Amplification report

[Matt Butcher]

Just a quick report:

Two friends playing accordion duets in the street for passers by as part of a town festival. Amplified using one Shure SM57 pointed between the two, using the cardioid pattern, with the mic a couple off feet away, and a Roland KC60 keyboard amp. Very clear sound with all parts of the two instruments coming through clearly.

 

[losthobos]

Good info...thanks...ive just mounted a senheiser 608 to my treble side....will look for sm57 to place slight distance to left to capture bass and ambiance....Watkins songbird amp....more importantly just scored zoom 8 track recorder...lets see what happens..if I ever learn how to work it

 

[Glenn]

Looking forward to hearing some of those 8 track recordings.

 

[Matt Butcher]

Those Watkins amps are works of art and I look forward to those 8 track recordings especially with the room ambience, I know books will tell you to record everything dry but in real life you hear the sound of the room and it's atmospheric.

The solution I mentioned wouldn't be recommended by anyone, but I mentioned it because it was an absolute quick and dirty attempt to get a decent sound in a cramped space with no time to set up and check things and I was amazed how well it worked, contrary to what I expected.

 

[JerryPH]

Those Watkins amps are works of art and I look forward to those 8 track recordings especially with the room ambience, I know books will tell you to record everything dry but in real life you hear the sound of the room and its atmospheric.

The solution I mentioned wouldnt be recommended by anyone, but I mentioned it because it was an absolute quick and dirty attempt to get a decent sound in a cramped space with no time to set up and check things and I was amazed how well it worked, contrary to what I expected.

Ive heard some great sounding accordion in some of the acoustically worst rooms ever. Bare hard walls and floors can add some very nice brightness and if it is a bit bigger of a room, that slight echo adds a lot to the ambience of a recording, especially to the bass or lower notes.

The people that want to record dry are the sound room specialists that will do a ton of equalization and add effects to taste (which can also yield wonderful results, if they know what they are doing). In those cases, you do want as controlled an environment as is possible.

 

[losthobos]

Wish I could control my birds song....

 

[JerryPH]

If you can't beat them, join them... Lol