Le 12 août 07 à 11:08, LGS-Europe a écrit : > > Obviously. So you like the Greensleeves without reverb better than > the one with? (The last two of the five Greensleeves on my page). I > think I do, but for most people who commented it is too dry, they > prefer the takes with the artificial reverb. In the take without > the reverb I am still bothered by an occasional glimps of the room, > of its limits that is. It's much better than the earlier > experiments where you could constantly hear the walls and the > ceiling, but still. The added reverb has the advantage of giving > you the illusion of a bigger space, it's fake, and that bothers me > the first few seconds, but soon that's pushed aside when I start to > concentrate on the music. But at the places where in the dry take > the room is too audible, the same happens in the version with the > reverb. > > David
The problem is partly that you are recording for MP3 and computers that are dry. Very few people have acceptable hifi systems, and most need the added bloom of reverb. However, it is better to try to place the microphone so as to minimize the original problem, or to treat the room, in some way (all of which you seem to have done). However, some of the problem may be down to the components in the preamp of your recording device. It is astounding how much some active components can "dry out" a recording, but even some passive ones, such as certain capacitors and resistors, can also "damage" a recording. You may have noticed that your recordings have become slightly warmer over the time you have had your recording equipment. Most equipment needs to be run-in and improves over several months in the direction of more warmth. This is even true for computers. No definitive recordings should be attempted with completely new equipment. Sounds a little over-the-top, but most engineers now know this to be true. The same would be true of a new lute (I am sure you will all agree that a lute needs at least a year to develop its full potential, and possibly more). Perhaps there is something in common between the two, but that is just my intuition. Best Regards Anthony > > > **************************** > 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
