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Dietz,
For small ensemble (quartets, duos, trios) recordings on a budget, do you have any specific advice for capturing audio that will be later mixed in MIR Pro? Is the goal generally, since everything is going into MIR, to get as dry a recording as possible and let MIR take care of the rest?
Any other tips or things you have learned on translating "bed room" recordings in this manner?
No specific advice, just the usual stuff:
- Stereo recordings are preferable (X/Y, ORTF, M/S, small A/B). Mono will offer MIR less detail to work with.
- Signal sources should be centered in the stereo image.
- Avoid reverb, but don't think "bone-dry" - some air around the sound is absolutely fine.
- Try to avoid obvious close-mic artifacts (too much bass, too many finger-/breath-/bow-noises etc.). While they won't do any harm technically, they make it harder to create the impression of distance.
- Within MIR, don't stick to a visually "pretty" or seemingly "logical" stage setting, but trust your ears and make use of all the different reflection patterns offered by emanating sound into different directions, from different positions.
- EDIT: Don't use Instrument Profiles that were created for Vienna Instruments, but General Purpose Profiles, The former are much too specific for 3rd-party signal sources.
All the best,
Great! Thank you!
- EDIT: Don't use Instrument Profiles that were created for Vienna Instruments, but General Purpose Profiles, The former are much too specific for 3rd-party signal sources.
So, I have seen you post this advice before. However, there was a single instance where I had two live flutes and a live english horn in MIR Synchron Stage. After fiddling around for a while, I decided to try the VI-crafted presets and they sounded really good. 😃
