Brad, I favor a coincident pair because there are no phase problems in mono, but even more so because it is easy to recreate. I don't have a problem with close miking (30-40cm). It is a matter of placement and mic quality, though. Every environment and instrument is different. It is probably safe to say that many engineers don't have a lot of experience with lutes and don't know the sound to go for. S/He might be able to fix the sound quite a bit after the fact, with your guidance. Maybe the two mics are out of phase. That will give a tinny sound. At any rate, s/he might be able to eq it to improve it.
> 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 > > >
