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Classical Recording
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Classical Recording

by Caroline Haigh, John Dunkerley, Mark Rogers
October 2020
Intermediate to advanced
410 pages
12h 30m
English
Focal Press
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Chapter 7

Solo instruments and piano

Although we looked at solo instruments in Chapter 4, it is more common to find that a soloist is accompanied by piano, and occasionally by guitar or harp. In order to tackle this combination of instruments, we can draw on the techniques and ideas outlined in Chapters 4 through 6. Section 6.3 details the technique of using a ‘double-spot’ microphone array on the soloist, and the same principles will apply to soloists in this chapter.

Because all these pairings involve the piano, it is worth mentioning some common features here. The piano microphones in all the following scenarios are a tail pair of either omnis or wide cardioids positioned with the aim of creating a good piano sound and without getting concerned ...

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