| I don't find the bass too loud when compared to other MPB recordings of this genre. If you are looking for alternative setups, I'd try using a pair of SDC in ORTF for the band sound, taking a line out on vox as before, and perhaps giving the guitar its own channel as well (either DI or maybe a 57 on the body if it's an acoustic nylon string). I hear the lack of definition that you are referring to and that might be cleaned up a little by using a different configuration for your main pair. XY, while being phase coherent, doesn't always yield the nicest stereo image. Although, there's only so much you can expect from a 4 track cassette. You could also try a mid-side setup and decode it in your DAW later. In general, I'd say try for a little more spatial definition in your main pair, giving each instrument its own space in the stero field, and that could help the overall sonic defintion. As it is now, it seems to me a little bunched up on the right side and a little empty on the left. |