Dear rec.audio.pro readers,
I've been recording some silent film scores for DVD release in my home
project studio. The DVDs are nationally distributed, show up on Turner
Classic Movies, and in one case, a recording was played at the Silent
Film Festival in Pordenone Italy, so I want them to sound as good as I
can get them.
I've picked up some very helpful tips on this newsgroup about home
recording techniques -- I've added some room treatments and bass
trapping, though I'm limited somewhat by the fact that the room has
eight windows, an eight-foot ceiling, and needs to be available to
live in. I'm willing to make some more changes, but I wanted to get
some feedback on what I've done so far in case there's an obvious best
next step to take.
The orchestra is five pieces -- piano, violin, cello, clarinet, and
trumpet. The piece is a light-classical romance from the collection of
a silent film music director -- I chose this piece as the sample
because all four solo instruments get some exposure. I'm recording
from a single x-y stereo pair based on advice I've received here, and
because some people may still be listening to videos on mono speakers,
so I want good mono compatibility.
Anyway, I'd be grateful for any comments. I've posted a "dry" version,
and the same recording with my reverbs and eq added. If I should be
posting these in a better format, let me know -- the aiff files are 27
megabytes, which seems ungainly, so I made mp3s.
With treatment:
http://www.mont-alto.com/MontAltoWet.mp3
Dry:
http://www.mont-alto.com/MontAltoDry.mp3
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Rodney Sauer
Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
www.mont-alto.com