Paul Ely Smith

American Akonting

Paul Ely Smith

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This CD is the culmination of my work on the African-American gourd banjo. See the download section of the site for tab/notation of the Gottschalk examples.

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    The Banjo 4:31
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    Cluck Old Hen 3:05
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Compositions

Paul Ely Smith

Some of these are recordings I've done here, some of these are live performances, but these are all pieces I have composed over the years. What would you like to commission?

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    Canntaireachd (for choir, 1990) 4:03
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    Dona Nobis Pacem (for wind quintet, 2005) 6:12
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    Zephyr (for brass quintet, 1990) 6:18
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    Sinfonia, from Cassandra 4:12
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    Zeno's Breakfast (1986) 4:41
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    palouserivermusic 0:17
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Selections from Palouse River Music productions

Various artists, produced by Paul Ely Smith

Here are some recordings I have produced for others.

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    Santa Can't Stay 2:50
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    Summer Dress 3:08
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    Raleigh and Spencer 2:45
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    Shame on the Moon, from "Going Nowhere" (2013) 4:57
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    Steelhead Trout 3:27
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    Motherstrong 3:08
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    Sonatine in C for mandolin and piano, w/oO 44a 2:38
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    Before the Next Teardrop Falls, from "Going Nowhere" (2013) 4:26
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    St Anne's Reel 3:10
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    September Song 3:17
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Microphone comparison for close-miking violin

Paul Ely Smith

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This is a comparison of four microphones for close-miking my violin. The mics I'm comparing are a Sennheiser 421, a Cascade Fathead II (with a Lundahl transformer), an Audio Technica AT4050, and a Shure SM7B. The tunes are "Hector the Hero" (J. Scott Skinner) and "Hardiman's Fancy" (traditional Donegal Irish). Here are the timings, to figure out

This is a comparison of four microphones for close-miking my violin. The mics I'm comparing are a Sennheiser 421, a Cascade Fathead II (with a Lundahl transformer), an Audio Technica AT4050, and a Shure SM7B. The tunes are "Hector the Hero" (J. Scott Skinner) and "Hardiman's Fancy" (traditional Donegal Irish). Here are the timings, to figure out which mic is playing when...

Hector the Hero

A1/first half--0:00-0:14/S421. . . . . . . . A1/second half--0:14-0:27/FatheadII
A2/first half--0:28-0:41/AT4050. . . . . . . . A2/second half--0:41-0:54/SM7B

B1/first half--0:54-1:09/S421. . . . . . . .B1/second half--1:09-1:22/FatheadII
B2/first half--1:22-1:36/AT4050. . . . . . . . B2/second half--1:37-1:52/SM7B

Hardiman's Fancy

A1--1:52-2:02/SM7B. . . . . . . . A2--2:02-2:12/S421
B1--2:12-2:21/Fathead. . . . . . . . B2--2:21-2:30/AT4050

A1--2:30-2:39/SM7B. . . . . . . . A2--2:39-2:48/S421
B1--2:48-2:57/Fathead. . . . . . . . B2--2:58-3:09/AT4050

For more information, visit my blog-- https://palouserivermusic.blogspot.com/2021/11/violin-microphone-shoot-out.html

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