The Olympus Camera was possibly the worst camera I've ever had to use aside from my parents 2001 Digital camera. I'm only a freshman but even I like to have a certain minimum quality for the equipment i use. The camera function itself was great for the first month then it slowly spiraled downward, the pictures wouldn't capture fast enough and the slightest movement caused it to be fuzzy. The video option for this camera is a disgrace, No matter how slowly I moved the end product was pixelated beyond belief! My friends 2002 Sony digital cam quarter takes better quality pictures and WAY better video than these 2006-2007 Olympus cameras!
My ideal Camera of choice wouldn't have been a camera at all I'd prefer a cam quarter with digital picture taking abilities.
My "software of choice" was Windows movie maker. It's free, I've used it before, and I have Vista; which greatly reduces my choices for a good video editor software. I would have preferred Adobe Premiere, but alas I am not made of money.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Audio Hardware/Software Rsponse
I enjoyed soldering the mikes, I’ve worked with soldering irons before on my car and it was nothing new. Though the irons sucked! They weren’t very hot and they have a massive amount of build up on them. Might I suggest getting rosin to clean them with, it would improve the efficiency of the irons and reduce the tie needed to make the mikes. Other than that building the mikes was fun.
I’m a little impartial to the Mini Disc recorder, it is a wonderful device but it’s complicated to say the least. I lucked out on it having the default setting for manual gain; everyone I talked to couldn’t get the manual gain setting on. Mine was always on. I could never help anyone get theirs set up the way they wanted.
I’ve worked with massive soundboards and stage mikes quite frequently. And I’ve never had such crystal clear sound. I love my mike and the recorder has great ability.
First off Audacity is a great program that I plan to keep using. It has a few anti-user friendly areas but it’s still great. I think it will help greatly in my amateur movies during college.
Second, Sonic Stage sucks! No, Sonic stage is a bitch! The worse thing I’ve ever disgraced my laptop with! And that’s saying something considering I have an HP PC with windows Vista. I downloaded it 7 times and it still won’t work right!! Even on the computers in the lab it was slow and painful to work with.
Thirdly the Lame MP3 encoder has a major user-friendly error. It’s not obvious in how it wants you to install it and needs a more thorough tutorial. Other wise it’s awesome to be able to make MP3’s now.
I’m a little impartial to the Mini Disc recorder, it is a wonderful device but it’s complicated to say the least. I lucked out on it having the default setting for manual gain; everyone I talked to couldn’t get the manual gain setting on. Mine was always on. I could never help anyone get theirs set up the way they wanted.
I’ve worked with massive soundboards and stage mikes quite frequently. And I’ve never had such crystal clear sound. I love my mike and the recorder has great ability.
First off Audacity is a great program that I plan to keep using. It has a few anti-user friendly areas but it’s still great. I think it will help greatly in my amateur movies during college.
Second, Sonic Stage sucks! No, Sonic stage is a bitch! The worse thing I’ve ever disgraced my laptop with! And that’s saying something considering I have an HP PC with windows Vista. I downloaded it 7 times and it still won’t work right!! Even on the computers in the lab it was slow and painful to work with.
Thirdly the Lame MP3 encoder has a major user-friendly error. It’s not obvious in how it wants you to install it and needs a more thorough tutorial. Other wise it’s awesome to be able to make MP3’s now.
Ten Questions
1. Should I try to go where I would’ve originally gone if I hadn’t screwed up my drift strategy?
2. Is there a house that have nice cars that might have a distinct sound?
3. Are there any places where sound echoes or reverberates?
4. What differences are there in Milwaukee between night and day?
5. What new mechanical sounds could I find in my drift 1 area?
6. Is there a race track in the area?
7. Are there any buildings that I could climb to the roof (legally) and see a wide view of the area?
8. How could I incorporate MY car into my rift?
9. Are there any nice gardens or parks in the area?
10. Are there any industrial buildings/sights in the area?
2. Is there a house that have nice cars that might have a distinct sound?
3. Are there any places where sound echoes or reverberates?
4. What differences are there in Milwaukee between night and day?
5. What new mechanical sounds could I find in my drift 1 area?
6. Is there a race track in the area?
7. Are there any buildings that I could climb to the roof (legally) and see a wide view of the area?
8. How could I incorporate MY car into my rift?
9. Are there any nice gardens or parks in the area?
10. Are there any industrial buildings/sights in the area?
Drift 1 assesment
1. The first situation that bothered me about my first drift was the weather, it was always windy or rainy when I was free to do my drift.
