Sunday, April 6, 2008

AA2 Week 5 Sax Recording


I am quite pleased with this weeks result. The sound captured and the mics used i was very happy with. The only issue was with the 1st recording, the sound of the valves clicking was a little intrusive. With a small movement of the mics, the U87 and U89i, closer to the bell of the sax eliminated this annoying clicking. The NT5s in stereo gave a great presence and natural sound. The 414 was again pretty useless, however i have it in a few of the mix downs as i found it added a good mid range to the natural presence that the NT5s offered. When i do any more sax recordings, i will use a set up very similar to this.

Check out the recording in the Box widget.

With the recordings you can see the progression, removing clicks, adding EQ, finding the right mix ballence.

References:

Grice, David. "Wind Recording". Lecture. Adelaide University. 3/4/08.

Gemmell, Kenith. "Recording brass and woodwind". Method Magazine. 6/4/03

Robjohns, Hugh. "Recording Brass and Reeds". Sound on Sound Magazine. Jan 1999.

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