Klarinet Archive - Posting 000787.txt from 1997/11

From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Recording the Clarinet
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 14:27:01 -0500

Detlef Kretschmer wrote:

>There is one point which, IMHO, is one of the major reasons for changes in
>recording soud, i.e. the changed habits in setup. The best old recorings
>were done either in a concert hall ...

SNIP

>Detlef Kretschmer
>Dipl. Ing., DSc., Prof.
>Dept. Mechanical Engineering
>Laval University
>Quebec, QC, Canada G1K 7P4
>
>Voice (418) 656-5409
>Fax (418) 656-7415

These are excellent points.

I never make recordings (at least classical ones) in studios, because there
is no such thing as a studio with really good acoustical properties.
That's why it costs so much to make good concert halls!

And your remarks about microphone placement, numbers and types are very
pertinent as well.

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Jonathan Cohler
cohler@-----.net

   
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