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P DeVile

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  1. I wondered whether it was St. Bartholomew the Great in Smithfield, London. Peter
  2. Go down the road to St.John's. Better choir, more telling accoustic. Yes, I'm biased. P
  3. I use an Audio Technica AT825 stereo microphone, which I managed to get from Ebay for a fraction of the proper price (roughly £250). Spend as much as you possibly can afford, and check the frequency range. The Sony range of microphones, for example largely start from 100hz, so are very good for choirs, but not alot of use for organs. Peter
  4. I have the R09 and am very happy with the results, though agree with Stephen that the built-in mics are a bit bass heavy. All I can say about acoustics is that you need to get to know the building that you are recording in. Take time to walk around the place while the organ - or whatever - is being used, and find the best place, which quite often can be in the most bizzare spot! Never record in MP3 format, as that is always a compromise. Record in the highest quality wav format and use the best mic that you can possibly afford. Peter
  5. There is also a wonderful Cd on the Gothic label called "The Wanamaker Legacy" and Peter Conte plays music that is closely associated with the instrument. It finishes with a stunning performance of Dupre's Passion Symphony, which was recorded live at the 2002 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists. Peter
  6. No, that was the Christie in the Regal, Marble Arch, there are several photos here: http://www.organrecitals.com/p/gallery2.php?pic=rma The Barry Christie used to be in The Regal Edmonton until about 1978. I can remember tuning there in 1977. Peter
  7. We did Peter Irving's "For the Fallen", which has the last post written into it. We recorded it a few years ago at the end of choir practice to test a new microphone. You can find it here: http://cid-49375b446d64e948.skydrive.live....he%20fallen.mp3 As with the other post, I'll leave it there for a couple of weeks. Peter
  8. The music was written by a Geoff Stephens. Last night's was the second time this was performed and to my mind was not a patch on 3 or 4 years ago, where the organ was used to great effect. I have a vid of the original, which you can find here: http://cid-49375b446d64e948.skydrive.live....%20Stephens.wmv I'll leave it there for a couple of weeks. If after that anyone wants it, pm me. Peter ps. Spot the mistake, due to not watching the conductor..... where have I heard that before?
  9. Don't tell anyone, but if you listen to it with Internet Explorer and then go into the Temporary Internet files...... you can find the MP3 files which are a load of numbers and then save to your desktop... or wherever. Yes, it is the Trompeta Real in the fanfary bits. When that stop was installed in 1954, it was rather experimental. George Guest had been on sabbatical in Spain and on his return decided that he wanted one of these sticking-out trumpet things. Herbert Norman, having no experience in such stops asked the reed voicer Arthur Rundall what sort of pressure it should be on. Arthur being equally inexperienced in these stops suggested 15 inches wp. These were voiced and installed - at night - as there was so much traffic noise outside. My old friend, who was the voicer's lad was sent up to the all-night tea stall for 2 mugs and as he stood waiting for the brew, he could clearly hear the Trompeta.... from a quarter of a mile away! It was revoiced to 7 inches, which it is now.. Peter
  10. May I bring to your attention a new website that has been set up by St. John's College Cambridge: http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/default.php?page=home Every Tuesday from midday, you can listen to one of the services from the previous week. Peter
  11. I have been using the Edirol R09 for a year and a half and it is a wonderful unit. The sound quality is simply excellent. This review is quite good and explains better than me: http://transom.org/tools/recording_intervi...703_edirol_r09/ the review is out of date regarding sd cards. Mine has a 4GB card, which gives 4 1/4 hours recording time at 24bit 44khz. I don't know much about HiFi CD recorders, so can't comment apart from saying that you must be able to connect them together and the R09 does have optical out. I always put my recordings onto my PC for editing and general tweaking and I use Wavelab, though Audacity is superb and free. Peter
  12. I would like to draw your attention to the next Bank Holiday recital at Norwich Cathedral. This is to be given at 11.00am on Monday 25th August by JOHN PRYER and the admission is free. link is here; http://www.norwich.anglican.org/calendar/e826 Peter
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    Proms 2008

    Far from being "God is with us"....... more like God is belting up the M1 in a Ferrari. Still, he made up for it in the last chord, which lasted 2 weeks.
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    Proms 2008

    Have you heard the organ "in the flesh" as it were or just recordings? It is superb to listen to directly opposite in the upper circle Peter
  15. Absolutely. I think Tony and his colleagues do a fine job and the NPOR is incredibly useful Peter
  16. I have just thought of another recital and evensong that I can highly recommend to all. The final evensong of the term at St. John's Cambridge is on Sunday 6th July and is preceeded by the half-hour recital given by the Senior Organ Scholar Leon Charles, who leaves to become an assistant at Westminster Abbey. the recital is at 6.00 and is: J.S. Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) Percy Grainger: Handel in the Strand (arr. Stockmeier) Boëllmann: Suite Gothique 1. Introduction – Choral 2. Menuet Gothique 3. Prière à Notre-Dame 4. Toccata Evensong is: Responses and Preces: Radcliffe Psalm 32 Parry (Great Service) Parry: Hear my words, ye people Hymns 388(i), 252 Voluntaries: Elgar Nimrod Rossini (arr. Lemare) Overture to “William Tell” Peter
  17. Nope, I am an organ builder. I look after the organs in Saffron Walden Parish Church and I am happy to promote the organ recital series. The fact that I am personally involved here.... because I live here and sing in the choir is immaterial. I am hoping that people will come and support the recital series and enjoy the instrument. This is what we all......... well most want. Mr Richell. Stop wingeing and bickering about what it plainly an Alexandra Palace issue and move on Peter De Vile Organ Builder Saffron Walden
  18. I would like to draw your attention to a couple of recitals coming up at Saffron Walden Parish Church. Saturday 19th July at 7.30 David Cook (Assistant organist Saffron Walden Parish Church) Big Screen. Saturday 6th September at 7.30 Keith Hearnshaw (Concert Organist) Big Screen. Lovely church - the largest in Essex. 4 manual instrument HNB/Wells http://www.stmaryssaffronwalden.org/index.htm Peter Apologies if this appears to be biased.........
  19. This all came up in a thread a year or so ago. I talked (typed) about Dover Town Hall and Colchester Town Hall organs: http://www.mander-organs.com/discussion/in...ester&st=20 Peter
  20. The big question is - if I record in one chunk (a single track), how can I put tracks in afterwards??????? Hi Hector, You will need to run it into a computer and then use software like Audacity, which is free and can be found here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Peter
  21. I use my Audio Technica AT825 stereo microphone. A pal spotted it on Ebay and I got it for £80, recommended retail being £300 ish. It's worth going for and these regularly come up on that site. I recorded and produced a private cd of a Polish instrument last year with excellent results. Peter
  22. Have you listened to your boomy recordings on more than one piece of equipment? It may be the system you're playing it on. Graphic equalizers tend to work alongside other programs. VST files work with many of the music editing programs and there are loads of equalizers in that format. I use Wavelab, which comes with one that is excellent. Peter
  23. I have the Roland Edirol R-09 and it has an optical out from the headphone socket. I highly recommend the unit as it is just so versatile and though I mostly record using my own microphone plugged into it, its own mics are excellent as well. It's worth getting a 4gb sd card, which gives you just under 4 hours recording time at the highest setting.. 24bit 48khz .wav. It is worth making sure that anyone that has this unit makes sure that the firmware is kept up to date. I agree with Tony that it is also worth putting it through a computer to edit the files. Peter
  24. Gareth, I should contact Watkins and Watson. They will advise better than most. http://www.watkinsandwatson.co.uk/40040/info.php?p=4 Peter
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