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by hulahalau
Mon Mar 15, 2004 6:35 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Recording Tambourine
Replies: 24
Views: 19246

Re: Recording Tambourine

His name is Jack Ashford.

And take a good look at his technique; it gives the lie to those "experts" who say you shouldn't hit the T with your hand.
by hulahalau
Mon Mar 01, 2004 8:34 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Can I rig up my own ground?
Replies: 11
Views: 2336

Re: Can I rig up my own ground?

Only if you can sink a 6' copper rod into the ground. And besides, what you're proposing is illegal and dangerous. Seriously, don't mess around with the grounding or any other aspect of power distribution in your house, especially since you "don't know much of anything about electronics" as you put...
by hulahalau
Mon Mar 01, 2004 6:49 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: 50s/60s Jazz Piano Sound
Replies: 19
Views: 12668

Re: 50s/60s Jazz Piano Sound

I'm not so sure that I agree with Dave that the engineers of the 50s and 60s did not use equipment overload and tape compression as creative tools. Several weeks ago I was listening to one of the Rudy Van Gelder Edition Blue Note 24-bit remasters (I forget which one, but it might have been "Song for...
by hulahalau
Sun Feb 29, 2004 4:21 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: 50s/60s Jazz Piano Sound
Replies: 19
Views: 12668

Re: 50s/60s Jazz Piano Sound

I've done this a number of ways. A pair of AKG 414s has always yielded a fairly dark sound to begin with. Blending a tube mic (or a pair of them) further outside the piano is usually a cool thing to do too. Something like a Sony C37 could add some brighter tonality. Actually, I have a pair of 414 B...
by hulahalau
Sat Feb 28, 2004 5:04 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Questions About "Revolver" Sessions
Replies: 48
Views: 10158

Re: Questions About "Revolver" Sessions

jasonlewis wrote:The fact that Paul's lead vocal is only doubled for the first 2 sylables of the word 'Eleanor' in the first verse of Eleanor Rigby
I've read many times (including an interview with George Martin) indicating that what you are hering is unintended bleed from the headphones.
by hulahalau
Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:25 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: 50s/60s Jazz Piano Sound
Replies: 19
Views: 12668

Re: 50s/60s Jazz Piano Sound

I would definitely use an LDC and not a dynamic since this is how most of the studio's back in the day got the sound you are looking for. afaik they almost never would use a dynamic on a piano - if it wasn't an LDC it was a ribbon. Just use a darker mic in omni or figure 8 mode and get some more of ...
by hulahalau
Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:06 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: MY RODE tube classic fell onto a hardwood floor yesterday.
Replies: 11
Views: 2123

Re: MY RODE tube classic fell onto a hardwood floor yesterda

And what kind of mike stand was the Rode mounted on?

If there was ever a better reasons for buying (at minimum) at Atlas SB36 or an even more expensive and heavier stand, this is it.
by hulahalau
Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:02 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Power Conditioner hoolabaloo
Replies: 10
Views: 2423

Re: Power Conditioner hoolabaloo

I thought I would post a bit about an ongoing project: upgrading the bottom of the line Furman Rack Rider. I was able to look at the inside of the Rack Rider with the voltage monitor and lights, and except for the added equipment to accomplish those functions, the bottom of the line model was the sa...
by hulahalau
Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:59 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Can I rig up my own ground?
Replies: 11
Views: 2336

Do NOT use a water pipe as a ground

Please do not use a water pipe as a ground. It is a SAFETY issue, as well as not being compatible with most recent Codes. The reason for the Codes' prohibition is that often the supply pipe is not metal, or if metal, has a plastic decoupling union where it meets the internal building piping. So even...
by hulahalau
Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:49 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: 50s/60s Jazz Piano Sound
Replies: 19
Views: 12668

Re: 50s/60s Jazz Piano Sound

Just a thought, I've had success micing pianos from underneath, just by setting a couple LDC's on pillows, on the floor below the piano. Maybe a little less direct placement would add to that 60's vibe? Or maybe even just one mic? A If I'm pulling the mikes back from the piano, I definitely would o...
by hulahalau
Sat Feb 14, 2004 9:57 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: 50s/60s Jazz Piano Sound
Replies: 19
Views: 12668

Thank you

Thanks to all for the suggestions. Unfortunately, I have no U47 or 50, much less a Hank Jones. While piano touch is important, I think its the room and mike. I will try a variety of dynamics and ribbons, held well back from the piano, in a good room, definitely no compression (never in my thinking).
by hulahalau
Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:22 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: 50s/60s Jazz Piano Sound
Replies: 19
Views: 12668

50s/60s Jazz Piano Sound

Good day: I've been listening to Johnny Hartman's "I Just Dropped By to Say Hello," on Impulse, recorded in early 1960s, and the piano sound is very rolled-off on the high end, yet the sound is clear and not fuzzy, so that ithe piano sits well in the mix. The feeling is late-night bar ballad. A simi...
by hulahalau
Sun Feb 01, 2004 8:22 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Vintage console porn
Replies: 7
Views: 1862

RCA Console

From 1973-1977, when I was at WBRU - Brown's 50 kW commercial FM station in Providence RI - the main board was an RCA stereo board which was the big brother of the one in your advertisement. I believe it had 8 stereo channels in, with additional channels switched in by lever switches (one pair was h...
by hulahalau
Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:33 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: FS/FT - New SM57s for whatever
Replies: 3
Views: 1105

Re: FS/FT - New SM57s for whatever

I'll buy them for $120.oo.

email me:
geary.mizuno@verizon.net.
by hulahalau
Mon Dec 29, 2003 8:16 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: josephson c42mp- anyone heard these??
Replies: 7
Views: 1952

Re: josephson c42mp- anyone heard these??

OK, changing the question a bit: how would the Josephsons do as a pair for ORTF/coincident recording of classical and jazz ensembles, where accuracy is important, but a little HF lift to add some air would not be unwelcome? I'm trying to decide whether to get the Josephsons or the MBHO transformer S...