rob aylestone
Moderator
We often argue about guitar miking - but this youtube video shows a technique I've never seen before, but it sounds rather nice!
Interesting classical guitar mic placement - sounds really nice.
TalismanRich
Well-known member
Maybe the LDC to catch the low end, and the SDC to catch the upper frequencies. I also see what looks like an ORTF on a stand off the stage in one of the shots from the back. Capture as many perspectives as you can and blend to get the best sound?
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ecc83
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This thread is very interesting to son and I. Son is a huge fan of Anna V and has played some of those pieces. There seems to be little to no agreement as to how to mic up classical guitar?
Now, for the first Bach piece I can only see one microphone? It sits as I would expect, pointed at the centre of the guitar and just under a mtr away? Cardioid I think. The sound is excellent to my ears (via MOTU M4 and KH-150) The guitar is very stable in the centre of the soundstage and there is just enough hall effect. Out of shot ambience mics?
The second recital's miccing is weirder! Again a mic pointed at guitar but then the LDC on the floor? This then begs the question of how those sources are treated? Panned as stereo? (does not sound like it) Summed to mono and if so why? The single mic recording was easily good enough. Maybe it was done to get signals to the two bins and columns on the sides?
Lastly, be much obliged if any boffs here could give an informed guess as to make and model of mics and the PA speakers? Son is looking to spend quite big on both at some point.
Dave.
Now, for the first Bach piece I can only see one microphone? It sits as I would expect, pointed at the centre of the guitar and just under a mtr away? Cardioid I think. The sound is excellent to my ears (via MOTU M4 and KH-150) The guitar is very stable in the centre of the soundstage and there is just enough hall effect. Out of shot ambience mics?
The second recital's miccing is weirder! Again a mic pointed at guitar but then the LDC on the floor? This then begs the question of how those sources are treated? Panned as stereo? (does not sound like it) Summed to mono and if so why? The single mic recording was easily good enough. Maybe it was done to get signals to the two bins and columns on the sides?
Lastly, be much obliged if any boffs here could give an informed guess as to make and model of mics and the PA speakers? Son is looking to spend quite big on both at some point.
Dave.
rob aylestone
Moderator
In some of the videos from that venue they look like KM184 Neumann's - but in some other videos not quite so much? There's a duet video - where the only two mics are very low down centre, aimed at the two players with their music stands in the way - this has much more room and is duller?
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ecc83
Well-known member
I have managed to find the A Vid Bach on YT on my TV (still runs thru the 150s) and so I can see the stage setup much better. The KM 184s at about 1.4 bags are a possibility but there is always the nagging doubt these days as to whether you REALLY have to spend that much? I have also read good reports of the Rode TF M5s?
Since he only has his grotty flat to record it, maybe stick to his Lewitt 040s?
A few times I have seen two SDC mics setup as per the first Bach piece but parallel to each other and no more than ~100mm apart. I cannot see the point of that and cannot get an answer on line either!
