AA2 - Semester 3 - Week 6

Recording strings:

Having realised that we were not necessarily supposed to record 4 different instruments each time (i.e. life is easier than it looks) I recorded Violin, in 4 different ways using 4 different mixture of microphones.

Example 1: I used an NT3 positioned pretty close to the sound source and a Yamaha MZ204 positioned in the rear side of the instrument for picking up the -relatively- bassier frequencies.
Example 2: I used an NT5 close to the violin and a U87 far from the source to pick the natural reverb of the room.
Example 3: An SM58 picking the direct sound of the instrument and an AKG414 for the room reverb.Example 4: Is the mix of a U87 close to the source, a SHOTGUN! Sennheiser MKH416 for the room reverb (that's why they use them, no?) and the U87 placed far from the instrument for more natural sweet room reverb!
See you.

References:
- David Grice, 'Audio Arts 2.1' Lecture presented at the Electronic Music Unit, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 8/4/2008