Sometimes a few mics, overhead and/or a little bit in front of the orchestra, are used to provide the bulk of the recorded sound, and the individual instrument mics are used just to correct balances issues, e.g., perhaps a horn solo doesn't quite come out loudly enough through the overhead mics. I wouldn't assume the mic near your bell is going to be responsible for much of your contribution to the final product unless they tell you that it is.
They used to record mostly with a lot of individual mics but there are other issues raised by doing it this way - most people feel results are far from natural sounding, which is why most people try not to do it this way nowadays. -S- On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Debbie Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > You need to play dynamics that work with what you hear around you. > > The sound guy/gal will set your mic he/she might make adjustments as you go > but once it is set if you play without dynamics that is what will come out > in the hall. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/steve.freides%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
