![]() ![]() ![]() Hmmm.after reading some of these posts I'm starting to rethink my approach to recording banjo. (I agree that a nice room and some distance generally gives a more pleasing sound, but that may not be possible here ) eg noitall hasnot mentioned the mic being used, which is important. I am not so sure on the distance low frequency relation though as I see strings miced close quite a bit. A hard wooden board under your feet as you play can help to give you some pleasant early reflections. That said, most acoustic instruments sound better in a good room than a very dry one, so don't try to kill the reverb completely. I'd agree that treating the room (if possible) is likely to be better than removing reverb artificially (I have Isotope RX Advanced and find its dereverb module almost useless). So although you can certainly reduce ambience problems from the room by close miking, you may not like theresulting sound. ![]() A rule of thumb is often considered to be 1 to 2x the longest dimension of the instrument, which makes sense of the 2' to 5' mentioned here. For every acoustic instrument there's an "ideal minimum" distance where the sound from different parts have a chance to reach their natural balance, and for its lowest frequencies to be picked up correctly. Well even in a zero reflection room, miking too close will emphasise one part of the instrument over another eg pick noise, fret noise, soundbox noise. On vocals, for example, a movement of just 4 inches away from the mic can result in a 6db increase in room acoustic compared to the vocal. The easiest way to remove room sound is to mic closer. How close are you micing and with what microphone? If those panels are going to go anywhere, I'd put them either side of the microphone. Put something on the floor too if it's a hard surface. Dampen a full half circle around the microphone's back, and I would point the microphone down towards the instrument rather than straight at it parallel to the floor. Large polyester blankets and filled comforters will help aswell. What I'd do is go to a good will store and purchase anything large and dense. You'll just frustrate yourself, trust me. None of them work whatsoever for steady material, only somewhat work for things like drums because of the distance between transients and (generally speaking) a lack of important detail in the sustain of the sound. Given that this isn't a one-time thing, just forget about plugin restoration. You were asking this question about room treatment already regarding your banjo, right? ![]()
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