AES Dublin 2019
Tutorial T24
Friday, March 22, 11:30 — 12:45 (Liffey Hall 1)
T24 - Microphone Techniques for Live Music Productions (45´)
Presenter:Cesar Lamschtein, Kaps Audio Production Services - Montevideo, Uruguay; Mixymaster - Montevideo, Uruguay
It is quite common to be involved in live music production where musical instruments with a significant difference in the sound level they produce share the same stage. Under those circumstances, natural acoustic musical balance is lost or cannot exist.
This matter together with instrument distribution within a stage design that is ruled by visual guidelines (video or audience) rather than musical/acoustic concerns jeopardizes the signals we get from the microphones. Signal to noise ratio falls as noise only rises (bad bleed from other instruments, stage monitoring, stage noise, ambience noise, etc.). This poor S/N ratio may lead to a loss of clarity and continuity in the program mix and also may impeach some signal processing that may be necessary during postproduction.
We will discuss techniques borrowed from pop music production, which when applied to acoustic instruments lead to a better control of these parameters through the production process that helps not only in live music production mixing but also in acoustic music sound reinforcement situations.