Re: [Harp-L] tuning harps for the studio

[Ken Deifik <kenneth.d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> when you guys tune your harps for recording, what do you set the tuner to 
> 440?  442?  and to what level of tolerance +/- a few cents?

I don't tune my harps so I couldn't tell you about that, but since it's an 
overdub session and you're mixing in a digital studio pitch correction 
tools are built right into the recording program.  Unless you're flooded 
with currency, don't waste time trying to find the bad-sounding notes until 
you get home and can listen a bunch of times, and make a very thorough cue 
sheet of the places where you need correction.

You can then fix it before you start mixing without wasting time AND MORE 
IMPORTANTLY you won't have missed a few details because you made your cue 
sheet under the rushed circumstance of the studio.

As you have learned, the nasty bits are all you hear after a while.

You might also see if the other musicians are unhappy about the guitarists 
notes, too.   If his notes are off enough to give you trouble, then it 
really should have been caught at the main session.  Remember that for next 
time.