But bottom line is you need to play dynamics. Those dynamics should be judged by what you hear not by what you think a mic or mics or sound engineer are doing or not doing.
The electronics don't supply the dynamics or the sound quality differences that the horn produces at different dynamic levels. Debbie Schmidt Sent from my iPhone On Feb 14, 2010, at 8:23 PM, Steve Freides <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/jasoncat%40aol.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
