| Title: | Welcome to the CD Notes Conference |
| Notice: | Welcome to COOKIE |
| Moderator: | COOKIE::ROLLOW |
| Created: | Mon Feb 17 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Mar 03 1989 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Can someone clarify for me what is meant by "over miking" a performance
and why this is considered an impediment to good sound reproduction?
I'm a newcomer to this conference, and have seen several references
to this (usually in regard to Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic,
I believe.) But I have no idea what it means...
Thanks.
Michael McGovern
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 832.1 | JAWS::COTE | The Revenge. This time it's personnel. | Wed Jul 29 1987 17:26 | 17 | |
Overmiking is a recording technique where lots of microphones are
placed around the soundstage and then mixed during production.
Many (including myself) think that this gives a muddy, unnatural
sound to the performance, with no discernable "stage" or depth.
Since you have only 2 ears, it could be argued that the only way
to accurately capture a live performance would be to use only
2 mics in order to capture the inter-aural phase relationships
as they naturally occured during the performance. I personally
enjoy the technique (especially in headphones); others find it
rather distracting.
To my ears, some of the best recordings are done with only 2 mics.
Edd
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