Klarinet Archive - Posting 001066.txt from 1997/11
From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.net> Subj: Re: distortion when recording clarinet Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 11:55:31 -0500
Ken Caputo wrote:
>I just finished a recording and heard the same thing. It could be the
>heads of the player. I was also informed that the middle of the line
>mics. will distort music sooner. most middle of the line mics. are made
>to record the voice. I was told that a mic. that will not do this may
>cost up to $500. If you can try to go professional. I know that money
>is tight for many of us, but, sometimes a studio will offer cut rates
>for students./
>Ken
A bad mic will introduce non-linearities and distortion, but not flutter.
Flutter comes from the physical mechanism of the machine as Bill Hausmann
pointed out.
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Jonathan Cohler
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