I spent some time playing around with the built-in video camera on one of the new Intel Macs. The quality is actually surprisingly good, though it is only capable of 15fps. Apple may not have had it in mind when they developed it, but it makes an excellent mandolin practice tool. Here’s a few scenes from today’s episode of MandoBoy, featuring “Orange”, my beloved BRW…
Evening Prayer Blues
New 5 Cents
New Camptown Races
Frog on a Lilly Pad
Jerusalem Ridge
Poor White Folks
Right Right On
Tennessee Blues
jasona writes:
great stuff dasspunk! Have you made any recent recordings of your Ratcliff with the new gear? I’d be interested in eharing how its progressing.
Comment - January 22, 2006 @ 1:47 pmsean808080 writes:
damn you’re good.
Comment - January 24, 2006 @ 6:19 pmMilwaukee Mike writes:
Fine work man! Having watched all the tracks, it looks like Tenn. blues was stripped from a banjo lick. The way you would slide up to the notes looked different then the rest of them. Be patient with me I’m still a novice.
ps the boss sais I can trade in the PowerBook G4 for a new Intel powered laptop soon but thinks he should wait until the second generation … do you agree? Is Mac still working out the kinks?
Comment - January 24, 2006 @ 10:36 pmArcane writes:
Dass
Comment - April 17, 2006 @ 2:47 pmAgree, this is great stuff. And Quicktime seems to be able to slow down the movie without changing pitch, so (even) I can grab some technique to go with the tab. Many thanks.
Arcane