Punching in the Triplet
Following the French horn tracking for 7th Kind's "Job 40:8," we continued on to tracking trumpets for both "Job 40:8" and "Space Vacation." For these tracks, I decided to go with a spaced pair. Conventionally, when setting up a stereo pair of microphones, two of the same model are used (they are often tested and "matched" at the factory, so you essentially get two of the same mic).
My spaced pair was different, though. I decided to use the same RB500 ribbon and Audio Technica AT4040 from the French Horn tracking, both still in their figure 8 patterns to capture the room sound. The AT4040 can actually be switched between multiple patterns, but the ribbon's design makes it's pickup pattern inherently figure 8.
The ribbon mic was at the players' left, while the AT4040 was at their right. They were both about 4 feet off the ground and angled inward toward the space between Eric and Justin. We needed to record a surprisingly few amount of takes before everyone was happy with what we had captured.
Justin played Ed's trumpet part on "Job 40:8" while Eric played his own part, and Eric played Ed's trumpet part on "Space Vacation" while Justin played his own part. We later overdubbed the lead trumpet part that was written for Eric on "Space Vacation" without moving the microphones. Everything went smoothly and we now only have to fill in a couple sax parts, redo the bass tracks, and record the guitar and vocals for these two songs. Till next Week!!
My spaced pair was different, though. I decided to use the same RB500 ribbon and Audio Technica AT4040 from the French Horn tracking, both still in their figure 8 patterns to capture the room sound. The AT4040 can actually be switched between multiple patterns, but the ribbon's design makes it's pickup pattern inherently figure 8.
The ribbon mic was at the players' left, while the AT4040 was at their right. They were both about 4 feet off the ground and angled inward toward the space between Eric and Justin. We needed to record a surprisingly few amount of takes before everyone was happy with what we had captured.
Justin played Ed's trumpet part on "Job 40:8" while Eric played his own part, and Eric played Ed's trumpet part on "Space Vacation" while Justin played his own part. We later overdubbed the lead trumpet part that was written for Eric on "Space Vacation" without moving the microphones. Everything went smoothly and we now only have to fill in a couple sax parts, redo the bass tracks, and record the guitar and vocals for these two songs. Till next Week!!
posted by MWM at 12:29 AM
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