Thanks!
I made the recording as a favour for the double-bass player. I'd heard these chaps play a number of times before, and had suggested to him that it might be a Good Thing to record the trio for posterity. This gig came up at the library - I was originally going to do something really quick and easy (2 PZMs & pre-amps straight to a CD burner), but the more I thought about it, the more I became convinced that this could be a marvellous opportunity to get something really good on record.
I used a pair of SM-81s on the vibes, and a pair of C1000Ses as overheads on the drums (and nothing else); I used a C3000 on the double-bass, and also took an output directly from the bass-amp; I used a couple of Earthworks TC30Ks set up as spaced omnis for ambients.
The pre-amps were HHB Radius-40s and Presonus MP20s; the recorder was a Roland VS-1680.
There was no equalization and no effects used in this particular mix.
The audience was very attentive, and the musicians were very good, as can be heard on the recording.
Nine pieces, each one a gem - best fun I've had in ages...
- Wil
PS: The players are:
Volker Nahrmann - double-bass
Ed Saindon - vibes
Les Harris Jr - drums
