Ronan’s Recording Show

Ronin,

Thanks for the the great info. I have the unpleasant room sound with some vocals so now I an imagine building a tent of blankets over my head and singing inside a cocoon.

If my next vocal recording sounds like I am singing inside a ball of cotton you will know why!

Chris

Hi…Id also like to add that with the packing blankets you can use 1″ schedule 40 PVC to make a cave to put your mics into…they are also great for putting a KSM44 or KSM32 in front of a guitar amp…or a bass drum.

I learned this by reading some stuff Eddie Kramer wrote about mic placement…he is also a fan of the Shure KSM32…I have to agree with both of you on it…plus you can steal them off of ebay if you are lucky.

I was thinking of producing webshows as a side thing…what cameras/editing software is your choice.

PS—how do I cast the vote?

Good stuff!!!

Great show Ronan! I’m gonna try it this weekend!

Hey man

Great video. I’ve done this same stuff for years. Still, I think the next time I record guitars, I will proceed to build a “fort” around the amp and mic, complete with a “no girls allowed” sign.

fun times
Adam

Good tips!

I highly recommend these tips since i have a very bright, reflective mid-sized room myself. I am currently building my own gobo-broadbands but until then i have frequently used blankets. As Ronan i fold em’ so i have a double layer of approx. 4-5 cm with a little air gap in between and hang it over the microphone stand. This works incredibly well!

Even in an untreated 2×2,5m and 2m high cube type of space they managed to suck out all the reflexions and helped to get the vocals sand dry.

another really great tip of Ronan’s is the air gap thing when considering acoustical treatment…

Love your show

my 2 cents

Jonny

Ian,
Thanks for watching the show and your input. In the upper left hand corner of the web site there are two ways to subscribe to get updates. You can either join the mailing list (which we use for nothing other than updates about the show) or get an RSS feed so that updates show up on your google or yahoo home page, etc. We have about 5000 people currently subscribed to the show and no complaints so far, so it seems to be working pretty well.

I would love to be able to do something with a more regular schedule but I am usually booked 6 or 7 days a week making records in the studio and I have to struggle to squeeze in time for the shows, which can be unpredictable.

Thanks!!
Ronan

Just had a thought:
If you’re miking a quad-box, wouldn’t it be a good idea to bypass the 3 speaker cones that you don’t have a mic in front of? Each of these will be creating a lot more room sound that direct sound. Worst case scenario is 12dB more of unhelpful ambience.

Great input Adam. Thanks and I agree with everything you said here.

I just stumbled upon your show. I watched this one and I’m anxious to watch the rest. I’m new to recording and would love to hear sound samples of the problem sound and the fixed sound when you do shows like this. I would also like to hear comments and examples of the benefits of miking an amp vs direct with a pod, etc.

Thanks.

Hi Fredde, Thanks for watching the show. Lots of my fans are from other countries that do not speak English. I need to speak more clearly. I am guessing the word I used was “Mitigate”

mit·i·gate

–verb (used with object)
1.
to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
2.
to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment.
3.
to make (a person, one’s state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease.
–verb (used without object)
4.
to become milder; lessen in severity.

Charly, This is great. Thanks so much for sharing this. The panels look great.