On 15.02.2004 21:27 Uhr, Andrew Stiller wrote >> Plastic combs are a "never" as soon as it comes to recordings, >> they simply make too much noise. >> >> Johannes > > This frequently heard canard is based on parts that have been bound > too tightly. A properly loose comb binding can be as quiet as any. > The Bridge recording of Griffes' _The Kairn of Koridwen_ was made > using Kallisti Music Press's comb-bound parts and score, and I defy > anyone to hear so much as a whisper of page noise in the result.
Perhaps you have different combs from what we get in the copy shops here in Germany. Those we have are noisy however loosely they are bound (the plastic itself makes most of the noise since they are not completely smooth). Our Recording staff at WDR will not allow any choir to sing from such scores (it's different for us in the orchestra since we have a lot less page turns) any more, and in the past they've had to take their music apart in recording sessions. Wire combs are a different thing, they can be very quiet if they are done well. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
