David Tayler is someone who could offer good advice; his recordings are very natural sounding. David . . .? On Apr 3, 2012, at 12:05 PM, Brad Walton wrote:
> Hello folks, > > > On the weekend I recorded two pieces in a professional recording studio. I > was accompanying a singer on the theorbo. The recording engineer aimed two > mikes quite close to the body of the theorbo. > > > On the recording, the sound of the theorbo is very tinny and distorted, and > bears almost no similarity to the natural/ acoustic sound of the instrument. > > > Has anybody had experience with miking a lute or theorbo for recording? What > mike placement gave you the best results so far as concerned fidelity to the > natural sound of the instrument? > > > Thanks, > > > Brad > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
