Date and Time of recording: 24/11/16,1/12/16
Members in group/roles: Jacob,Matt,Ben,Henry
instruments and performers to record: Piano,Kick drum,Tambourine,Guitar,
Microphones used:
Instrument Position/Distance: Type of microphone: Polarpattern: Performer:
Piano Two on both speakers C1000s Cardioid Ben
Tambourine One infront Rhode NT2-a Omni Matt
Guitar Two near sound hole C1000s Cardioid Ben
Cymbals One infront C1000s Cardioid Henry
Kick Drum One infront C100s Cardioid Jacob
Recording in different locations using different locations using different microphones:
In this unit we set up 3 different microphones in 3 different locations to see how they effect the audio and what it sounds like.
Equipment list:
AKG C1000s
SM58
Rode NT2-a
Yamaha Steel String Guitar
Microphone Stands
Microphone/Where it was recorded -Track Link
1 to 10 all use the guitar
1.AKG C1000S/Classroom - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/akg-c1000s-class-room?in=user-219131996/sets/recording-in-different-locations
2. SM58(MONO) / Classroom - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/sm58?in=user-219131996/sets/recording-in-different-locations
3. SM58(STEREO) / Classroom - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/sm58-stereo?in=user-219131996/sets/recording-in-different-locations
4. Rode NTA- a / Classroom - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/rode-nt2-a?in=user-219131996/sets/recording-in-different-locations
5. AKG C1000s / Presentation Suite (Hall) - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/akg-c1000s-presentation-suite?in=user-219131996/sets/recording-in-different-locations
6. SM58 / Presentation Suite (Hall) - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/sm58-presentation-suite?in=user-219131996/sets/recording-in-different-locations
7. Rode NT2-a / Presentation Suit (Hall) - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/rode-presentation-suite?in=user-219131996/sets/recording-in-different-locations
8.AKG C1000S/Outside - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/c1000s-outside
9. Rode NT2/ Outside https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/rode-nt2-a-outside
10. SM58 C1000s / Outside https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/sm58-outside
11 to 15 all in studio
11. C1000s/Symbol - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/symbols-ben-henry-matt
12. C1000s/Drums - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/symbols-ben-henry-matt
13. 2 SM58 Stereo sound Piano - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/piano-ben-henry-matt
14. C1000s/Guitar - https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/piano-ben-henry-matt
15. Rode NT2 /Tambourine https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/tambourine-studio-rode
1. In this first recording we need to edit out the first couple of seconds out so that there is no talking in the recording
2. In this recording the microphone is too close to the player as it picks up the fingers hitting off the guitar.
3. In this recording, which is a stereo recording, it has a good quality of sound out of the left and right speakers as the sound is not distorted and at a good volume level.
4. The microphone is too close to the guitar in this recording as the recording is picking up the strings vibrating making a distorted sound.
5. This recording has a natural strumming sound and is of a high quality and is not to loud.
6. In this recording you can hear the player hit the guitar when strumming as the microphone is to close to the guitar.
7. This recording is clear and you can hear the full sound of the guitar as it is in a good position away from the microphone.
8. In this recording you can hear some background noise due to the wind in the background but the instrument is still a clear quality.
9. In this recording you can hear background noise due to the wind in the background but the instrument is still at a reasonable quality.
10. In this recording you can hear little background noise due to the wind in the background but the instrument is still at a high quality.
11. In this recording I had a high quality of recording and there was little background noise and the sound was clear but did clip due to the sound being to loud.
12. In this recording I had a high quality of recording and there was little background noise and the sound was clear but did clip due to the sound being to loud.
13. In this recording I had a very high quality of recording and there was no background noise and the sound was clear and did not clip for being too loud it also sounded high quality as a stereo recording as well.
14. In this recording I had a good quality of recording and there was little background noise and the sound was clear and did not clip for being too loud however you can hear noises of the fret board being picked up on the recording.
15. In this recording I had a good quality of recording and there was very little background noise and the sound was clear and works using the omnidirectional polar pattern as the sound was being picked up all around the microphone.
Recording- Microphone - Pattern - Distance - location
(1) AKG C1000s Cardioid - 6 inches just above the sound hole Classroom
(2) SM58 (MONO) Cardioid - 6 inches just above the sound hole Classroom
(3) SM58 (STEREO) Cardioid - 6 inches just above the sound hole Classroom
(4) Rode NT2-a Cardioid - 6 inches just above the sound hole Classroom
(5) AKG C1000s Cardioid - 6 inches just above the sound hole Presentation suite
(6) SM58 (MONO) Cardioid - 6 inches just above the sound hole Presentation suite
(7) Rode NT2-a Cardioid - 6 inches just above the sound hole Presentation suite
(8) AKG C1000s Cardioid - 6 inches just above the sound hole Outside
(9) SM58 (MONO) Cardioid - 6 inches just above the sound hole Outside
(10) Rode NT2-a Cardioid - 6 inches just above the sound hole Outside
(11) SM58 (MONO) Cardioid - 5 inches just infront of the symbol Studio
(12) SM58 (MONO) Cardioid - 8 inches infront of the drums Studio
(13) SM58 (STEREO) Cardioid - 4 inches infront of the piano Studio
(14) SM58 (MONO) Cardioid - 6 inches infront of the sound hole Studio
(15) Rode NT2 (MONO) Omnidirectional - 5 inches away from the instrument at all sides - Studio
Different polar patterns:
Cardioid: A cardioid polar pattern has most sensitivity at the front and the least at the back as this in mainly used when there is only one instrument or one person playing as it is unidirectional.
Omnidirectional: A omnidirectional polar pattern has equal sensitivity all round as this in mainly used for picking up multiple people or instruments.
Hyper cardioid: A Hyper cardioid polar pattern picks up from the front and the a bit of the back, not as much as the figure of 8, compared to the normal cardioid from the front and sides
Figure of 8: A figure of 8 polar pattern picks up from the front and back and equal sensitivity making it useful for duets or when people need to be opposite each other.
