Topic: DIN? NOS? ORTF? XY? WTF???

[twatts (pants are so over-rated...)]

I know them, you know them, we all know them...

But I couldn't remember the exact centimeter separations...

So I googled "DIN microphone placement" and found this:

http://www.recordinglair.com/record/location/micplace.htm

Enjoy!

Terry

[Brian]

Hey sweet link Terry! +T

[twatts (pants are so over-rated...)]

Yeah, I can't wait to try RAI and Olsen techniques!

Thanks for the +T...

Terry

[Tim]

Olsen might be sweet with subcards....

[jpschust]

if only that site told me how to mic the harp i have to track next week

[Brian]

if only that site told me how to mic the harp i have to track next week

2 LD condensors for nice fat sound.... 1 by the low strings and another by the high strings. you could create a nice stereo effect if you wanted?

or you can think of it as a vertical piano if that makes more sense.

edit: also don't mike it so close that you hear the fingers plucking more than the actual sound. experiment a little with  the distance

Brian

[jpschust]

that was my plan to try, debating going tube

[Brian]

yes, a tube mic would work great as well. good luck! hope everything turns out nicely.

Brian

[jpschust]

me too, and if not, guess whats getting brought down in the mix

[Nick's Picks]

i'm surprised they didn't discuss micing a leslie on that page.
or, did I miss it?

[jpschust]

im finding more and more that every single leslie, even the same models, are slightly different to mic.  also how you mic a leslie depends greatly on playing style

[Nick's Picks]

im finding more and more that every single leslie, even the same models, are slightly different to mic.  also how you mic a leslie depends greatly on playing style

Interesting.
How so?
say, you have a player that is like Melvin Seals vs. a Jimmy Smith type of sound.
vastly different players.  Way different voicings.
how would you differ?

[plucks]

RAI- i think thats more along the line of what i may have been running once.  Sounded great!

[Jason B]

Nice link Terry. +T.

You're right Tim. I will have to try that Olson technique with the subcards.

[Sean Gallemore]

I wonder if marc ever runs ORTF