This week in Audio Arts the exercise was electric guitar recording. All the examples below were recorded with no other effects except for the 'Compressor/Limiter Dyn 3' found in Pro Tools.(Above)[1]Sample 1
MICROPHONE: Sennheiser
MD-421
PATTERN: Cardioid [2]
MD-421
PATTERN: Cardioid [2]
MICROPHONE: Neumann U-87
PATTERN: Cardioid [2]
POSITION: Same as sample 1 (sorry forgot to take this pic)
SRV U-87
Comments
Sample one was more of the sound I was looking for . It had a nice blend of good low end and the sort of twang mid to high, not quite as good as Stevie Ray Vaughn (whose piece this is). Sample two gave more of an even sound akin to whats heard in jazz.
Sample 3 
MICROPHONE: Shure SM57 (close), Sennheiser MD-421
PATTERN: Both cardioid [2]
POSITION: Pictured right
Sample 4
MICROPHONE: Shure SM57
PATTERN: Cardioid [2]
POSITION: Pictured right
Comments
Of these two samples the compressor was great in evening out the sound between bass notes and the chords (mid/high) Sample 3 was my preferred sample giving a little more mid/high end while still giving a good bass.[3] The 57 for some reason just didn't do it for me.
Sample 5
MICROPHONE: Shure SM57
PATTERN: Cardioid
POSITION: Corner, as pictured.
I tried recording this sample both in the corner and not in the corner (couldn't include other sample as I already had five). The corner recording was a little fatter in sound and in addition when trying to get harmonic overtones as I was playing it seemed easier to get them with the amp in the corner[3]. This might of just been because of my playing but it felt like I was working harder to get the harmonics when not in the corner.
[1]Digidesign. "Pro Tools HD version 7.3.1" http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm
[3]Fieldhouse, S. "Audio Arts Lecture week 8" at University of Adelaide , 1/5/2007
1 comment:
Take 1 is cool but I really like the warmth of the U-87 in take 2. Maybe it's a jazz thing! Good recordings all round.
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