The second thing that stressed me out was that when I experimented with biking and recording my rig kept clanking and I couldn’t hear it until I got back to my dorm. And by then it was far too late to go back out.
2. My very first time out on my drift was very relaxing. I was wearing my big Flight jacket so I was plenty warm. I wasn’t sure what to do but I was relaxed and peaceful.
On my second portion of my drift that I went out on when I rode my bike it was a rather warm day for the beginning of fall, though windy, it was warm and I was comfortable. It was peaceful for the most part; my return trip on my bike, not so much. But the beginning of that drift was peaceful and relaxing.
3. First I did not expect to actually be un-nerved as much as I was on my first segment of my walk. Up until I got my first good sound I wasn’t sure what too expect.
Second I did not expect to have my bike break on me during my second segment of my drift. It was a minor set back, I simply pounded my hand rails back in and I was good to go.
Thirdly I surprised by myself when I forgot my drift strategy and ended up God knows where and had to decide whether to stay my course or pull a ‘to the rear march’ on myself n try to find where I was supposed to turn. I’m glad I didn’t turnaround.
4. My favorite situation on my drift was most certainly my first time out on my walk. I was unsure of what to do, but I was excited. I didn’t really record much worth keeping but finding that first great sound was awesome! It was my first time out-n-about, like most first times it was relaxing yet un-nerving, it was exhilarating and over way too fast!
The second thing that stressed me out was that when I experimented with biking and recording my rig kept clanking and I couldn’t hear it until I got back to my dorm. And by then it was far too late to go back out.
2. My very first time out on my drift was very relaxing. I was wearing my big Flight jacket so I was plenty warm. I wasn’t sure what to do but I was relaxed and peaceful.
On my second portion of my drift that I went out on when I rode my bike it was a rather warm day for the beginning of fall, though windy, it was warm and I was comfortable. It was peaceful for the most part; my return trip on my bike, not so much. But the beginning of that drift was peaceful and relaxing.
3. First I did not expect to actually be un-nerved as much as I was on my first segment of my walk. Up until I got my first good sound I wasn’t sure what too expect.
Second I did not expect to have my bike break on me during my second segment of my drift. It was a minor set back, I simply pounded my hand rails back in and I was good to go.
Thirdly I surprised by myself when I forgot my drift strategy and ended up God knows where and had to decide whether to stay my course or pull a ‘to the rear march’ on myself n try to find where I was supposed to turn. I’m glad I didn’t turnaround.
4. My favorite situation on my drift was most certainly my first time out on my walk. I was unsure of what to do, but I was excited. I didn’t really record much worth keeping but finding that first great sound was awesome! It was my first time out-n-about, like most first times it was relaxing yet un-nerving, it was exhilarating and over way too fast!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Sound Walk
On my sound walk today I discovered how hard it really is to pinpoint many different sounds at one time. And I also found out how hard it really is to write and walk at the same time!
Most of the time it seemed quite with a few subtle background noises, but after listening and getting in tune with my surroundings I noticed a vast diversity of sounds that we often take for granted.
Most of the time it seemed quite with a few subtle background noises, but after listening and getting in tune with my surroundings I noticed a vast diversity of sounds that we often take for granted.
Being a car guy, the first and last thing that catches my attention is the different sounds cars make. From the dull stock sound to a modified exhaust, squeaky brakes especially get on my nerves. At first it was only the close sounds I could detect: the leaves crunching under my feet, the wind blowing through the trees, people and things around me. But slowly I started to notice distant chirps from birds often drowned out by the city; the planes flying over head.
One of the hardest things about my walk was finding a place where the city didn't drown out the natural ambience of everything but even then my own breathing and moving seemed to overtake my sense of sound. It took a lot of concentration to really listen past my own self and hear what was happening around me.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Welcome to my blog
This is where i will be posting my various sound and image projects. You're gonna love it! But at the moment, this is it...
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