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Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2003-08-02 02:01
I have one recording of Dieter Klocker, Concertos of Michel Yost on DG Gold and I keep thinking I am hearing two clarinets. Today our classical music radio station (KBPS in Portland, OR) played another recording of Klocker and it had the same sound. Has anyone else heard this? If so, can someone explain what the sound engineers are doing?
I have two guesses: 1) They record the track and then double it over just slightly out of phase, or 2) They record using two or more mics on the clarinetist, perhaps from different distances.
I'm not being critical since it tends to make the sound more luminous, but just wondering about it.
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Author: Synonymous Botch
Date: 2003-08-02 11:00
I wonder if the reverberation provided by the room is the cause of this?
A single mic would hear the primary incident and catch the reverberant sound (off a back wall, for instance) some time later.
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Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2003-08-02 14:55
I was afraid of this. That no one else has heard what I think I hear. At least I'm not hearing voices.
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Author: geo
Date: 2003-08-04 16:01
Johng, i certainly can't vouch for them, but one of MDG's sales pitches is that they don't muck about with post production tricks, MDG's Sound Ideal, and use "recording space to match the compositional style", which can account for the noticeable reverberation on a lot of the MDG recordings made in baroque churches and old concert halls. I can see what you mean on the Yost recording, but my brain has always interpreted this as an echo from the walls.
Another slight possibility is that your speaker wires could be swapped (i.e. left to right, right to left), at least on "natural" two mike recordings, which MDG says it does not use, this can cause some noticeable and unusual acoustical effects.
Post Edited (2003-08-04 17:28)
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Author: msloss
Date: 2003-08-05 12:58
Geo's on to something, but one point of clarification. It isn't "left to right" but polarity (+/-). Reverse the polarity of the wire on one speaker only and see if this phenomenon goes away. Because of the nature of the sound of the clarinet, it is particularly good for identifying polarity and phasing problems. You might also try throwing on a couple other clarinet recordings to see if you here the same thing.
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