Microphone Demos - Many of these are AIFF files, and so will take longer to load. Some browsers will be faster than others. Comparison Voice: Dynamic - Old Style Ribbon - Modern Ribbon - Large Diameter Condenser Comparison: Dynamic - Old Style Ribbon - Modern Ribbon - Large Diameter Condenser Miking Instruments Bass - Acoustic - (1) 6" above sweet spot 4" above f-hole on treble bout & (2) 4" in front of F-hole Bassoon - (1) 2' away at middle of keys, & (2) near the bell Cello - (1) 6" in front of bridge, & (2) 16" in front of bridge Clarinet - (1) 12" out from lower finger holes, & (2) 24" in front of bell, pointed at rim Cymbals - (1) 6" above rim of each, (2) A-B pair 24" above cymbal groups, (3) a_B pair overhead space 3:1, (4) X-Y coincident pair 36" above Fiddle - (1) 18" in front of player, at level of player's forehead, pointed at player's chin, (2) 2 mics, one18" in front of player, at level of player's forehead, aimed at player's chin, plus the other pointed at center of back of fiddle, 6" away Flute - (1) aimed at left hand 12" away, (2) 5' away at head level, (3) 4" above mouthpiece, pointed down Guitar, Acoustic - (1) 12" above end of finger board, (2) 12" above bridge, (3) LDC pointing up below lower bout, (4) 5" above sound hole, pointed at the end of the fingerboard, (5) 4" away, 2" behind bridge, even with high-E string, (6) 2 mcs, one 12' above end of fingerboard, the other 3" behind the guitar, pointing at a spot 5' in frm the pin at the bottom of the guitar, and reversed phase, (6) 2 mcs, one 12' above end of fingerboard, and the other near the bridge as in #5 Hi-Hat - (1) 3" above edge, (2) halfway between hi-hat and snare to capture both Mandolin - (1) 18" in front of sound hole, (2) 18" in front of lower f-hole Marimba - (1) spaced pair 12" above bars, 36" apart, (2) coincident pair at 135 degrees Piano, Grand - (1) a PZM boundary mic on the lid, (2) spaced pair 6" above strings, one above high strings, one above low, (3) coincident pair 12" inside rim, and 12" above strings, (4) coincident pair just outside rim, facing into the lid, 18" higher than strings, (5) spaces pair just outside rim, facing into the lid, 18" higher than strings, (6) spaced pair 24" apart and 5" over hammers Piano, Upright - (1) spaced mics LDC over top, (2) spaced mics in front with front removed, (3) coincident pair over player's head, (4) spaced mics in front of lower panel with lower panel removed, (5) pzms 18" away attached to the wall behind Saxophone - (1) 12" away, pointed 3" above bell, (2) 3" from bell, off-center, aimed at edge of bell Trombone - 6" from bell and to the side -10 dB pad Tympani - pair 24" above left and right drums Violin - (1) 18" in front of player, at forehead level, pointed at chin, (2) 5' in front of player, 8' off the floor, pointed at violin, (3) 8' above strings, just behind bridge, pointed at strings
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Audio Files Audio Files for Testing - Pinks and Sweeps Music Files Considered Excellent Pop Mixes Old Fashioned Love - 2 Microphone Recording I Like Your Rythm - 2 Microphone Reording
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Case Studies Recording Combo - Bass Sax Drums Recording Combo - Bass Sax Piano Vocal
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Hardware Beginners Acoustics - SOS Studio SOS Guide to Monitoring and Acoustic Treatment - for Home Studios - SOS . Study questions: • Room problems generally come in wht two categories? • How should monitors be placed? (orientation, position, proximity to surfaces, which end of the room, etc) • How is a mirror a helpful tool in finding sources of reflected sound? • How effective as absorbing sound is 4" thick foam attached to a wall? (expalin in detail) • How effective is carpeting at absorbing sound (on floors or on walls), and what can you expect in the resulting room sound? How to Build Your Mic Locker - Interview with Matt McGylnn, LCD Categories, Associated Graphics Studio Monitors - a guide to choosing wisely and setting up correctly - MAudio publications Studio Monitors and Room Acoustics- Recording Magazine |
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Film Recording Recording on Location on a Budget Les Miserables Soundtrack Recording- SOS . Study questions: • What about the Oscar? • What is the benefit of live singing recorded on the set? • What is the traditional way of recording a musical (singing) sound track? • What were the challenges to overcome? • Where is the primary position to place a lavalier microphone? • What is an "induction loop" ear monitoring system? What was the longest one used in Les Mis? • Why was tempo-matiching a particular issue in Les Mis? • "I recorded at 48kHz/24-bit. Because we had used the lavalier mics, there was no need to go to 96kHz" Explain that statement. • What special problems for sound does the wind machine, that blows the character's hair on a sound stage, create? • How did they deal with a boom microphone used in a rain scene? Sound Design Designer Sounds - Starting a Sound-for-picture Project Designer Music - Editing Music into Film |