>> I just received this link from a mutual friend of Frank's and immediatel=
y thought there might be some interest here. It's a pair of videos document=
ing his methods of recording a recent choral CD. Slightly OT for this group=
, but after you've seen them, I believe I'll be forgiven for that :)
> That's a valuable master class.
Dan,
A fascinating insight to current recording methods, all after my time. :-)=
I would have taken a different approach to miking the choir by close miking=
each choir section, but that is not practicable with wildlife recording.
Distance miking tends to include more ground and other echoes, and this is =
a
consideration with exterior recording if you want clarity of birdsong, etc.=
This is one reason for using a low mic rig position to minimise ground echo=
as I frequently suggest.
I've used a similar noise reduction algorithm (in Audacity) on some of my
recordings but this tends to reduce natural ambience.
What I haven't used is compression which is very common in music recording=
but muddies interior and exterior recording. It is difficult to get away
from compressed sound nowadays which I find depressing. And the larger choi=
r
did sound compressed. As so much contemporary music is heavily compressed,=
people have come to regard it as normal, but I'm too old for that.
The thought that these videos triggered is to try the use of gentle
expansion over the mid volume ranges, and I will experiment on some of my
recordings when I get a chance. What I would be looking for would be a
clarification of close sounds without reducing echoes and reverb too much.=
David Brinicombe
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