Originally posted by sneakyjesus
Hey, I really dig the sound, especially from the digital piano, it's some of the best digital piano sound I've heard in a long time. The Violin is getting a ton of surface sound that I don't think most listeners are used to hearing. That could be from a hanful of things.
#1, try micing the violin in a good room, using a room mic and a direct mic, and blend heavy on the room side.
#2, Have the violinist use less abrasive strings, something like a eudoxa just sound richer in tone, less like a karate chop.
He or she is also struggeling a bit with intonation, which is just inherintly hard on a stringed instrument. causes a sharp pierce to the sound sometimes.
Lastly, the vibratto the violinist uses is a little to spastic. Try to encourage a more controlled and developed sound. When playing legatto, a really quick vibratto sounds out of place, it needed a bit wide vibratto sound, changing with the speed of the passage.
Good luck
Hi there,
Thanks for replying.
Well, I had some huge problems. First I had to record it at the violinist living room. Second, the violinist wouldn't use headphones to overdub. The violinist was using a good instrument, but too old strings. I've asked her to change strings a week before the recording (time enough for the strings sit well and hold the tuning), but she just didn't. If you listen carefully, you might notice some arch touching the body of the instrument as well. Oh, my, she's 60 or so...
As for the digital piano, it was a Yamaha, can't tell which model, but it was one with furniture. No EQ on that, no effects, just plugged into the card and didn't mess with the piano tracks. I wanted it to give the lows missing on the other instruments.
Ten hours recording, twenty mixing... Five songs... A fifteen minute demo. Isn't that amazing?
Thanks for the tips, a room mic would definitely improve the sound. However, mic placement would take the time they had to track. They're pretty satisfied with what they got, especially due to all restrictions imposed by time.