What's the standard/best way to record an accordion?
what are the typical mics used for accordion? what's the placement since one side of accordion is moving all the time?
preamps?
on my keyboard it's not 73....Plug one end of a 1/4" cable into your direct box and the other end into your keyboard. Then, on your keyboard select sound 73 "Accordion".
I've never had the opportunity to record accordion, but if my memory serves me (which I don't 100% guarantee), most of the zydeco guys keep it pretty simple with the mic in front and maybe just below the accordion, angled up towards it. I don't think specifying any one part of the body for pointing the mic is that big of a deal, especially since - unless the accordion is on a stand - it's probably going to move around a fair amount; but most of the sound I believe is going to be coming from the grille above the treble keyboard, as that's where where the reeds and tone chamber are located.on my keyboard it's not 73....
but that's how I always record accordion.
But you know, sometimes some accordionist wants to make an album.
or there's a great button accordion player, which can't play the keyboard, so the only way to record his playing is recording his accordion.
You can record a guitar using keyboard workstation or software. but some people still record live guitars.
so, I still have to know accordion recording techniques. (especially here in U.S., where people only listen to "live" music, well... not just Live, but just Guitars/Bass/Drums, but anyways....)
and on another note, the same teacher, whose recorded damn near every instrument imaginable, claims that the digideroo(sp?) was the toughest to mic up properly
ohhhhhhhhh man, every time i hear of recording accordions, it reminds me of this story my rec. arts teacher told us...i guess there was a local accordion club with 30-40 guys who would get together and jam out from time to time. after doing this for a while, they decided it would be cool to get some recordings of them playing.
needless to say, i guess it was the biggest clusterfuck of noise that anyone's ever heard...it probably doesn't sound too funny on here, but it sure as hell was when he was describing it
and on another note, the same teacher, whose recorded damn near every instrument imaginable, claims that the digideroo(sp?) was the toughest to mic up properly
and the accordion in the dumpster out back.
What's the standard/best way to record an accordion?
what are the typical mics used for accordion? what's the placement since one side of accordion is moving all the time?
preamps?
how close should i be micing instruments with a large diagphragm condenser? I usually do my acoustic guitar pretty close up (6-12 inches) away on the twelfth fret. what do I gain from moving it back... a sound that produces more of an image of a room? (creating reverb etc?)
also what does ymmv mean?