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Recording problems using iSequence for the iPad?

jhuckle — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:21:10 +0000

I’ve been using iSequence on the iPad to do a bit of tracking and sequencing and it’s a fantastic application – the iPad I’m sure will revolustionse alot of audio produciton work – and had some problems using the built in sound recorder.

If you too are getting distorted recordings I’ve found a workaround.

Power off the iPad (hold down the power button and swipe off)
Restart the iPad
Start iSequence and record sound – result is distorted
Shut down iSequence
Start iSequence and record sound – sound is good to go! (within the limits of the hardware)

The iPad isn’t very configurable for recording yet and I don’t see any devices on the horizon to support plug in microphones however for rough and ready instamatic sound snapshots in the right environments, it has interesting possibilities.

iSequence for iPad Record

60163 Tornado 26 September 2009

jhuckle — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:30:44 +0000

Trackside recording of the Peppercorn 60163 Tornado passing along the old LNER route in Bedfordshire. The recording starts with the sound of the whistle a few hundred yards away and the the locomotive and train passing very close at high speed.

Sony PCM M 10

jhuckle — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:23:08 +0000

I’m seriously looking at buying a M 10 and have been doing the usual web research and conseqeuntly picked up a few interesting links to reviews, specs and opinions. Here they are.

Pricing

Product previews and reviews

PCM M 10

http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=11803

Bristol Fighter, Old Warden 2nd August 2009

jhuckle — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:50:49 +0000

The Bristol f.2b Fighter makes one of my favourite aircraft sounds. Each time I record it I discover another facet of the complex soundscape it generates. The sounds the Rolls-Royce Falcon III on this machine makes sounds like the whine of a supercharger when you get downwind of it flying but I think this is the sound of the epicyclic gearing, which I think in itself is a unique feature in an engine this early.

The picture below was taken during the display.

Bristol Fighter, August 2009

EasyJet Flight Safety Briefing

jhuckle — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:32:54 +0000

I recorded this safety briefing a couple of weeks ago on the EasyJet bus at Glasgow. The Stewardess recited the whole 2 ish minutes without once looking at any kind of paperwork – impressive. If you are familiar with this recital then you can easily visualise the gesticulations of the flight attendants and the bored resignation of the aloof ‘frequent flyers’ cradling their free papers.

There’s a good cadence to the way she reads it. I presume rhythm is the way people remember this stuff.

de Havilland Vampire, Little Gransden, August 2009

jhuckle — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:53:15 +0000

Display from a de Havilland Vampire T.11, WZ507 based at North Weald, Essex at the Little Gransden Airshow in 2009. Operated by the Vampire Preservation Group

de Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507 spectrogram

Vampire Preservation Group Vampire T.11

P-51 Mustang, Janie, August 2009

jhuckle — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:28:03 +0000

A sound recording of P-51 Mustang “Janie” recorded in August 2009.

And a spectrogram of the recording.

P-51 Mustang Janie (Continue reading P-51 Mustang, Janie, August 2009)

P-51 Mustang, Marinell, Little Grandsden, August 2009

jhuckle — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:22:43 +0000

Sound recording of a recently rebuilt P-51 Mustang “Marinell” at the 2009 Little Gransden Airshow.

And a spectrogram of the recording.

P-51 Mustang, Marinell, Little Grandsden, August 2009)

Spartan Executive, Little Gransden August 2009

jhuckle — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:52:46 +0000

2 sound recordings of Spartan Executive aircraft, considered the Lear Jet of the 1930s, popular with US Oil Corporations and owned by the very wealthy.

First recording is of 2 Executives taking off.

Spectrogram of Spartan Executive take off

Second recording of 2 aircraft in a display. The two aircraft are discernible by the note of the engine/propeller, obviously a radial.

Spectrogram of 2 Spartan Executive in display

One of the aircraft is based (as far as I know) at Little Gransden. In the display is the leading aircraft.

Hawker Demon, August 2009

jhuckle — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:57:09 +0000

Another recording on my new web site http://www.field-recording.org.uk/hawker-demon-august-2009/