[Ty Ford[_2_]]

On Thursday, July 4, 2019 at 7:59:48 AM UTC-4, John Williamson wrote:
On 04/07/2019 12:05, Bill wrote:

This is now well away from the original question. I would hate this
discussion to deter John from his hopes and ambitions for the church.

Grin I'm not being deterred, I asked the question to gather
information about attitudes and possibilities, and that's coming in nicely.

The big questions, only one of which can probably only be guessed at
when answering , seem to be "Will extra double glazing on the relatively
small stained glass windows (I say small, they are about 13 feet tall by
2 foot 6 inches wide each, and there are eight of them, along with a 12
foot square big one at the end.) with a small thermal gap and a 12 inch
audio gap keep enough noise out?", and "Will I get permission from the
authorities for the modifications I intend to make". The building is
listed as part of the local heritage, so modifications have to be as
small as possible and in keeping with the character of the building.

With care, I can get the full on large room, a completely dead vocal
booth sound, or a small, intimate space for a chamber ensemble or pop
group with no structural alterations, and possibly a few movable
screens. If I need it *really* quiet, then the control room will have
good isolation from the recording space, and there will be wiring to
temporarily move the recorder into the main space to avoid monitoring in
the same space as the artiste(s). With time to prepare, I'd guess a few
dozen bolsters (Large round cushions about the size and shape of a human
torso) in the pews might even deaden the large space enough to make the
"dead, large space" people happy.

I've got 8 channels of recording gear already, and a reasonable set of
condenser and a few moving coil mics. I've used them mobile to good
effect. 16 channels wouldn't be hard to do. Any more will have to wait
for a few decent gigs. The pipe organ is repairable and can be converted
from a manual pump to electric, mounted outside the recording space, if
the vendor decides it's too expensive to move out. There's a handy tower
for that, which is currently empty apart from a staircase.



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Tciao for Now!

John.

I've done 3-4 CDs worth for a local A Capella Madrigal group. One of the six members is affiliated with a local Episcopalian church. The Church is very big and the congregation sitting area is (guessing) over a hundred feet long. We set up in the chancel, past the rail.

I use a pair of schoeps cmc641. I listen on headphones. On the faster tempo tunes, I move the mics in to keep the slop from munging up the sound. Slower tempos, I move the mics back a bit during rehearsal until I get slightly less room than I think I want. If it's too dry, I add some in post. I also listen for Ss and Ts at the beginning and end of phrases. If they are sloppy, I just pick one and tighten them up.

Two tracks does it.

Regards,

Ty Ford