Last night I recorded Railroad Earth at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA. The overall sound level in the room was of normal levels, but way heavy in bass. It literally shook the place all night, I could see it vibrating my drink and at times it almost made me feel ill.
I recorded about the middle of the room with the following; DPA4060> MMA600> r-09. Almost every bass note distorts on the recording, dumping the bass in post did not help and you can see the distortions in the sound waves in soundforge. The levels peak at -6db. I have never had this problem in the past, and I am now wondering what happened and what I could have done different. In the few areas on the recording that the bass player wasn't thumpin away, the recording sounds fantastic.
What do you think distorted, the mics? the pre? the recorder?
Would the bass cut on the pre helped?
On another note, this was my first time around with both the band and the venue. The venue gets two thumbs up, laid back, mellow security, way taper friendly, and good beer.
The band, not sure what to say, its the first time in many years that I have been blown away llike that. I had a great time and the whole scene last night had a great vibe going on (besides the bass vibes
).
I saw several stands up about the place. If anyone here ran there last night, I would love a copy.