Author: hautbois francais
Date: 2011-03-22 23:25
It was not perfect, you can detect some transition flaws that I made, 2nd octave C to D....etc
It was part of a CD for sale. So, it had to have some level of quality. No audience, a few rehearsals and boom we recorded. We had 1 hour to record, because they had a schedule to keep and others to record that day. The equipment was basic for recording, as I remember, they used 8 tracks, mixers etc and had a few mics going. One mic was directly at me. We re-recorded about 3 times, because I stopped as I wasnt happy with the way it was going. By the third time, everyone was getting a bit pissed off and like you my endurance was wearing thin, if I didnt get it rght, we'd have to record it the next day or not at all !!
The point I was making was when playing a Bach, it would be best to choose a location or room with natural accoustics with some echo and natural reverb. One of the places, I had once was a large old garage which was also great. Let me see, if I can dig an old tape up....but only problem is to buy a tape recorder which is tough to find nowadays. Other places I had used, were an old brick clock tower and light house. They had high ceilings which provided the natural accoustics. A room built with built with sheet rock is not going to give u good sound no matter what you do.
Post Edited (2011-03-22 23:27)
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