Dear All,
In my limited experience, too-close miking leads to boomey, guttural
distortion. Some pros recommend 10 feet (or 3 meters) away, and 10 feet
up.
This, of course is based on having a good acoustic environment to
start with.
Cheers,
Jim Stimson
On 04/03/12, Brad Walton<[email protected]> wrote:
Hello folks,
On the weekend I recorded two pieces in a professional recording
studio. I was accompanying a singer on the theorbo. The recording
engineer aimed two mikes quite close to the body of the theorbo.
On the recording, the sound of the theorbo is very tinny and distorted,
and bears almost no similarity to the natural/ acoustic sound of the
instrument.
Has anybody had experience with miking a lute or theorbo for recording?
What mike placement gave you the best results so far as concerned
fidelity to the natural sound of the instrument?
Thanks,
Brad
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