Sunday, January 28, 2007

Recording using Audacity

Here I present you a screencast of a basic tutorial on "How to Record using Audacity and converting to MP3"

This will explain you to about the basics of connecting your hardware, Basics of Audacity, Converting to MP3.

Please let us know if you have any further questions on this.

Due to some reasons could not embed the file here now... Therefore kindly Click Here to view the Video

We will soon come up with the next versions on making use of the other features in the software. Till then, you may also let us know your views and please post if you know any other better software (that you may be using) which may be easier to record.

Direct Download Links:
Audacity 1.2.6 installer (.exe file, 2.1 MB)

lame_enc.dll (.dll file, 168 KB)

LAME is an MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder.

-Ashwin U. Kini

Friday, January 26, 2007

The Sound Republic!! .. 26 Jan special steamed serving

Namaskaru Friends!! are you wondering why my voice is not greeting you this time? Well Radio Idli on its 26th Jan edition is already Mouthful, and with such good auditory servings, keeping you waiting for the treat with my lax words will be painful :-D!!

Apart from the fluttering tricolor this issue marks our first professional contribution from Amit Savkur to whom i am utmost grateful! I am also thankful to Samir Halady who introduced me to him!

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1) the first Radio Idli Live Album - JAM at Vivek's House with Radio Idli Jingle and other on the spots.

2) Archana sets the wave high with two of her lovely songs, one of which sets the mood right for an e-flaghoist with hearts full of respect for our Motherland.

3) Padmanabh sends his voice filled with enthusiasm, straight from the US.

4) <> a mystery lady with her voice.. hear her voice and write your guesses in the comments.

5) HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK!!!! : I take the pleasure to welcome Amit Savkur a wonderful musician who creates magic with his great Vocals!!

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Not just the flag.. our patriotism gets hoisted few flights high with this song by Archana!

archana_ae mere va...


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Radio Idli Republic Artist!--->>> Amit Savkur

Amit contributes three excellently rendered songs which will keep us mesmerized and asking for more!

1) Mora Sainyan - Fuzon

01 - MORA - SAIYAN...



2) Do Kadam (from the film Meenaxi)

02 - DO - KADAM.mp...




3) One more special song....... at the end of the Republic day special!! .. stay tuned.





Radio Idli - First spontaneous recordings album!!! Recording setup and host - Vivek Pai

Track 1:
the Radio Idli Jingle!!!

Guitar chords by Vivek.. Vocal cords by Nagesh :-)


send rec.mp3

Track 2: VAN (Vivek Ashwin Nikhil) remix

An automated casio tone turns into a good base for some non conventional instruments. Like Jal tarang (with jal spilling outside the tarang and getting ashwin wet), Vivek getting the tabla rhythms and nikhil giving some good side rhythm. VAN -derful indeed

ashwin_vivek_nikhi...

Track 3: Vivek's tabla

Vivek's tabla patiently waiting for Nikhil to start. Nikhil decides to sing deeper than the lips can sing and farther than ears can hear.. Vivek's tabla loses patience.. stops the beat.. with vivek saying.. "Abe gaali doon kya"

vivek_only tabla.m...


Track 4, 5 and 6 : Bhajan Assortment

Bhajans by nagesh (waze mridang), nikhil (Raja Pandharicha) and Ashwin (Keshava Madhava)

waze mridang.mp3


nikhil_raja pandha...


ashwin_keshava mad...



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Commercial Break!!!
Mystery lady on Radio Idli.. Can you guess who she is???
Few of us have her on our friend's list in Orkut.. maybe in yahoo messenger..
Maybe she works with few of us quietly at her desk while her mind plots this>>>


If you have guessed her .. answer in the comments.



Mystery Lady.mp3


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Padmanabh Sings about his room with a view.. Mere saamne Waali khidki main!!!

Mere_Samne_Wali_Kh...


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Sanat's Karaoke corner is now playing Tanha dil... On Radio Idli his song and he will never be Tanha.. lets promise that and hear his lovely blend !!


tanha.mp3

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Fans of Archana will be delighted today to hear her grace the flag hoisting. I am sure all of us will be further happy to hear her with one more song!

Jadu hai nasha hai...



Promises made on Radio Idli will be kept!! So does Amit Savkur with his third song promised at the beginning!.. JO Vaada Kiya Woh Nibhaana Padega:

03 - JO - VADA.mp3


Hope you all enjoyed the R Day special .. and hope this one inspires the RD (burman) in each of us and makes us contribute some Jingalala music and merry sounds!


Stay tuned and Speak Beautiful !! mail your voice to radioidli@gmail.com and be heard!!!

Friday, January 19, 2007

Broadcast no. 2 of Radio No. 1

Listeners Dearest!

Welcome to the second issue of Radio Idli. The steam continues with some great contributions this time. With Master of Karaoke - Sanat, from Dombivili, near Mumbai. We also have a great singer in the making..... 2 year old Atharva ..... and the reason behind his talent.. His first teacher.. his Mom, Reshma to whom i convey special thanks.

Our veteran voices of Ashwin Kini, Archana and Vivek will continue to rock the station forever.. (faithfully and hopefully :-) )

My personal apologies to archana and her fans. There is a slight delay in her song posting. I tried extracting her voice from the file that she sent. I will try some gimmicks tomorrow and will succeed after i have conquered my sleepy needs past this postmidnight hour :-)

**********Quick round of last weeks scores************
Beautiful life - Shradha - 27 views
KANK - Archana - 24 views
Lakshya - Ashwin Kini - 26 views
Kehna hai - vivek - 26 Views
Inaugural Speech - Nagesh - 24 views
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Before you all smell the fragrance of good music, here are some burnt coffee beans in my intro for the week :-)
PS.. Recorded on a sleepy midnight with eyes full of sand :-D so kindly adjust yourself and not the radio tuning :-)

NOTE: PLEASE CLICK THE LINKS ON THE ANIMATED WIDGETS TO HEAR THE RECORDINGS




NAG RJ talk.mp3



Among the awaited performances of the week.. Featuring an exclusive premiere... Sanat Prabhu!!! His first works were heard on Orkut in a community named Bindas Konkani, after which there was a lull. We hope that the lull will be broken forever with his active contributions to Radio Idli!! Steam it up with Sanat>>>>>>>

kya mujhe pyaar ha...



