It is worth noting that miking the tuba should often be considered more like miking the horn. Certainly, in concert hall situations, the tuba's characteristic sound is reflected just as the horn's is. The classical tuba sound is reflected from the shell of the playing area and is consequently fairly indirect. Overhead miking can result in a narrow and somewhat breathy or thin sound.
Miking the horn from the front or even significantly off-axis (like next to the player's right knee) rather than from the rear (a.k.a. "up the b--t")? Absolutely. --- THANK YOU for pointing this out!!!
Paradox Box I understand that assumption, but in actuality, the higher range of the euphonium requires more room to resonate, in order to achieve a full sound. In all honesty though, the tuba should be miced more like the French horn as well.
@Lothins as someone who plays both quite well, you hit the nail on the head, they are recorded basically the same, but with upright instruments, the higher pitched the further away from the mic you need to be to get the echo from the room.
Nicolai Eriksen Hi, Nicolai! Please reach out to our Audio Solutions Team for help. You can reach them via email at audio-solutions@atus.com. Thanks again for reaching out! - A-T USA
I have a room with untreated walls. Could I get a dry sound if I setup blankets along all four walls of the room for recording? Acoustic blankets work for vocals, should the same apply for instrumentation?
couldn't you use a SM57 type of mic? It's a dynamic mic and i was under the impression that those would work for brass and instruments with high dynamic range instead of having to buy a ribbon mic
Hi Justin! Different microphone types have pros and cons and different microphones may be used depending on the application. For a live setting where other loud sound sources are nearby, a dynamic microphone may be used whereas in an acoustically treated studio setting, condenser or ribbon microphones are often chosen. - A-T USA
Hi there! The mic used for the trombone is the AT4080 Phantom-powered Bidirectional Ribbon Microphone. You can learn more here: bit.ly/2Mp4uS2 Thanks! - A-T USA
Audio-Technica USA nice thnx. I'm an composer with a budged. Would you recommend this mic ore another one if I want to record multiple (kinds of) instruments with it. Such as strings, brass percussion etc.