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Re: Recording clarinet for performance exams

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2020-08-30 14:43

What you had problems with in the first two was distortion and compression. It's probably not worth even trying to get around the distortion (too much sound going into the microphone (and or the rest of the associated electronics) though recording much further away from the mics in those case will help A LOT!!!! The compression is part of the system, particularly with the conference mic. The conference mics job is to get a clear representation of the spoken word (usually a minimalist job for a mic/electronics). So it compresses the heck out of the signal to even out disparities in volume........NOT good for music.

That was some of the trouble with the DSLR and you'd probably pick that up when you record musical selections and wonder where your dynamics went.

The best representation was the Powershot sound. You can even hear more ambience (all the other sounds in the room) in that recording. Still I'd say you're way too close to the mic (just a few feet away). Try that at about ten feet for comparison and use some music with dynamics to check to make sure the electronics (or settings) are not taking those differences in volume away from the performance.

................Paul Aviles

Post Edited (2020-08-30 15:11)

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