Recording violin - Q's about mic's and rooms

BeerHunter · 8th July 2008

Hi everyone,

I have a session tonight where I will be recording violin solos for a country rock band.

I have 3 room options all of which have been professionally treated and they all have ~15 ft ceilings. Room "A" is approx 6 x 8. Room "B" is approx 15 x 20 and Room "C" is approx 40 x 50.

Mics available are; AT4033, KSM32, AKG414 and AKG460.

The violin also has a pickup so DI is an option.

If I were to guess I would say that I should use the medium sized room (room "B"). Use a coincident pair of AKG460's about 4 ft in front and a KSM32 pointed over the right shoulder of the violinist from behind. Like I was saying, this is just a bit of a guess.

What would you do given these room and mic options? Any tips??

TIA,
Lonnie

Sigma · 8th July 2008

only familiar with 414 but country fiddle is "in your face" so i's mic it close to the deck 2.5 feet up pointing down so as to get the percussive side of the sound..and keep the direct signal as a extra backup fill in if needed..put up a room mic for a little ambience if the room has a nice sound

8th July 2008	#1
BeerHunter Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Okanagan, BC Posts: 282 Thread Starter	Recording violin - Q's about mic's and rooms Hi everyone, I have a session tonight where I will be recording violin solos for a country rock band. I have 3 room options all of which have been professionally treated and they all have ~15 ft ceilings. Room "A" is approx 6 x 8. Room "B" is approx 15 x 20 and Room "C" is approx 40 x 50. Mics available are; AT4033, KSM32, AKG414 and AKG460. The violin also has a pickup so DI is an option. If I were to guess I would say that I should use the medium sized room (room "B"). Use a coincident pair of AKG460's about 4 ft in front and a KSM32 pointed over the right shoulder of the violinist from behind. Like I was saying, this is just a bit of a guess. What would you do given these room and mic options? Any tips?? TIA, Lonnie __________________ You can give a listen to our tunes at; www.TheLondonProject.ca

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Sigma Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Location: phallicdelphia Posts: 4,618	only familiar with 414 but country fiddle is "in your face" so i's mic it close to the deck 2.5 feet up pointing down so as to get the percussive side of the sound..and keep the direct signal as a extra backup fill in if needed..put up a room mic for a little ambience if the room has a nice sound __________________ "The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes, ah, that is where the art resides." Artur Schnabel http://miketarsia.com http://www.myspace.com/miketarsia https://members.grammy365.com/users/mike-tarsia

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