anonymous
1 October 2005
Hey, I'm recording a small jazz combo in an untreated garageish room and don't really know how I should mic them. The first and so far only thing I tried was using one condensor as a room mic, which by itself got an ok sound. I placed it in the middle of the room by the sax player, the bass amp and drummer where in the corner of the room (pretty big garage). The combo is an electric bass player, sax, and drummer. I'm thinking maybe use two room mics, one by the sax and the other by the bass and drums and use some light compression while tracking. Would this be a good idea? The room has a lot of natural reverb.
Any techniques or input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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How many tracks can you record at once? I would mic the sax, ba
How many tracks can you record at once?
I would mic the sax, bass, and drums.
If I had only 4 mics to work with, id probably use 2 mics on drums which ever method captures the kit best and then mic the sax and bass.
If only 2 mics then you can try a stereo set up and just change the location of the player to sit where you want in the stereo feild (left/right/near far/)
Obviously, the more mics you use the more options you have later on.