Basic Recording Techniques: The Small Ensemble

[@juliusbernotas]

0:53 M/S 1:43 X/Y 2:34 Blumlein I think talking over demo tracks was a bad idea.

[@dasiek363]

M/S stands for mid-side sooo it's 2:34 config.

[@danielskyminer3197]

@@dasiek363 0:53 is mid-side. The mic being used is literally just a mid-side mic setup combined in one unit since it has both a cardioid and figure eight.

[@Frygonz]

Love the sound of the Blumlein arrangement.

[@thomasstone1363]

I came here specifically to here that technique in action.

[@ramencurry6672]

I never realized it was that easy. I had thought in a studio there would be microphones everywhere like how it is with a drum set

[@AerikArkadian]

Appreciate this video!

[@MarcoVialeBakmaind]

Great video! Blumlein is the winner! unfortunately I have absolutely not understood where the microphones are positioned in relation to the quartet.

[@AudioTechnicaUSA]

Hi Marco! The placement of the microphones in relation to the sound source allows for “artistic expression” as there is not a single answer. The closer the microphones are to the sound source, the more anechoic (dry) signal will be captured whereas the further away they are, the acoustics of the location will play a more significant part in the sound being captured. A general starting point may be placing the microphones within their pickup acceptance angle to the sound source. If the quartet is in a semi-circle, place the microphones at the centroid. Thanks! - A-T USA

[@RockstarCinema]

Your should include the mics and links in the description that might help others

[@audioisgood]

Should have pushed the mid mic up a few DB on the mid/side demo. It was super wide and hollow.

[@sewind6613]

Many thanks. Excellent, informative video.

[@alobosk]

Nope. The image should reflect the actual sitting of the instruments from the listener perspective. Still, for me the three cases have to heavy panning. I'd reduce it to 60% of that. No one sits where the mics are.

[@daleturner]

THE BASHER!!!! How awesome :-)

[@thejulian6344]

youd think theyd get the balance right for this, the cello is way to much and you cant hear the viola

[@PeterDobbinga]

Agree, i felt the same. Since the musicians are mixing themselves, the chello should be put in the back of the quartet, the chello sound is too dominant now

[@OrenArieli]

No ORTF comparison?

[@ignatiusmensah7799]

What piece of music is this??

[@jorgepeterbarton]

first technique is to find a room that's not completely dead when recording classical music ;)

[@TheRealSorav]

Reverb

[@empireentertainmentevents1353]

you can always add REVERB via post production

[@MCMeru]

@@empireentertainmentevents1353 Yea its not the same though ;)

[@StopmotionStudios13]

@@MCMeru its easier to add reverb then to remove :P

[@NinthDensity]

I think the 4080 might be the greatest microphone ever made.

[@yogastrengthrelease]

What about solo violin?

[@yogastrengthrelease]

add a tube pre in line or not?

[@Elevtr]

I'm prety sure it's pronounced BLOOM - LINE but great demo

[@Sojourner-ql6du]

Sincere thanks for the effort, but as Professor of audio engineering for 30+ years and a recording engineer of more time, I have to say that the room is unacceptable and/or the placement too close. Too much early reflection---especially for the genre---and the sound in smeared with phase interference.

[@hh-dr4db]

Dialogue sounds terrible though.

The cello should be in the middle...

[@OliviaWilding]

It can be either way, it’s just up to personal preference

[@PeterDobbinga]

In the middle and also more in the back since it creates more volume than the violins do

[@joelalmendarez4344]

violin violas jealous Texas taco places

[@jakobundikarus]

Awesome explanation! just please stop shouting...it's still early in the morning :)....

[@kaybhee6]

how to add height info,,,, more depth too,, welcome to 21st century,,,, we are in 3 d

[@flowercowboy]

Those people have obviously never played together. There's not a single moment of eye contact.

[@bachglocke3716]

Why do you always use large diaphragm microphones?? When I do Blumlein or M/S, I only use small diaphragm microphones! The distance between the two microphones must be as small as possible for both, Blumlein or M/S! That's why such an arrangement with two large membranes is an "orangutan-like" arrangement! And: Large-Diaphragm-Microphones in Recordings with string-ensembles ??? Oh no !!!!

[@MrDCPatterson]

great information, but shouting at us is annoying and not to be confused with enthusiasm

[@rcarrillo7]

Great miking technique explanation. Annoying piece.