[Leonard-Stage] info for mics and recording

[Neil Leonard]

Hi Everyone,

Pierluigi thanks so much for contributing your recording expertise  
and finding facilities. Andrea, Antonio, Sara and Daria made a very  
interesting recording of Daria's voice. We spent a considerable  
amount of time in class yesterday discussing the importance of quality.

When you record Daria's voice, please make sure that:

1. the crying does not border on laughter
2. record in stereo
3. save a version that is unaltered --- not normalized
4. make a version that is compressed --- the details will be lost in  
the atrium or bathroom, so dynamic compression will help quite a bit.

You probably thought about most of these points, but I am reiterating  
just to make sure that we save time.

If for some reason we cannot record Daria at the Conservatory, then  
please let me know and we can record at my home, or any location that  
you think is suitable nearby.

I have a $300 XLR/phantom powered Edirol adapter that works with a  
laptop with FireWire. I only have one mic, that sounds pretty good  
with horns, but I have not tried it with voice. I do not have a mic  
stand.

Marco -- If you would like to try to record with my Edirol box, then  
you will need to find a good pair of stereo mics and stands.

Best regards,

Neil


Neil Leonard
Associate Professor
Music Synthesis Department
Berklee College of Music
617.747.8402
nleonard at berklee.edu
www.neilleonard.com

In Padova, Italy until Aug '06:
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39-049751744 (house)



On May 19, 2006, at 8:59 AM, taffey6977 wrote:

> Hi ev'rybody,
> I spoke w/ pierluigi yesterday. He told me that the room in Bertacchi
> (Pollini other building) is set for recording. The problem is that we
> have to find a precise day and time in which to record Daria's
> moanings and crying. So, Daria let us know when you can and we can
> pick up a time spot to record [there's also a little problem because
> there is a brass section playing and disturbing the recording
> sessions, but we can ask their silence for 1 hour...].
>
> Second: Pierluigi told me that there are also some mics to record the
> noises of the doors, but for the portable hard drive I think there
> isn't one (the one in aula 4 is still out of order). The best
> solution is to 'steal' a mic from the bertacchi room and to record
> the doors with Neil's super duper Pro Tools stuff.
>
> That's all folks
> Have a great week-end.
> marco
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