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?
if a direct recording, then use the omnis close to the strings...mmm omnis :-)
moke, can you say that phrase again? man i miss hearing that in my life
+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?
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...
Quote from: Moke on May 22, 2004, 04:31:50 PM
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!
Quote from: Moke on May 22, 2004, 05:39:31 PM
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...
mmmm rnc... yummy
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...
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
Quote from: tooldvn on May 23, 2004, 02:44:36 AM
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...
mike, that's because you are looking in the wrong place. information like that is either on the incidentalist or over on phishhook
Quote from: mikesus on May 23, 2004, 12:32:12 AM
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.