[Perform-talk] Talent Show?

[Sarah Alawami]

I always review my recording qualities and i recrd everything and try and do my very best with what I have to make it sound very very good. Ron gardener was impressed by the quality of his speach when I did it. and I did get asked to but I could not, run sound for our state conventionlast year as I was getting ready to do something tha tfailed lol!

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Sarah Alawami

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On Apr 26, 2011, at 6:46 PM, Peter Donahue wrote:

> Hello Brett and everyone,
> 
>    If they had done things right in the first place this discussion 
> wouldn't be occurring. I've recorded several seminars at our national 
> conventions for several divisions, our Affiliate Action Department, and have 
> done work for the NFB Jernigan Institute and have not received complaints 
> about their quality. I'm willing to record any convention seminar free of 
> charge if asked to do so. If I'm going to run my mouth about poor audio 
> quality I should be in a position to do something about it right? I'm all 
> ready booked to record several other activities during the national 
> convention and would do the Showcase of Talent if the division so desires. 
> And it won't cost them a thing. There you go Dennis. The money issue is 
> gone. If the Division wants to give me something for my time they can treat 
> me to a meal.
> 
>    I made offers to several affiliates here in Texas to record their 
> events. The offers were declined. Result? Someone else recorded one event 
> using a portable recorder that had problems. I told our affiliate Webmaster 
> that I didn't know that Alvin of Chipmunks fame was now our Newsline 
> Coordinator. The fool obviously didn't check the file for audio quality 
> before posting it to our affiliate Web site. I'm pleased to say that Alvin 
> is no longer our affiliate Newsline Coordinator. The file was removed once I 
> pointed out the problem. If this person took the time to review his 
> recordings prior to posting them to the Web site this never would have 
> happened. The other events I offered to do were never recorded.
> 
>    I would need to get a primmer on how to mic various instruments so 
> they're picked up to insure the highest audio quality possible but am 
> willing to learn and assist if invited to do so. All the best.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brett Boyer" <bboyer202 at gmail.com>
> To: "Performing Arts Division list" <perform-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 5:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Perform-talk] Talent Show?
> 
> 
> Hi. I wonder why this is such sn issue. I mean there are lots of blind folks
> out here who specialize in audio production. I mean if you told me the video
> wasn't great I'd say ok that's a little more understandable but for sound to
> be poor quality when that is our primary resource. Granted I don't know
> anything about the setup or who was involved. I'm just commenting after
> seeing these few posts today.
> Sorry if I insulted anyone just making an observation.
> bb
> 
> Brett Boyer
> Audio Production and voice over
> http://brettboyer.voices.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
> To: "Performing Arts Division list" <perform-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [Perform-talk] Talent Show?
> 
> 
>> Hello again everyone,
>> 
>>   Especially when sound quality has the potential to make or break the
>> career choices of budding blind entertainers. We have enough against us
>> having to overcome societies attitudes towards the blind. Poor quality
>> audio
>> produced by an organization whose stated mission is to dispel these
>> attitudes and promote the talents and abilities of the blind is producing
>> the program.
>> 
>> Peter Donahue
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jorge Paez" <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com>
>> To: "Performing Arts Division list" <perform-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Perform-talk] Talent Show?
>> 
>> 
>> Sarah:
>> I'm the same way.
>> 
>> On Apr 26, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>> 
>>> Actually to me it was quite bad. I asked if i could help but the guy said
>>> Oh no I work wiht my own people basically  so Yeah I don't think I'll
>>> participate if i go this year becaus of that. If theuy don't need my
>>> advice then so bee it. I won't perform. I like my sound perfect and
>>> perfect is the way I will have it.
>>> Sarah Alawami
>>> 
>>> If you  need an edit  done on a small project go to
>>> http://music.marrie.org/master.html for more info. If you need to contact
>>> me my info is below.
>>> 
>>> MSN and AIM: marrie12 at gmail.com
>>> 
>>> website: http://music.marrie.org
>>> Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com
>>> youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125
>>> 
>>> On Apr 26, 2011, at 8:04 AM, Dennis HR Sumlin wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The sound quality was not that bad at all last year, and the sound
>>>> workers were there to make sure that the sound for the stage was on
>>>> point. The quality was just fine. Of corce, there can always be
>>>> improvement, however, that may cost more money. If we were to get
>>>> donations for that purpose, then we could make that happen.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Peter Donahue
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 10:48 AM
>>>> To: Performing Arts Division list
>>>> Subject: Re: [Perform-talk] Talent Show?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Good morning everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> Here's hoping the audio quality of any broadcast of the 2011 talent
>>>> show
>>>> will be much better than it was last year. We were told that sound tech
>>>> were
>>>> coming in to handle the broadcast and expected quality similar to that
>>>> of
>>>> the national and several state convention streams broadcast during the
>>>> past
>>>> year. Pleas do your best to insure that this happens this year.
>>>> Addressing
>>>> this issue will do wonders to insure that concerns of this kind don't
>>>> appear
>>>> here in the future. All the best.
>>>> 
>>>> Peter Donahue
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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