ORFT vs Soundfield for orchestra recording

[Hugh Robjohns]

Clearly this discourse is not going well, and I fear it will only get worse. It's extremely rare that so many established and valued forum users take umbridge so dramatically with a new member.

So, for the sake of peace and harmony, I have activated a cooling off period in the form of a 7-day ban on Hobbiest. Hopefully that will allow time to become more familiar with the polite and respectful manner in which discussions are held here, and to reflect on how best to contribute in the future.

[Bob Bickerton]

Appreciated.

Bob

[cyrano.mac]

Wot? No Decca tree?

Sorry, tried this a while ago. Turned into a disaster cause I had no time to test mic position and the performance was moved to a smaller room. Fortunately, I had another setup further back. That one picked up too much audience though. Ah well, it was an experiment anyways.

Does anyone still use Decca tree these days?

[Hugh Robjohns]

Does anyone still use Decca tree these days?

Yes. Very commonly employed in orchestral recordings.

[Eddy Deegan]

Appreciated.

Here too.

For the benefit of any cousins west of the UK, I'd like to stress that some of the most decent, polite and downright good-to-know friends I have live in the US. As is the case with Hugh and others, I've spent a lot of time in the States over the years, have never felt anything but welcome and am looking forward to the next opportunity I get (it will come) to visit again.

To Hobbyist: I believe you have valid input to contribute to these forums, but really we don't do the bipartisan/'black and white'/'right and wrong' thing which you have exhibited to date. Everyone is free to have an opinion, everyone may be right, wrong or somewhere in beween at any point but respectful discourse is worth its weight in gold. I (and I know others) would be delighted if you were to re-engage with us later, share your views and input in a more respectful and considered manner and in doing so become a valued part of the community.