18 Jun
2010
18 Jun
'10
3:11 a.m.
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 11:06:02AM +0200, J?rn Nettingsmeier wrote:
On 06/16/2010 09:53 PM, fons(a)kokkinizita.net wrote:
Didn't Mr. Zappa record the London Symphony Orchestra using clip-on electret mics on
the horns and peizo plates behind the timpani? He then put the mix through a digital
reverb. The players, as he tells it, were rather skeptical of this setup and played like
crap, but the resulting albums sound great, at least to me.
-ken
On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 11:52:12AM -0700, Mark
Knecht wrote:
the main pair (if it really is) sure looks unconventional. but i've seen
(or rather, heard) at least two venues where curved surfaces would
create a very sweet spot quite far away from the stage, and any closer
main microphone position would sound less defined.
i'd also be interested in hearing an excerpt. thanks for posting this!
Not picking on Giorgio but as for the mic setup
it's more reminiscent
of how I might record something like jazz ensemble if I wasn't
interested (or wanted to eliminate) room acoustics.
Exactly my impression. The six 'on stage' mics are (in the context
of orchestral recording) really 'spot mics'. If the main pair is
as Giorgio posted 'far from the stage' (is it the pair visible on
one of the pictures, at the back ?) it could be difficult to combine
them. And *one* mic for room reverb seems strange as well (unless it's
a stereo mic).