Hi Everyone!
I have a technical question for the board, with a situation that I've never encountered before. My friend recently taped a show, and I just listened to it, and I'm confused. She was essentially dead center, against the stage, right in front of the lead singer (the show was GA, the room held about 700 people, and open taping wasn't allowed).
Here is how she describes her taping position:
"I was stage front with mics about mid-chest height on my purse handles hanging from my shoulder. About 3 feet from stage as we had to keep a space clear for camerman (the show was filmed for an upcoming DVD release). Stage is high, about at my chin height. Nearest bank of speakers were suspended from ceiling to my right & up pretty high. I aimed mics that direction. I did notice when anyone was talking the sound was lower & vocals were hard to distinguish when singing but could make them out listening carefully."
Without touching the "raw" master, the instrumentals (guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, etc.) are crystal clear. I mean, up there with the best "stealth" recordings I've pulled with the Edirol HR-09R. But the vocals are just really low. On the more acoustic numbers, it's not as noticeable, but on the more guitar-heavy songs, it's almost hard to hear the vocals, as they're overpowered by the music.
So my questions are:
1. Could this be the result of the taping position?
2. Do anyone know of anyway to boost the vocals without increasing the volume of the music? The entire recording does not need to be increased in sound level, only the vocals. I don't have the knowledge to do this, but I figured somebody on this board might be able to help...I've never done any post-processing of shows, so I don't even know where I would begin...
Ok, hope to hear from someone soon-thanks!
Andy