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Sony DCR-PC9E Handycam Mini DV Digital Camcorder in interaction with iMovie In the eighties I produced hundreds of personal recordings with the very satisfying analog sound recorder REVOX B77 (38 cm/sec + speed controller) in combination with the sensitive dynamic hypercardioid microphone BEYER N88, later I used the Aiwa stereo microphone. In the nineties I saved many P-ART compositions on my versatile Roland KR4500, and I composed via the complete MIDI-notation software ENCORE for Atari ST & later for Mac. Unfortunately, Encore isn't upgraded to the latest operating system of Apple. (Remark: in the new millenium the wonder is arrived: Encore is edited now for Mac users!) In the meanwhile, I saved MIDI-compositions and improvisations on the Roland RA 95 (sound & style arranger module) controlled by the Gulbransen grandpiano scanner at my grand or by the pitch-to-midi converter Roland CP-40. (see instrumental page part 3) For digital recording or converting tapes with acoustic soundscapes and performances, my portable DAT- recorder (SONY DC7) is still very handy, and it is very satisfying with 48 kHZ sample range (higher than CD-quality), about acoustic input always in combination with the low-noise sensitive AIWA stereo microphone. I use sampling soft PEAK for Mac to polish the multisamples and to transfer waves and music fragments first to my synthesizer / sampleplayer EQUINOX 76, today to my FANTOM Xa. Look at The P-ART MUSIC CABINET (< click) to hear excerpts of these experimental music and soundscape files. I have recorded many experimental audiovisual titles with my beautifully designed and handy 8mm- camera (Hitachi). The quality of the incorporated hifi-stereo mike is acceptable, certainly when I use a qualified stereo-Hifi microphone. Meet my P-ART Audiovisual Domain in Chapter 5 of The P-ART GALLERY. Later, I bought the ultra-compact camcorder Sony DCR-PC9 on which I convert analoge 8mm-tapes to the digital platform. iMOVIE (video-editing for Mac) is my actual basic software to edit my art-videos, visits to art and music performances. I used a while - unsatisfied - the AudioWork2 -digital audio PCI- plugin card for my Mac PowerPC Apple G4; in the meanwhile, the iMIC (USB-interface between audio analogue and digital audio, Griggin Technolog) is easy to use and high qualified enough. I worked with the low noise 6-channel audiomixer BEHRINGER MX602A, but I'm looking for the ultra-low noise quality mixer like the MACKIE VL1202 of small digital version. In 2006 I decided to buy a Behringer multitrack analogue mixer with 24 bit multi-effectprocessor. Since 2006, a MacBook is the endstation of all audiorecording that I realize: DAT, extracting audio parts from my video compositions, MidJay harddiskrecording, Kawai PR-1 recording system, and converting analogue ((8mm videotapes, DV-tapes, etc) to digital signal. |
   
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