I know nothing about this recording, but I saw Steve Earle with The Del McCoury Band at The House of Blues in Hollywood, and they performed into a single microphone. They were all playing acoustic instruments (guitars, upright bass, fiddle, mandolin, banjo), also being picked up by the same mic. They were positioned in a semi-circle behind the mic, approximately equidistant from it. When it was time for Steve to sing a verse of a song, he would move in closer to the mic, dropping back when the verse was over; when there were harmony vocals, the harmony singers would move in, then drop back when the harmonies were over; when there was an instrumental break, one of the band members would move in closer, dropping back when done. It was great!
Poorly Recorded - Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Has anyone listened to the Chris Thile & Michael Daves collaboration "Sleep With One Eye Open"? I read that it was a great audiophile recording, just popped it in my CD player, and I was legitimately worried my speakers were broken, it was that bad.
Was it recorded on "old timey" equipment with a single mic? Has anyone else listened to this? It's very strange, because all of Nickel Creek's (Chris Thile's first band) albums sound fantastic.
Was it recorded on "old timey" equipment with a single mic? Has anyone else listened to this? It's very strange, because all of Nickel Creek's (Chris Thile's first band) albums sound fantastic.
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