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1 year, 1 month ago | Jul 29, 2007

Edited:

Tue, August 05, 2008

Orchestra

An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble of about 100 players with string, brass, woodwind sections, and usually percussion. Smaller groups are in the "Ensemble" category.

The Banff Centre

Located in Alberta, Canada deep in the Canadian Rockies, the Centre hosts music, art, and many other programs in addition to audio.

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I would compare recording orchestra in a dinning room to driving a car on macaroni and cheese instead of gas.  Just doesn’t work, and I am not entirely sure why the Centre would put a good group in a place like that.  Luckily, experience recording orchestra in another totally dead room in Calgary seemed to be worth something.  As usual, spaced pairs of omnis with outriggers and a few highlights.  Started with Schoeps in the middle, but didn’t like it, so we switched to DPAs center and Schoeps outriggers and was happy.  Conductor Lior Shambadal was great… 6 days and I think this young group played better than the L.S.O. back in Michigan.

The super-duper dry mix was taken back to the studio and dubbed with a little TC 6000 verb.  Oh, its so nice and pretty now.

--Blair--

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