Concert excerpt video

[rumleymusic]

very very nice. The sound is just splendid for this type of music. Smooth, blended, ambient but not distant. Good work!

It looked like an R88 plus a very narrow cardioid (omni?) pair. What was the setup of the SDC mics?

[srscpa]

Thanks for the comment! I used only the R88 into an SD702. There was another person recording the concert for the local radio station.

[hbphotoav]

Lovely capture. Very mellifluous and detailed. It's the kind of music I like to hear when I need a few moments of peace... a not unusual need, these days.

The video is very nice as well... with but one quibble: be sure to level static camera(s) so as to provide either a "true" horizontal element to "fix" the horizon, or a "plumb" vertical element (especially if you're wide and the actual horizontal is "bowed" by lens distortion) to reduce the feeling that the frame is skewed... Off-plumb vertical elements (like the candle stand) only add to the problem when they tilt as the one in your closeup does. One's brain "forgives" something like the candle stand if there is a "plumb" point of reference elsewhere in the frame. Hand-held acquisition allows a bit more lee-way, as there is usually nothing "fixed" and there's inevitable movement within the frame.

Of course, that all goes away when I lean back in the comfy chair and close my eyes to listen...

HB

[polytope]

Originally Posted by srscpa

I'm working on a video of excerpts from a recent concert I recorded for this group's website. It still needs a bit of fine-tuning, but I'm happy with the overall feel. Would welcome any input on any aspect! The password is eviii.

https://vimeo.com/49598159

Lovely. My type of music. I wish I could record such beautiful singing.

[rumleymusic]

There was another person recording the concert for the local radio station.

Well at least you knew what you were doing.

[Don S]

Let me guess, the radio station had the 40degree not so X-Y! Seriously though, nice! I've heard that mic excels on voice. This is proof! The 702 had enough gain?

[srscpa]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

HB: Yeah, the off-kilter camera drives me nuts. I have a hard time with it when I can't put the cameras where I want for whatever reason. I've found that I can usually rotate and zoom the image just a bit to compensate when I've hosed the tripod level. That's on the to-do list for this video.

polytope: I love my job!

Don S: I got the feeling that the radio station person was thinking more about where else they'd rather be than what they were doing. To date I haven't come across a situation where the gain on the 702 was an issue. I generally only use the R88 when the room is primo, though, as this one is.

[melbournevenues9]

Really very nice recording..

[David Spearritt]

Beautiful recording, no question. The singers are very good too and the Tallis Lamentations is music from the heavens. Ticks in all boxes. DSLR for the video capture?

[Roland]

Sound's fantastic, great singers too and a perfect acoustic for this type of music.

[srscpa]

Thanks again for the feedback. I used 3 stock Panasonic GH1s with old Nikon lenses for the video. Edited in Premiere with a little tweaking in After Effects. The audio is straight off the CF card.

[Roland]

Originally Posted by srscpa

Thanks again for the feedback. I used 3 stock Panasonic GH1s with old Nikon lenses for the video. Edited in Premiere with a little tweaking in After Effects. The audio is straight off the CF card.

I recently bought one of the GH2's, fantastic camera's for video quality, beats hollow the Sony Z1 I used to own.