Hi Ed Thanks for the compliments.
Artificial reverb has the disadvantage of being unnatural. If I play in a dry room, I adjust articulation and speed to it. Added reverb will make those seem out of place. Also, when listening to a recording, close your eyes and imagine the room the player's in, if it'a really good recording you can hear where he's sitting, if it's an ensemble you can hear how they're sitting in relation to each other. Added reverb spoils much of that, too. I know, I did. I've made many recordings as a player, with more and less professional sound engineers, and I've been producer for two recordings, and what I've learned most of all that there's much to spoil. The less you do, the better it is. But that requires a good room, good equipment and last but not least a good player. I'm working on all of those. ;-) As to the editing. I think there's too much editing on cds these days. It kills the soul of the music. Sanitary work, Toyohiko calls it. I think my Terzi recording has more edits than all my cds before. So it sounds perfect, more perfect than we'll ever be able to play it live. So, is that still me on the cd? I really believe one-track recording has more life in it, but not many players, or producers, seem brave enough to release cds with small mistakes, buzzes, or notes out of tune. Did you ever hear a concert without mistakes, and did you like it? David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Durbrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LGS-Europe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 2:13 AM Subject: Re: [LUTE] mics arrived > The mics sound great. I don't know how you feel about artificial reverb, > but if you are recording in your home -unless you live in a palace-, you > may want to consider it. Also, if you are serious about this, you may > want to use some professional software to edit and adjust. > You sure are a good player! > cheers, > > On Jul 3, 2007, at 8:50 PM, LGS-Europe wrote: > >> Finally I've had time to buy and try out my new microphones: Rode NT55. >> Listen to the first result: >> >> http://home.planet.nl/~d.v.ooijen/david/homerecordings_f.html >> >> feedback welcome - yes, I know it's almost in tune, it's a _very_ wet >> day >> out here. ;-( >> >> David >> >> **************************** >> David van Ooijen >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> www.davidvanooijen.nl >> **************************** >> >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > Ed Durbrow > Saitama, Japan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > >
