RE: VikingCon

From: Eliza Lane <the_pondside at yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:40:19 -0700 (PDT)

There was a time when the sight of a microphone would have frozen me to immobility, but now....

heck I just deal with the fact I'm terrified of singing in front of the people and go from there....

No, I don't mind either.

Juliana  

• "Dixon, Steven E" <Steven.Dixon3 at PSS.Boeing.com> wrote:
  >
  > I have no problem at all with people recording the
  > circles. In fact, if I
  > can ever get the equipment I will do some circle
  > recording myself. I like to
  > listen to filk tapes while I'm working. It lightens
  > the mood.
  >
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  >
  > Steve Dixon
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  > > From: A. Prather[SMTP:aprather at u.washington.edu]
  > > Reply To: filk at dragoncat.net
  > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 7:51 AM
  > > To: filk at dragoncat.net
  > > Subject: VikingCon
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > Hello;
  > >
  > > If anyone is interested, I did get good
  > recordings of the filk circle at
  > > VikingCon, at least the first part of it.
  > Mini-discs are an incredible to
  > > archive circle recordings; even in long play
  > modes the sound quality is
  > > superb. This recording includes a lot of Leslie,
  > and I'll probably be
  > > putting it all together and sending it to her (in
  > shorter, downloadable
  > > chunks).
  > >
  > > I also go tthe entire concert on DAT, and that is
  > also incredible. I'll be
  > > forearding that to Leslie as well, though I'll
  > probably just burn her a
  > > couple of CD's of it.
  > >
  > > Thanks to all of you who made my trip to Viking
  > Con possible, especially
  > > JT who drove me home at oh-dark-thirty Sunday
  > morning!
  > > reply
  > > And while I'm at it--I'd like to hear people's
  > thoughts on recording
  > > circles. We used to do it in Denver, with the
  > absolute understanding that
  > > nothing would be released without the permission
  > of the performer. Some
  > > people find microphones sitting in the center of
  > the circle obtrusive,
  > > though a central placement gives the best sound.
  > For my part, I like
  > > archiving circles because I can then retain all
  > the priceless moments,
  > > insta-filks, neat harmonies, and generally
  > wonderful things. I'd like to
  > > start recording the convention circles again, if
  > people don't object.
  > > reply
  > > I don't often get to house filks, so it's only at
  > conventions people would
  > > be seeing my gear.
  > >
  > > If anyone has hints about how to install expansion
  > sound cards, I'd
  > > appreciate knowing how it's done, because then I
  > can make MP3's of the
  > > stuff I have that people want (with the
  > performer's permission) and we can
  > > share the fun.
  > >
  > > Anyway, take care!
  > >
  > > Anne
  > >
  > >
  > >
  >
  

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Eliza Juliana Lane

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