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In Reply to: OMG! Don't tell me I'm going to have to buy the same recordings ONCE AGAIN! posted by Chris from Lafayette on August 31, 2023 at 17:44:43:
Dear Chris,
You wrote:
BTW, I do NOT believe that Mark Stenroos (in the link) is correct that Command's "multitrack recordings" enabled them "to record more instruments individually and adjust their audio input levels, as well as their stereo position".
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I think that, depending on the nature of the score being played, Stenroos might be at least half-right.
There's a (heartbreaking) flute solo over hushed strings in the last movement of the Joe Wheeler reconstruction of Mahler's 10th. If you record that movement with an ORTF stereo pair, there is nothing you can do.
IIRC, I was (disgustedly) told, back in the day, that the Abominable and Detestable James Levine insisted that his BSO rehearsals be recorded with, and I always thought that this might have been disinformation, 48 microphones. But let's say 24 mics. With 24 mics, you can choose the track of the mic that was closest to the flute, and do whatever you want with it. I think the point of that story was that Levine NEEDED to listen to the playback one mic at a time (in places) because his hearing was not up to the challenge. Or, his attention span?
OK, so with seven mics you get a DECCA Tree, and four spot mics. One of the spot mics might be right over the principal flute player. Let's say that as the crow flies, that spot mic is 10 feet away from the flute. And let's say that the audience-right mic of the DECCA Tree is 20 feet away, as the crow flies. That means (anyone please correct me if I am wrong) that the spot mic's flute is four times louder than the Tree's audience-right mic's flute. I should think that that would give you enough to play with. And without really messing with other orchestral instruments to the point of being noticed--because of the nature of the score.
Of course, I crafted a Best-Case hypothetical in defense of Mr. Stenroos. But that's what lawyers do!
Obviously, if you are recording the added-on Coda of Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra with a DECCA Tree and four spot mics, there isn't much you can do to one spot mic that doesn't affect multiple instruments all at the same time.
Does that sound right?
john
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Follow Ups
- Well, I think it depends... - John Marks 09/1/2305:27:56 09/1/23 (5)
- Yes, that sounds possible - Chris from Lafayette 11:45:57 09/1/23 (4)
- I dunno 'bout "Outrigger," but... - John Marks 14:11:23 09/1/23 (3)
- What I'm talking about - Chris from Lafayette 16:54:27 09/1/23 (2)
- Ah, you mean REAR "outriggers." - John Marks 18:44:32 09/1/23 (1)
- Sometimes they were positioned slightly to the rear, sometimes not - Chris from Lafayette 00:45:45 09/2/23 (0)
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