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Post by Admin on Sept 23, 2013 21:28:33 GMT -5
On another forum,, a question was raised about tips for recording a live album vs in a studio. A comment I added was quoted completely out of context, so I think it best that I retry here. I've recorded a few live shows as well as a few studio sessions and both have their unique issues. Now, I'm not real conversant in multi track, over dubbed vocals and instrument tracks, but I know that in a live setting, the microphones used and their placement/soundboard controls are of utmost importance. Use of a directional mic as compared to an omnidirectional one is critical toprevent the background noise from overpowering the bands ssound.
Anyone else have thoughts?
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Post by slapjaw on Sept 24, 2013 21:52:24 GMT -5
I've messed around with both. When recording live the placement and types of mics is very important. Your always going to hear bleed back. And someone is always going to be louder than others. Plus mistakes will always be there. When in the studio, it's controlled. Volume, mistakes, Multi tracking no problem.
IMPO, when handing someone your bio, they want to hear some kind of mistakes. Sometimes the customer doesn't want to hear songs to polished.
So in answer to your question. I like the live recordings.
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Post by earleg on Sept 25, 2013 20:57:13 GMT -5
So many of the '60s live ones one had problems with temperature changes in the hall causing flutter in the recording gear recording and the artists had to tune by ear under same conditions in a large packed place as no tuners were available then. Most often they didn't have another guitar tuned by a road guitar person for a change out. Think the Grateful Dead were the first I had seen back then that actually had a person change a broken string on stage in '68. The Byrds Untitled LP had some very good live recordings for that time.
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Post by steve on Oct 14, 2013 16:37:41 GMT -5
Live albums are indeed special. I wouldn't say "better" but they do give a representation of the live sound. I love the albums James writes of but I also love the Little Feat live album "Waiting For Columbus" ...except that there were quite a few overdubs- but hey, it is still enjoyable. I love The Who "Live at Leeds" too.
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