On 7/26/2018 12:11 PM, James Price wrote:
If the goal of a live recording is to record the instruments as faithfully as possible to the source audio, wouldn't a measurement mic with a flat response be preferred over a mic with a response that's not flat?
It depends on the instrument, but mostly it depends on the room you're
recording in. Even though the microphone records sound pressure flat,
you'll find that the sound changes as you move the mic around the room.
The principle, regardless of what mic you're using, is to listen as you
move it around, and put it where it sounds best to you.
For example, if I wanted to record a guitar playing through a 1x12 cab at a reasonable volume, wouldn't a flat response mic be preferred if the goal were to record the sound coming out of the cab as accurately as possible?
If you were recording it in an anechoic chamber, or, as a reasonable
substitute, outdoors. But then you probably wouldn't care much for that
sound, though you could manipulate it with reverbs, delays, and
equalization to get the sound you want
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