of the brand Rokkoman a dreadnought that look very much like a Martin D28. She plays quite well. She has a nice and living tone but far from top quality. I found her brand new in a store about 35 years ago very cheap (about 400SEK wich would be about $60). I have reasons to suspect she is from a series by Takamine that didn't fill the standard and that they've re-labled to sell out.
The recorder is a ZOOM H2, a most fantastic little thing in my opinion (in case anyone wanna know). I lovet it. Next to my Mac this is the most usefull technical device I own. Since I bought it a couple of months ago I've been using it almost every day. It is so fast to set up for recording an idea that pops up; swtich it on, press rec button to watch the level meter moves, press rec button again and your recording. I use it for many purposes: as a dictating machine, for quick recording of musical ideas, to catch interesting sounds around the house, on rehearsals with friends. It produces quite a good sound quality - I will come back later with recordings of my better guitar (a Furch D24), and you'll be able to judge.
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Dadai.2
loverly playing...
I agree, the H2 is a great recording device. I've had one for about two months now. I use it a lot also.