Klarinet Archive - Posting 000462.txt from 2002/10

From: The Ciompi Family <deal5@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reverberations in a church
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 15:13:20 -0400

Hi,
I recorded a solo album in Trinity Church and can vouch for the fact
that the reverberation is not heard on the recording; only a warm, edgeless
quality that is very desirable. When I did it, we recorded after midnight
to reduce the heavy traffic sounds outside on the New York streets. Even
so, many a fine take was ruined by a 2:oo A.M. siren or heavy truck! Such
is the price. Holy Trinity has been a favored recording venue for decades.

Arturo

William Wright wrote:

> I doubt that I'll ever record anything myself, except to leave my tape
> recorder running during a recital, but I am curious how a CD can manage
> to sound like a studio recording even though it was recorded in an
> echo-filled church?
>
> I've been told that Trinity Church is, in fact, very echo-filled, and
> yet Steven's CD has no trace of reverberations --- at least, I don't
> think it does, perhaps I don't know what to listen for --- and I'm
> wondering why not? Is there such a thing as a "reverberation filtering
> circuit"? It's hard to understand how microphone placement can "lose"
> reverberations without also losing some of the music?
>
> Thank you,
> Bill
>
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