[HAM] Mic Bleed (could someone suggest a more pleasant term for it?)

[John Freund]

> Mic Bleed (could someone suggest a more pleasant term for it?)
How about "Ambience"?  It's not really the instrument BLEED that's the
thing, it's the room ring being picked up by the instrument mics.  With the
correct placement and some in-line compression, using room mics instead of
reverb can add a lot even in a room that's small.
 
> It's totally back in style, and I guess
> isolation is out. 

It's a balancing act.  You want to control which frequencies bleed.
Bleeding bass gets pretty bloody.  And you have to be careful with the highs
off the drum kit as well to hush the swish.

I'm still trying to figure out exactly how to accomplish these things.

> (I also read that some studios are now reclaiming
> their former larger acoustic spaces by dismantling the iso booths
> installed since the 70's and beyond.)

Jazz records man.  Expeshially piano trios.  "Everybody Digs Bill Evans",
"Monk/Train" - a couple of my faves.

http://biggerthanabreadbox.com/Xmembers-I_can_see_God_clearly-m.mp3

Not jazz, but here's a recording I did in a large "mixed-media" room with
electric bass thru a DI, 1 mic on the guitar and Leslie each, and 2 on the
drums (kick and overhead) into a 4-track.  58's all of them.

I'm not promoting this as being of particularly good sound QUALITY, but as
an example of all the reverb coming thru the drum mics, specifically that
one stinkin' overhead.  And maybe a tiny bit from the Leslie mic.  

Can you tell that the organ needed a drawbar service?