Thanks Val. The reverb I used was 'Small Room' - you should hear what
'Cathedral' sounds like! I agree with you, but going back to the first
(non-reverb) version after hearing the second version - it suddenly
sounds very dry, and not how I hear it when I am playing. There is too
much reverb on the second version. Somewhere in between the two would
be best, I think.
I also agree that the H2 has more upper frequencies. I prefer it.
More opinions welcome.
Rob
2008/11/20 Sauvage Valery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
My opinion : more clear trebles with the zoom H2 than sony mic on
laptop.
Seems on the sony high frequencies cut.
Version 2 with reverb... personal opinion, even if reverb made sound
more
like "pro" recordings, or concert in a church, I'm not sure I would
prefer
it. I think (again it is speculation...) music, apart of religious
one, was
not played in churches, but now it is the place we go to concert, so
we have
this natural reverb when coming to a live concert. So sound engineer
try to
produce the same sound on recordings, and now we are used too. But,
does
lute players play in churches, most probably in rooms, perhaps not
often in
the great halls of castle reverbing too, but small intimate rooms
with few
people. So my preference goes to the version 1 (of course it is
subjective... as usual)
Val
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De : Rob MacKillop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Envoye : jeudi 20 novembre 2008 09:27
A : Lute List
Objet : [LUTE] H2 test
I managed to borrow the Zoom H2 recorder from my work place. I was
contemplating buying one, and am gald of the opportunity to test one
before parting with cash. I recorded three versions of an arrangement
of The Last Time I Came O'er The Moor. Your thoughts regarding sound
quality much appreciated.
The three versions:
1. Straight H2 wav file compressed to MP3
2. The same recording but with reverb added - the reverb might come
as
a bit of a shock after hearing the first version, but give it a few
moments to let your ear tune in before making a decision
3. My previous method of recording with a Sony mini stereo mic
straight
into the laptop, with reverb added. This was done a couple of weeks
ago. Quite a difference in tempo!
Go to [1][3]http://www.songoftherose.co.uk/test
Rob MacKillop
PS As this is a baroque guitar recording, I've cross posted to the
vihuela and lute lists (quite a few H2 users on the latter). BTW, I'm
using Nylgut on all courses, diapason on D only. Guitar by Maestro
Batov.
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