The OP is in Washington DC! Nice space, I don’t have anything to add but good luck! Edit - apart from you might want to think about a video link between control room and live space? Yes good call. I want webcams so we can see each other - engineering in the basement control room and the musicians i ...

Agree. Hire an acoustics specialist . Which part of the world are you located in, roughly, as that will determine recommendations? If in the UK, I heartily recommend you email Douglas Doherty @ DACS Audio in N.E England. Email him and set up a Skype or Zoom or Gmeet to chat and outline the spec/job ...

Drew Stephenson wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2024 10:13 pm Beautiful space!
Hire an acoustician.

I am getting conflicting advice from the folks I have brought in.

Hmmmm

It is very hard to experiment here.

Absolutely critical to engage a professional acoustician to design treatment of the space, preferably one with a good reputation in studio design. Once done you can spend money on gear with confidence :thumbup: Bob We played piano trio trio tonight here. The room sounds wonderful and responsive ...

Goals 0) Rehearsal and recording space. Acoustic treatment to tame the slap back echo but preserve the pleasant reverb of the room. Quite the room returns some for the drummer especially. Make the room fun to play in!! It is fun now, but a little too live, too loud, and some slapback echo from the ...

All, I have bought a house specifically for the way the main room sounds. I am turning this house into my music house. So fun!! people love playing here, and I am able to attract top musicians. So cool. Nothing is better than being a musician! Any advice or comments you have on setting this space up ...

Thoroughly enjoyed these... and that guitarist is just totally focused isn't he :D The guitarist is Mr Ken Kilpatrick I must say he is the most swingiest, best feeling guitarist I have ever known. Love you Ken :D I can believe it! Is he also one of those musos who can do a blinding solo, but ...

Folderol wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:46 pm Thoroughly enjoyed these... and that guitarist is just totally focused isn't he

The guitarist is Mr Ken Kilpatrick

I must say he is the most swingiest, best feeling guitarist I have ever known.

Love you Ken

OK I will bring it up with the band to discuss. They usually have a few options for dress code for a gig. I will try to slip this onto the list. (Ssshhhh) All black All black / red accent Tuxedo Hawaiian shirts / Khaki pants Animal Onesie But Tea, must the whole band be matching with the same animal ...

tea for two wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:43 am Only thing I'd wish the whole band dressed in cute animal onesies

Wait, I mean, I could probably make that happen. But I am going to need to see some pictures for inspiration. What did you have in mind kind sir.

I just smiled thruout. The Lady singer is superb as a Front Lady naturally smiley mirth twinkle in her eyes. Swing Jazz band should be brought to poverty areas all over the World : was its original formation for the poor folk to have a smiley time. God I love this!! My goal as a musician is to make ...

A gentleman by the name of Joe Burke did the sound design.

Thank you Joe!! It sounded great in a tough room. Really nicely done that man!!

Big Swing Face updated link (this one works)

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/cobqb6a0 ... tavk0&dl=0

I am on piano here at the Midatlantic Jazz Festival https://midatlanticjazzfestival.org/ with the killer Olney Big Band https://www.olneybigband.org/. Watch some grown ups having way too much fun!! I Won't Dance https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VNevCVfpNODYUBxcHCy61CDTqDJzMdSg/view?usp=sharing I ...

it takes more monitor level to create a performance than it does to experience it and play along That is highly quotable. Thank you for that nugget Shufflebeat. My singer is sometimes practicing where she can not hear herself properly. I want to give her the right amount that she needs to rehearse ...

Oh this looks great for trying my immersive piano recording.

I need to get into this now!

So much fun!!

I really want to try to make the audio and video track correctly together as you (the observer) moves. I feel like the correct tracking (even if it seems subtle) is actually where the magic is. Sometimes when I try immersive stuff I become aware of the mismatch between the video and audio, so it ...

So you'd be looking at putting up a single 3D camera and allowing the user to choose and vary the viewing angle from that camera in real time? If so then an Ambisonic mic would be the perfect audio counterpart to it. I'd probably try to place it directly above the camera on the assumption not many ...

By the way, here is all of my mics listed. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nVZYVz2oNbzFH0-JJhmfuyML5GkrNZ7qfuNcdbU4WMc/edit?usp=sharing I did try most of these, and the PL-95 really is a clear winner for no-feedback. The condenser mics are all a mess. The dynamic mics are OK too but definitely ...

I just tried all of my mics, and one mic is a standout here for this. The winner is my old Electro voice PL-95 https://products.electrovoice.com/binary/PL95%20EDS.pdf I can basically put the vocal a few inches from the mic and get great level in the room and zero feedback. This mic just seems to not ...

The singer needs to be facing whatever monitors you choose to use. Presumably you’ve already got a stage dynamic like an SM58 that can be used for the vocals? Studio condensers rarely have as tight a cardioid or hyper-cardioid pickup pattern, and can’t be used as close to the mouth to get the best d ...

The room is Auralex treated. Their acoustic design. Lots of reflectors and some absorbers. Carpeted. One wall is all windows. It does not sound roomy, more like a neutral space. I have two floor monitors I can strategically place if needed. I can give the female singer headphones, but I don't want ...

This is in my project studio. We are rehearsing. For gigs we have sound support. In my studio I have 16 tracks monitoring and recording. I can monitor everything analog (my preference) or also monitor out of the DAW (Protools) if needed. Picture a traditional jazz band with my grand piano, drum set ...

RichardT wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 5:02 pm Fun - we used to play that tune (I used to play keys in a big band too!)

Cool!

Big band piano is fun. But playing for dancers is the best! Especially when they have such great timing as these dancers did.