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arkmabat · Post by **arkmabat** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:40 pm

Is live recording best done in a room with noticable echo or not? I have two rooms to choose from, one has a clangy echo, the other room is pretty dry.

No_Use · Post by **No_Use** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:56 pm

Walk around the rooms and clap to get a feel for the room sounds.

arkmabat · Post by **arkmabat** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:57 pm

No_Use wrote:Walk around the rooms and clap to get a feel for the room sounds.

And what am I looking for? I'm new to this, sorry haha. Like I said, one has a noticable wetness while the other is nearly dry

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:03 pm

I would prefer a "dryer" room ... what are you planning to record?

ATN69 · Post by **ATN69** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:05 pm

thecontrolcentre wrote:I would prefer a "dryer" room ... what are you planning to record?

+1 because it's easier to add any kind of room feeling afterwards than removing it.

arkmabat · Post by **arkmabat** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:08 pm

Yeah, the dryer seemed more versatile to me.

I'm mostly concerned with vocals, but now that I think about it, I'm not sure the room will affect close miking much anyway?

I appreciate the help.

No_Use · Post by **No_Use** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:52 pm

arkmabat wrote:
No_Use wrote:Walk around the rooms and clap to get a feel for the room sounds.
And what am I looking for? I'm new to this, sorry haha. Like I said, one has a noticable wetness while the other is nearly dry

Ok, sorry too, that was a little short versioned.

I always do that (walk around and clapping) when getting in a new room I may be recording in (I have a mobile recording setup).

Listen to the echoes / reverb, how the room *sounds* in general, in some you may notice 'flutter echoes' (no good).
May take a bit of practice to get the hang of it but I find it quite enlightning.

In general I'd also suggest the more dry room but more 'wet' rooms can sound nice too (recording studios are never build totally dry but to have a nice room tone) that's why I suggested get a feel for it yourself.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 12:32 pm

arkmabat wrote: I'm mostly concerned with vocals, but now that I think about it, I'm not sure the room will affect close miking much anyway?
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The room will affect the sound of any recording with a microphone to different degrees depending on the microphone used. A condensor will tend to pick up more of the room than a dynamic mic , for example ...

Need help choosing a room to record in