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Monday, July 26, 2010

So what's it like to be accompanied by me?

I decided to do something kind of goofy today.  I really needed a recording of Camille Saint-Saens' "The Swan" to put on a CD for my daughter's class but I didn't have a cellist handy so I thought, "Hey, why don't you try accompanying yourself?" I laughed at this ridiculous question for a brief moment but then found that I was actually considering it.  (Yes, I do spend entirely too much time by myself!) Since I've been dabbling a bit in video-creation, audio recording, etc...I couldn't find an excuse not to give it a go and so here's the result.  I hope you enjoy this brief moment of insanity on my part.  And please excuse any sour notes - remember, I am not a cellist in real life - I only play one on youtube.  





Oh, and what is it like to accompany myself?  Well, there was a spot near the end where I really didn't give the cellist in me time to breath, but I guess that's forgivable under the circumstances.
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  1. -MikeJuly 26, 2010 at 11:06 PM

    OMG, standing ovation! I think it was brilliant. You did a fabulous job. You could try it with the candelabras and long black dress and make quite a production out of it...

    Really, I'm very impressed.

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  2. Andy DolphJuly 26, 2010 at 11:07 PM

    Nicely done!
    Really came together well, and music that has that kind of flow to it is not easy to multitrack....

    Thanks for sharing it!

    Andy

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  3. SirenJuly 27, 2010 at 12:13 PM

    I love it!

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  4. Erica Ann SipesJuly 27, 2010 at 12:23 PM

    Thanks! It really was kind of fun to do Mike, I really like your idea of dressing up the show a bit. Stay tuned - I may just do that!!

    -Erica

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  5. Dale MattJuly 27, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Awesome! That is so cool and well done. Now you have to work on doing split screens so you can "both" stand up and take a bow at the end!

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  6. HAYDONJuly 27, 2010 at 2:50 PM

    Interesting idea.
    Will you be trying that again?

    I'll research iMovie and see if you can split screen.
    I know you can with Final Cut Express.

    Ron Taylor
    England

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  7. Erica Ann SipesJuly 27, 2010 at 3:26 PM

    Thanks for the comment, Ron. Dale Matt (@LisztNut) & I were just exploring the whole split screen thing. Looks like it can be done using a green screen, possibly? I'm looking into getting an Adobe package - I image there would be lots more options in there. It could be fun to play around with it all more. Why not?

    -Erica

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