If you don't mind staying soft, find a good drummer who can play
softly. I heard Joey Baron (who can wail away with the loudest of
them) play softly enough in a master class that we could hear the
singer perfectly without a mic, and he swung like a mother!
If you ever want to get above a mp, then the viola will need to be
amplified. This is tough to accomplish musically, and it changes the
instrument (think of amplified bass and guitar; not the same
instrument as the unamplified version, is it?)
Hopefully you will get good advice from Darcy's link. But tell your
violist to be ready for some fussing around, as the sound will never
be plug-and-play.
Christopher
On May 7, 2007, at 11:41 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
You will need to either ditch the drummer and write exclusively
hushed, intimate music -- or mic the viola. If this is a regular
group, you should consider adding a sixth member -- the best
soundperson you can find. They are worth their weight in gold.
You should also check out this YouTube video on options for cello
amplification -- a lot of this is directly applicable to the viola:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBcykSiocO4
Cheers,
- Darcy
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On 07 May 2007, at 10:10 PM, Leigh Daniels wrote:
Hi Chuck,
I've got a jazz quintet with double bass, piano, drums, trombone and
viola. Any suggestions about getting a balance between the bone
and the
viola without amplifying the viola? I'm using Finale for the music
(just
to keep this on-topic!).
We're going to be playing in a smallish space and I'd prefer not to
amplify anything.
**Leigh
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