in memoriam type old style jazz track

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:45 pm

Hi all,

recorded yesterday
just a stereo pair in a rehearsal space / living room
no eq comp reverb or whatever, just pure

Jean

the track is written in memoriam to their late bass player

any comments or suggestions?

Cheers

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:32 pm

I really, really liked that. It was simple and yet, to me, it captured the mood in a very nice way.

Thanks.

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:55 am

Ditto sshack.

Thanks.

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:14 am

thanks
I'll pass the praise to the writer/performers
Any comments on the recording / (lack of) mixing?
Cheers

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:58 am

I still have not had a chance to listen on good quality speakers or even headphones, but I thought I'd chime in. It's an excellent performance and I love the vibe of the recording. I think that a single stereo pair recording for this type of jazz has a great feel. However, I'm guessing that you didn't have a lot of options for the positioning of the instruments because of the size of your practice space - so your stereo image isn't quite as good as the best studio recordings of this type from the 50's. I think I would have tried adding a spot mic on the piano and a pair of overheads (or maybe just one) on the drums, so I could use just a bit of the spot mics to spread the field a little.

Also (and this may be off base because of the crappy speakers I am listening with) the bass seems too heavy in the mix. Could be room resonances, but it might be position or volume (sounds like he is amplified).

My $.02

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:22 am

thanks

the bass and guitar are amplified
the room is about 3 x 5.5 m (10 x 18ft)
the direction of the stereopair is lengthwide
mics in NOS position
in the mix I did panned the stereotrack a little inward because of the amount of out-of-phase stuff, particularly in the low frequencies

bass-heavy : yes, I need to eq this, or maybe some multiband comp and phase correction?

cheers

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:54 am

The only point that stuck out to me was that at times the guitar seemed to have just a tad too much treble. Not sure if it was something that could be controlled though..(rolling back tone on the guitar, cutting back treble on the amp, etc.)

Certainly not a deal breaker by any stretch.

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:04 pm

Very nice.
Could you elaborate on the mics and preamps

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:15 pm

mics: matched pair oktava mk012 cardiod
preamps: 2x SC-1 fivefishstudios
recorded into a Yamaha AW1600

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:57 pm

I can see why those mics are so highly recommended now. Great sound for the price!
Thanks for posting, these are now on my short list for new overheads.

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:31 am

update

final version

Without Jean

cheers

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:15 am

Sounds real good. I would even say amazing. I love the throatiness of that sax. You can feel it in your chest.

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