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Capturing Classical Solo Harp

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Submitted by blizzardwolf on Sat, 03/19/2011 - 03:52

I'm a student at my local college, pursuing an audio engineering degree, and I'm finally in my capstone course, and one of the requirements for our portfolio is capturing a solo instrument along the lines of our chosen specialties.

I'm specializing in classical music, and I'd like to record a solo harp, but I've never mic'd one up before. Here's what I have to work with:

Sister's Harp

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Submitted by bigshum on Sat, 02/16/2008 - 04:16

Hey there,

my sister wants me to just put down a few tracks of her playing her harp tomorrow. Nothing really professional, just to have it done at the moment.

I've recorded her before in a live room using a number of mics and it came out pretty well.

Recording Harps

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Submitted by anonymous on Sun, 07/17/2005 - 19:57

I would like to do a recording of three harpists and would like to tap into all of the knowledge out there. I've mainly done sound reinforcement - not much studio work. What kind of mics should I be looking for? Has anyone out there every recorded three harpists? People have suggested the Neumann KM183 but they run around $800 each and that's a little steep for me.