| For what it's worth, I discussed some recording issues with the last sitar player I recorded (yes Daniel, I know...I know) before the session and he said that the best sitar sound he'd heard until then was recorded via a pickup.
Well, I don't doubt that he'd probably never heard any recording of any note but still the physics of the point struck me as interesting, in that the pickup has no moving parts and therefore has no possibility of mechanical resonance (unlike the microphone), even if the sound of the wood/etc is lost.
Food for thought.
Andy |