Klarinet Archive - Posting 000440.txt from 1999/08

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] mic-preamps/clarinets
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 23:32:15 -0400

>
> but I have good microphones and I know where to put them.
> I have a decent unidirectional mic. Is it possible to get a
> decent clarinet
> recording (for audition tapes) with this type, and what about
> placement? bob
> B-)
>

If you know where to put them, you will get a good recording. I prefer to
record in stereo with at least a pair of microphones. Your question says
nothing, I am afraid. You say you like your sound, but you don't know if it
is possible to get a good recording...

A good place to start is up about 6-7 feet and out about 6 feet from the
performers. I like a stereo X-Y pair (90-degree angle, capsules right over
each other) or an ORTF, near-coincident pair (110-degrees, 7 inches apart).
It depends on the room and the forces involved.

--Ben
Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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