On Sun 2012-Jul-29 05:04, Frank Stearns writes:
IF this dude's going to audio school, he needs to be able to formulate his
thoughts a little better, or that school isn't teaching him much.
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And, another grumpy old man here, but anyone getting into this
racket needs to get
used to that in any event. (Even the nicest guys can get cranky when
the client is
shelling out $5K+/hour for top players, say a string and horn
section. They don't
want you, say, as a second engineer, fumbling around for an SD
cardioide that didn't
match something on the list you remember from this exercise...
What exercise? I haven't seen anything from the op which
would tell me that he's actually expected to have learned
anything, except how to parrot back what he's heard or read
maybe.
"Woe is me! I can't find any KM184s!"
rotflmao!!!
If the exercise truly is as stated, then I'm a little underwhelmed by
the instructor.
It's largely meaningless without some kind of context.
ME too. Please give us the instructor's name and the school you're attending so we know to give its graduates the bum's
rush when they come calling. IF we're all wet please
restate your query more coherently.
If "background building" is the mission here (contrasted with
actually having a sense of which mic to use when), the better
question might be:
"Study various manufacturer product lines. Do some research into
what folks are using/have used on a spread of sessions. For this
paper, your clientele and projects
are likely to be X, and Y, while your equipment budget is Z. What
products would you
be likely to put in your microphone locker and why? Defend your
choices."
Indeed! Such an exercise causes the student to actually
engage a few brain cells and learn a few things. An
exercise as stated by the original poster just sees if he
can parrot what he's read in some magazines and on the
internet.
- extra credit to recast the clientele and projects; see how your
locker contents
might (or might not) change.
Indeed! IN fact, when I was first setting up for remote
truck a few years ago I went through a very similar
exercise, with an eye toward having to spend my own money.
Then additional factors I had to consider we
What might I be able to rent that isn't in my locker? oF
that which isn't available on the rental market how often
might I choose it?
What might sound reinforcement providers already have
available?
- extra credit if you research the pros and cons of owning
"vintage" microphones,
and discuss what you found out....
Indeed, that would be a great student exercise for such a
course.
Regards,
Richard
.... Remote audio in the southland: See
www.gatasound.com
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