Pipe-organ recording made with MR816 X

[Janne_L]

Hello!

What is your opinion on this recording made with Steinberg's MR816 X ?

It's only a test recording i did today :P

https://sakerlagring.telia.se/USER/F...&Folder=675389

I have a pair of DPA 4003 as main microphones, and 1 pair CM3 Cardioid microphones 2 m behind the main pair.

My sound card is not working correctly, there is a noise in the recording.
It is certainly my firewire card that does not work like it should!

[Peter Allison]

hi Janne,
as an organ enthusiast, i like the sound very much, I was just wondering if there was a great need for the "extra pair". I only mention this, as about 98% of the recordings I have (purchased versions) just use a stereo pair of omni's (for the bass extension), or a Soundfield stereo mic, as one of the UK's main organ and choral recording companies use (Priory Records), and from a purely "amatuer" stand point, I have only ever used a blumlein pair or the "Faulkner" technique, with quite good results

Peter (organ enthusiast)

[JonesH]

Hi Janne,
Markus playing is excellent as usual! Could you tell us more about the recording setup? The sound is nice.

We should meet up some time and compare notes...

I think the use of an ambience pair is very useful for organ recordings. Greater envelopment, sometimes clearer imaging I feel are two things that benefit from hall mics (or directional mics pointing away from the source). I've used a hamasaki square for surround ambience in this cathedral with some success.