Yayyheeooww!! Gear Pictures!
For my approach with 7th Kind's Alto and Tenor Sax, I decided to try a few mic placement techniques at once. We have the mics and the power to record the tracks, so I went for it. I know sometimes too many options can be a bad thing, but I'll have to worry about being decisive about which mic tracks I'll keep later when I'm mixing. Here's the general layout:
The T.Bone Ribbon Mic placed about 12 feet off the floor, and 12 feet in front of and between the players. The position is also about six feet away from the upper corner of where the front and side wall meet the ceiling angled toward the players. The Ribbon was chosen because of its ability to catch some of the overtones that brass instruments create. Also, the mic "hears" sounds most prominently from directly in front and behind it, so it records reflections from the wall behind it as well as the direct sound from the saxophones. I have the mic going through Channel 1 of the Sytek Mic Pre. Listening back to recorded takes of this mic were pleasantly surprising. There is much more direct sound than i anticipated, but still enough room sound to give the track some space.
The T.Bone Ribbon Mic placed about 12 feet off the floor, and 12 feet in front of and between the players. The position is also about six feet away from the upper corner of where the front and side wall meet the ceiling angled toward the players. The Ribbon was chosen because of its ability to catch some of the overtones that brass instruments create. Also, the mic "hears" sounds most prominently from directly in front and behind it, so it records reflections from the wall behind it as well as the direct sound from the saxophones. I have the mic going through Channel 1 of the Sytek Mic Pre. Listening back to recorded takes of this mic were pleasantly surprising. There is much more direct sound than i anticipated, but still enough room sound to give the track some space.
posted by MWM at 4:29 PM
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