[Harp-L] Re: minidisc recording

[Ray Beltran <raybeltran@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before, Michelle.

But choice of recording mics is very important. Visit Sound 
Professionals:

www.soundprofessionals.com

They have a large selection of mics, preamps, and recording 
alternatives to MD.

Be careful to choose mics that suit your needs. Mics that are 
omnidirectional, with a pickup pattern that will collect sound from 
nearly all around the mic, can result in recordings that contain too 
much extraneous noise. Yes, even the conversation you're having while 
listening to a performance may be picked up. I don't like the "T" style 
mics for this reason. I chose mics with a narrower pickup pattern, 
unidirectional mics, in order to pickup less of the unnecessary noise 
one hears at a live performance. You still get the sense of a live 
performance with background noise; just less of it. You can also go 
extreme and choose a "shotgun" style mic with an extremely narrow 
pickup pattern, but that's not necessary, and may present an entirely 
different set of problems altogether.

One more note: I usually place my recording equipment near the back of 
the venue and above the height of the crowd, making sure that one of 
the mics is pointed at the harp amp. I'll always pick up sound from the 
PA; I'm not worried about that. But sometimes I've had one mic pointed 
at the harp amp, and another at a PA speaker. That makes for a good 
mix. There's plenty of bleed over from one mic to the next, so it turns 
out more balanced than would seem from the description here.

Hope this helps.

Ray.
--
My Music – www.resgraphics.com/music





On Aug 26, 2005, at 8:46 AM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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> Thanks to everyone who replied with the good suggestions about minidisc
> recording.  I got some good ideas and will be trying them all.  At 
> least now
> I know a minidisc can provide a pretty doggone good recording of live 
> music.
> Hopefully I'll have the device and recording concepts down next time JR
> swings by.  8^)
>
> Michelle