Some of the best things that we come across come as big surprises... So does this contribution from Reshma Pai... Rather her two year old!! So please stand up and applaud for the youngest singer of Radio Idli- Atharva Pai!!

LondonBridge(2).mp...


If the Child sings so well.. imagine how well his Mom would be singing!! Stop imagining.. Hear her right here.. >>>>>

Mausam ke sargam k...


For a moment i am sure you all would have thought that it was Kavita Krishnamurthy who had submitted the song above using Reshma's id.. Or was it Reshma who sang the original in Kavita Krishnamurty's name :-)... Blessed we are indeed with so much of talent in our folds!!


The radio beats continue with a konkani bhajan that i would like to present in response to request from few people. Hope our non-konkani speaking listeners like it too.

Yo Re pora.mp3



Vivek Returns with a great rendering of "Maaeri". The song was recorded by him during the launch itself when he recorded three songs. His enthusiasm fuelled us to record our own voices too!!

viv_pai_maeri ri.m...


Ashwin Kini has a twin treat for us this week. The first one is a song Duuur (farsighted Vision for 2007) sung originally by "Strings"

Duur.mp3


Ashwin presents a great innovation... a penta-role (5 voices .. one singer).. Backstreet boys on the front stage... Ashwin original and his other four variants no. 1 2 3 4 sing this song just for you... do hear the whole song with the chorus!!

Ashwin's comments:
"Something unique about this song... It's 5 Voices 1 Man. Want to know more? Listen now!
Disclaimer: You are free to laugh your as* out as you listen to it... That's the fun. But at the same time also please dont mind applauding for once atleast for the hardwork behind it. This needed lot of time and dedication while recording for each singer. Enough care is taken that every voice goes in sync with each other. Rest is only the editing work. Voices are true! Also after several trials even when recordings went off well but unfortunate for the software crashing each time while the recording of each person was finished, and had to be re-done again and again. Just for that matter to make it all clear.
Idea behind it is to convey a message that each one can try out their unique creativity and introduce here on the radio... No matter good or bad, but since hardwork pays, you definitely are going to come out well in future recordings.
Another sole purpose for me to choose this song was... that by the end of the song, (in case you have seen the video) Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson take away all the hugs and kisses. Here it is just Ashwin Kini, Ashwin Kini, Ashwin Kini, Ashwin Kini, Ashwin Kini alone in a Matrix style who would take them all away... I want it that way :-P Band musicians, come out with the background score and also share the hugs and kisses.. (may be off stage) coz on stage, its still Matrix Ashwin who remains :-P
The last part was just a kidding.
Go ahead.. listen now! Enjoy and keep contributing."


I Want It That Way...


Hearing Ashwin's composition, I am tempted to present one of my first recording experiments with Lead, chorus and percussion in my voice. which i dedicate to my sweetheart and fiance Varsha. Aheemmm Ahemmm.. I clear my throat to sing.. STand by me home edition..

stand by me Home e...




Hope you have all enjoyed the posts so far.. If you appreciate the efforts the best way to acknowledge is by contributing your voice too!! write to us at radioidli@gmail.com

May the weekend celebrations start!!


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Friday, January 12, 2007

The First Contribution!!!

NOTE: Please Check the "STEAM HOT IDLI" post below first. :-)"

Welcome to the first weekly edition of Radio Idli posting. With more entries coming from each of our correspondents and singers, i hope this frequency will increase till we will be forced to buy a broadcast frequency and a transmitter :-)

THE FIRST CONTRIBUTION:
From the initiator of our band comes a mark of his talent.. A great song for all of us.. ... Vivek ko kuch... Kehna hai.. to suniye....(Please click the play button or the song name on the widget image link below.

kehna hai.mp3


LAKSHYA - VISION 2007
Ashwin Kini Sings his heart out as he works on a marvellous career guiding presentation on the field of IT. Among the foremost contributors to IHC Vision 2007, Ashwin presents... (drum roll).. Lakshya...

Ashwin's comments:
Sung by me (Ashwin). Please do not go on the quality. I just blame the software for in case of any critisism with the clarity and quality ;-) So just go ahead and have a feel of the original song... Time to start the VISION 2007.


Lakshya.mp3


The much awaited Nightingale of GSB commune renders her soothing voice to Radio Idli... live and exclusive.. presenting.. Archana Kamath - "Kabhi Alvida Na kehna"..

KANK_Archana.mp3



Our first overseas post.. WE have a voice from the United States of Shradha Nayak! Her sweet voice was a pleasant surprise!! I am sure it would surprise you too as she sings.. its a beautiful life..

beautifullife_shra...

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Steam Hot Radio

Welcome all to Radio Idli, The online mouthpiece of Idli House Council and all its GSB youth friends. Feel free to treat this as an avenue to share your voice and treat this as a great medium to hear and be heard!

Feel free to share your recorded voice narrating your daily experience, your wishes, your complaints, your songs and your other rants!!

So keep your entries coming to radioidli@gmail.com

Watch out this space for the new RadioIdli editors of your city!!!

DIRECTIONS OF RADIO USE:: in all the posts including the first one here, click on the play button of the "widget" image below. The song will play from the server itself.

nagesh_inaugural.m...

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