Hey any vets? How would you record this music; it's live w/ peaks & dynamics all over

crisp · 30th April 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWV-31cqntI

this is a powwow group there is a lot of different groups...most travel all over the US and Canada, they make a lot of money and make a lot of cds, contest against each other (most contest are anywhere from $5000 to $25,000 per weekend.. so its decent money)...im starting to record some groups but because not many record this type of music, not many rules or ideas are going around about the best way to do it..

anyway everything is live theres no retakes...its really really loud...the singers sing high and the drum is loud and louder durring the downbeats.. then the calls are loud also..

how would u control the drum peaks and the downbeats... while catching the highs and group energy as best as possbile.. thanks for any help!

Matti · 30th April 2011

I would try with mics set to 8 and aiming them out of the drum directly, 2 or 3 ( or 4 ) would do around the ring, pan as you feel

Matti

leddy · 2nd May 2011

I would think this would be a good candidate for some type of binaural method. At least a quasi-binaural method to make it as re-creative and immersive as possible.

I don't have a binaural head, so if it were me I'd put my Crown SASS on a high stand angled down toward the middle of the group.

30th April 2011	#1
crisp Gear interested Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2 Thread Starter	Hey any vets? How would you record this music; it's live w/ peaks & dynamics all over http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWV-31cqntI this is a powwow group there is a lot of different groups...most travel all over the US and Canada, they make a lot of money and make a lot of cds, contest against each other (most contest are anywhere from $5000 to $25,000 per weekend.. so its decent money)...im starting to record some groups but because not many record this type of music, not many rules or ideas are going around about the best way to do it.. anyway everything is live theres no retakes...its really really loud...the singers sing high and the drum is loud and louder durring the downbeats.. then the calls are loud also.. how would u control the drum peaks and the downbeats... while catching the highs and group energy as best as possbile.. thanks for any help! Last edited by crisp; 30th April 2011 at 11:23 AM.. Reason: youtube link dont work..

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30th April 2011	#2
Matti Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 3,756	I would try with mics set to 8 and aiming them out of the drum directly, 2 or 3 ( or 4 ) would do around the ring, pan as you feel Matti

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leddy Gear addict Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 498	I would think this would be a good candidate for some type of binaural method. At least a quasi-binaural method to make it as re-creative and immersive as possible. I don't have a binaural head, so if it were me I'd put my Crown SASS on a high stand angled down toward the middle of the group.