What's your method for auditioning sounds?
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What's your method for auditioning sounds?
I don't have a control room (yet) so I wear a pair of sound isolating headphones (DT770m) and hold up a mic to the source and move it around until I find a sweet spot. Other times I'll set up a mic in a proven configuration, record a sample and play it back (adjust & repeat as needed).
I suppose the ideal would be to have a mic robot I could control from a control room. Failing that, a mic monkey/assistant. haha
I suppose the ideal would be to have a mic robot I could control from a control room. Failing that, a mic monkey/assistant. haha
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Re: What's your method for auditioning sounds?
I'm working on it...LupineSound wrote:I suppose the ideal would be to have a mic robot I could control from a control room.
Howling at the neighbors. Hoping they have more mic cables.
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Re: What's your method for auditioning sounds?
That's called an internLupineSound wrote:I suppose the ideal would be to have a mic robot I could control from a control room.
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Guess based on experience, then test. Adjust if needed. Your guesses get better as you gain more experience.
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Re: What's your method for auditioning sounds?
Been waiting for one of these for years! I actually saw a vid on youtube of a guy who made one just for guitars... pretty sick.Nick Sevilla wrote:I'm working on it...LupineSound wrote:I suppose the ideal would be to have a mic robot I could control from a control room.
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I use Etymotic headphones. If you need more isolation, you can wear more isolation over them. Except for the very lowest frequencies, which get transmitted through your body anyway, I've found I can have my head inside of a kick drum and still get an excellent sense of the sound. It also protects your hearing.
Another idea I've had, but never tried, is to put a delay of an appropriate length on the signal of interest. But there are details about this that would probably make it a rather finicky technique.
I might also add that that microscopic microphone positioning adjustments are more important if you're super close-miking things. With experience, you'll know what things can and can't be adjusted for with EQ, for example, so that you can balance that with time and other production concerns. If you don't have days and days of time to get the perfect tone on something, it's far more important to make sure the musicians are comfortable, playing well, and have confidence that good things are getting done.
Another idea I've had, but never tried, is to put a delay of an appropriate length on the signal of interest. But there are details about this that would probably make it a rather finicky technique.
I might also add that that microscopic microphone positioning adjustments are more important if you're super close-miking things. With experience, you'll know what things can and can't be adjusted for with EQ, for example, so that you can balance that with time and other production concerns. If you don't have days and days of time to get the perfect tone on something, it's far more important to make sure the musicians are comfortable, playing well, and have confidence that good things are getting done.
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