a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by lil
lil  ·  4163 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Dramatic Reading of Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines by thenewgreen

Sigh I wish I could blame you, tng. -- so much to do, and now I've spent longer than I should have watching hilarious "Blurred Lines" parodies. You should be on this list as well.





thenewgreen  ·  4162 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Was this one on the list that you saw? I prefer this version.

lil  ·  4155 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I finally listened -- cldn't get those blurred lines out of my head.

I LOVE the classroom instruments -- I have a box of those things -- even an old cowbell. The potential! Inspiring!!

lil  ·  4162 days ago  ·  link  ·  

NO no no no more catchy tunes and sexy sexiness. I'm listening to "Songs of Freedom" - Amnesty International tribute to Bob Dylan songs as a backdrop for trying to get something done.

thenewgreen  ·  4163 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm not sure what inspired me to do this. I think in a way, what I wanted to do is to show people that they can use the SoundCloud feature to read and share their reading with Hubski. My hope is that people will begin to read their own poetry as well as posting the text. I think that would be really fantastic.

Hopefully my reading made a few people laugh at how ridiculous this song is.

humanodon  ·  4162 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's something I'm interested in. I don't know anything about microphones though. What kinds of things should I look for and what kind of quality can I get for a reasonable amount of money?

thenewgreen  ·  4162 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The microphone built in to your computer or phone is probably pretty good. If you have garage band, you can edit or mix there. I recorded this song entirely without a mic and it isn't so bad.

Also, I used my iphone's voicememo app to record this spoken word.

Otherwise my suggestion would be an SM57 or 58. If you get serious about purchasing audio equipment, kleinbl00 would be a good person to ask.

humanodon  ·  4162 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hmm. I'm not a mac guy and this computer is a bit aged. I guess I can give it a whirl and do a little digging. I don't need anything fancy, but it's a subject on which I've been curious for a while now. Thanks.