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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: AT853rxwh on May 22, 2004, 08:51:05 AM
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Have been volunteered to record a piano recital ::)
Should I use omni's or cards?
I can set up discreetly on the piano, but would I be better off front row?
ideas?
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if a direct recording, then use the omnis close to the strings...mmm omnis :-)
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moke, can you say that phrase again? man i miss hearing that in my life
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+T Guys! That site is great info! The options for recording directly above is a nogo, but first second isle should be doable... I will prolly go with the cards if I have to go there so I can quiet down the crowd noise...
With running the cards will I lose a lot of the room ambience?
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I have a recording from the sweet spot of a soloist playing Rondo a Cappriccio Opus 129, but the noise floor was too high on the omni's that I used, thankfully I was able to rescue it with Sound Forge... Was hoping that my UA-5 and Superlux's were here, but they didn't arrive so it will be AT853's (flying white mics!) for this... As most of these kids will not be that good I could prolly just use a plaskool recorder but at least it is good practice...
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great practice!!
It went well with the cards. I ran the level a bit lower than I should have, but I figured I could always fix it, vs it clipping.
The range was -30db to -3db so I think I kept it reasonable... Running it through sound forge to normalize it now...
I was able to set up about 8' from the piano on stage with the mics aimed at the open piano top. Seems to have given it a nice full sound...
Thanks again for the suggestions!
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way better to be safe than sorry!
the piano can eat you alive!!
what config?
:coolguy:
AT853 (ortf) > ad20 > njb3
Piano is a good reason for running a RNC compressor... Wish I could figure a way to run it battery...
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mmmm rnc... yummy
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Piano is a beast... Capable of sounds almost inaudible all the way up to 130spl or higher....
If you can master recording piano, you can record ANYTHING I think...
That being said, that website really helped tame the beast, I came away with a recording that we are going to be able to put on CD and make the kid's parents/relatives happy...
Actually got to hear a few of em that could really play too. All in all came out pretty well...
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Note to self: don't post whilst stoned. I totally just posted about a battery in this thread.
However, I just setup a grand piano and did just what dpa univ said to and it turned out great. So I guess I was able to salvage a response.
-dvn
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Note to self: don't post whilst stoned. I totally just posted about a battery in this thread.
However, I just setup a grand piano and did just what dpa univ said to and it turned out great. So I guess I was able to salvage a response.
-dvn
I checked DPA university and they do not indicate which direction a wook will spin when stoned. Is it like when you flush? Clockwise counter clockwise? Enquiring minds want to know...
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mike, that's because you are looking in the wrong place. information like that is either on the incidentalist or over on phishhook
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Piano is a beast... Capable of sounds almost inaudible all the way up to 130spl or higher....
If you can master recording piano, you can record ANYTHING I think...
That being said, that website really helped tame the beast, I came away with a recording that we are going to be able to put on CD and make the kid's parents/relatives happy...
Actually got to hear a few of em that could really play too. All in all came out pretty well...
try doing a pipe organ- it's the only time I clipped the ad500 so hard that the recording was unsalvageable. Thank God it was during the rehearsal, though.