the Jack Hylton room

 

 

 

while rehearsing with maja and adam in lancaster, there was a steinway grand in the room, and could not help have a play. i stayed behind to practice my saxophone but instead did some recordings.

hitting just one note sounds fantastic in the resonance of the room. i could have listened to clusters of tones, sustain and interact in the tail off, for hours on end.

fortunately, i had my pocket size zoom H2n with me, and decided to record a Sounding Out style improvisation on piano and then sax.

while playing, it occurred to me i should put the two together to see what happens. i placed the two files on the timeline so the beginning of each recordings would be in sync and listened to the mix…

i had to cut out a few bits, like a the ubiquitous hand claps for impulse response at the beginning (this is why the sax starts later) or a pause in between takes etc. but making sure the two files retain the same timing.

 

 

 

this is the result of mixing together two pieces, recorded independently but in the same space:

 

every other step
improvisations recorded back to back then synced together from start of file
hylton room, lancaster university
alto saxophone and piano, 03 may 2019

 

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drops and ripples
improvisations recorded back to back then synced together from start of file
hylton room, lancaster university
alto saxophone and piano, 03 may 2019

 

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