[BC] Turntables (WAS:Achieving good S/N)

[Rich Wood]

------ At 09:25 AM 1/5/2006, Mark Durenberger wrote: -------

>This may be urban legend, but I was told this recording was made 
>with one stereo pickup, directly over the conductor's head.  It was 
>felt that the orchestra would sound 'correct' at that spot.

Actually, that's often called the Classical micing technique. Some 
engineers prefer the mic a little further over the first few seats if 
recorded in a concert hall. Then Columbia came along and stuffed a 
mic down the throat of every instrument and recreated the orchestra 
in the mix. Then added phony concert hall ambiance.

Most of the "direct-to-disc" and audiophile recordings used two 
omnidirectional mics to take advantage of halls with great acoustics.

Rich

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