This week i managed to get my friend Myriam in to record her violin. I found this instrument quite easy to record, mainly to do with the massive mic selection that i had to choose from. These being 2 U87s, 2 NT5s, SM58, AKG, NT3, and the Sennheiser Shotgun mic. The NT3 and the U87s captured the best sounds and i heavily relied on them in the mixes, the AKG also had a lot of promise as well. I did little Eq on the mixes, only a little on the already high top end on the NT3 to add more presence to the mix. The U87 that was positioned in the room about 5 or 6 meters away gave a fantastic result, it wasn't too muddy and could be a decent amount of the mix. The files are just playing around with different mic combos. Check them out in the box Widget.
References:
Grice, David. Lecture "String Recording". Adelaide University. 8/4/08
Robjohns, Hugh. Sound on Sound magazine. "Strings Attached". April 1999
White, Paul. Creative Recording 2. "Stringed Insruments." AA2 Readings.
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