Author: Oboe Craig
Date: 2011-02-14 20:38
Robin,
It sounds like you might be experiencing a problem with standing waves in your acoustic space.
Rectangular rooms are a real problem, and of course, have their own fundamental frequency and overtones that really like to ring out.
While you experiment, I'd suggest a technique that sometimes mitigates the standing waves.
Try aligning your recorder (facing) to a corner in the room. Then you stand in the corner and play towards your recorder. Try a variety of distances, 3 feet, 6 feet, etc. At some placement you will be off the node and the standing wave will get minimized on the recording.
Then, reverse positions with the recorder and play towards the corner of the room.
If possible, elevate the recorder above your head 8 - 10 inches and point it downward toward your chest. Try this standing and sitting.
( I don't mean for you or the recorder to be literally up against the wall... so out 2 - 3 feet or more.)
I used to be big on more distance from the mic, but lately like a fairly dry up close signal, then add digital reverb later. A closer mic reduces reflected sound, or at least its impact to the overall sound.
Think about how concert halls apply sound clouds, etc., as part of their acoustical tuning. Rectangles are just bad places to record.
Post Edited (2011-02-14 23:09)
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