Piano – SF-12
Engineer & Producer: Russell Dawkins.
Recorded at the University of Victoria – British Columbia.
One SF-12 stereo ribbon mic over a grand piano with the lid removed.
No EQ, compression or effects. The level of this track was raised 3 dB over the original source material level.
“Point No Point” (Paul Cantelon)
Saxophone – SF-12
Piano – SF-12
Recorded and mixed by Russell Dawkins.
Recorded at the Christ Church Cathedral – Victoria, BC, Canada
One SF-12 stereo ribbon microphone on live saxophone and piano. The SF-12 was positioned twelve feet in front of the musicians, piano slightly to left, saxophone slightly to right. This recording came from a warm-up jam. Recording is dead dry, exactly as it went to DAT.
“Cathedral Jam”
Full Orchestra – SF-12 Stereo Ribbon
Engineer/Producer: Russell Dawkins
Recorded at the studios of the Ukrainian Radio/Television Orchestra, Kiev.
Recording chain: One SF-12 stereo ribbon microphone with 35-feet of Monster cable connected to a Studio Technologies mic pre, then 6-feet of Monster cable to an Apogee A/D converter, to coaxial cable to the digital ‘in’ on a portable DAT machine. No compression or reverb used.
This exceptional recording of a full orchestra was made on one SF-12 stereo ribbon microphone, positioned over the conductor’s head, at a distance that achieved a nice balance of the orchestra and hall ambience. We use this recording regularly in seminars, as it’s a wonderful example of the amazingly natural reproduction a high-quality ribbon microphone is capable of delivering. The off-axis response is perfect, transients are natural with no overshoot or ringing, and the flat frequency response captures the full range of the orchestra with no peaks or dips anywhere throughout the frequency range.
Sergei Prokofiev – “Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2”
Sergei Prokofiev – “Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2” excerpt 2
Piano – SF-12 Stereo Ribbon
Engineer/Producer: Russell Dawkins
1) “Preludes”
Piano: SF-12 on Steinway 9′ grand piano. The microphone is aimed at the center of the piano’s soundboard, 9 ft from the soundboard and 6.5 ft above stage.
Recording chain: One SF-12 into a True Systems Precision 8 preamplifier, recorded to a DA-38.
Recorded at Phillip T. Young Recital Hall in the School of Music, University of Victoria.
“Preludes” Theme fromThe Diving Bell & the Butterfly (Paul Cantelon)
2) “Point No Point”
One SF-12 over a grand piano, lid removed. No EQ, compression or effects.
Recorded at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.
“Point No Point” (Paul Cantelon)
Vocal Ensemble – SF-12
Recorded and mixed by Russell Dawkins
Recorded in The Belfry theatre in Victoria, BC, Canada.
12 piece vocal ensemble: One SF-12 positioned in the center of the group. Singers at the front and back of the mic, 6 ft from the microphone.
Recording chain: SF-12 into True Systems preamp (45 dB gain), into Metric Halo Mobile I/O 2.8.8.2 +DSP into Mac Powerbook G4.
“More, Moma Bega, Lele” (Traditional from Macedonia)