9 Sep
2010
9 Sep
'10
12:29 a.m.
On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 08:00:06PM +0200, Giso Grimm wrote:
I have to admit that the room was not very easy to
use: The church was
actually only the choir of a formerly much larger church. Where the
transept usually begins there was a large flat (sand stone) wall, with
quite distinct reflections. That (and also the presence of the
surrounding noises, wind and harvesters) forced us to the close mics.
But then, I like the presence, I like if you can hear the plain gut
strings rasp and squeak.
Having listened to the entire CD (and doing so again ATM), I'd say
the distance and presence are IMHO *exactly right*.
In fact, adding more reverb would make it more 'commercial'. Some
people would maybe would like it, but it would be wrong for this
music.
In a previous life I recorded a hundred or so concerts at the yearly
Early Music Festival in Bruges, Belgium. Most of these were performed
in churches, and in some cases (when the music wasn't ever meant to
be played there) this completely spoiled the experience for most of
the audience (and sometimes the recording as well).
Ciao,
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FA
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