Room Mics, Ex. E, Six Violinists

TOR / ODESSA Montreal / Subject 1 / Anatomy of a Mix / Room Mics / Example E

From the back of the hall, is it easy to tell how many violins are playing? This is the most balanced of the diffuse room signals so far. While sound still occasionally ripples between the left and right sides of the stage, there is the sense that the sound forms some sort of single mass in the hall. More direct sound continues sneaking into the signal, as notably there are high transients related to bow movements that come through when the violins are playing at their loudest. Because of the tonal register of the violin, this creates a signal that is especially heavy in the mid-frequencies, and does not have much definition. Compare this with the room-free capture of the contact microphone as well as direct sound of the spot microphone.