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Drew Taubenfeld
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California, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2018 9:22 am |
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Hello Pedal Steel friends.
I wanted to share a series of videos I'm starting.
Full band recordings with just a single mic.
Most of the ones we're putting out have pedal steel in them,
I thought you all might like to hear some steel recording this way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d3BoNAaJWk
have a good day!
Drew |
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2018 9:31 am
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WOW!
Super clear and clean, well mixed, if “mixed†is even the right word. Great performance by the singers, excellent arrangement, great playing. That is one Bitchen mic! |
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Bill Terry
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Bastrop, TX
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Posted 16 Nov 2018 10:01 am
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Very cool... !
How much experimentation before you got everybody 'in the right place'?
I've had some pretty good luck with live recordings (in a club/venue) with a single Zoom H4 (stereo mics).. but it's usually hit or miss, you don't know what you have until after the fact. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2018 11:42 am
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What kind of mic were they using?
Erv |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 16 Nov 2018 1:34 pm
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| Drew, that was great, thanks! Really love the sound of the one mic, and the band played and sang wonderfully. |
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Ken Boi
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2018 2:31 pm
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| Great sounding recording! |
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David Mitchell
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 16 Nov 2018 2:58 pm
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| Excellent in every way! Thanks for sharing! Erv that mic looks like an AEA R88 stereo ribbon mic to me. |
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Bill Burch
From:
California, USA
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2018 7:36 am
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At that price it's a good thing you only need one. 
Erv |
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2018 8:21 am
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Hey Drew. Sounds beautiful!! Thanks for sharing.
Was this experiment possibly inspired by John Cunniberti's one mic recording experiments in 2016 for Tape OP magazine?...or maybe the other way around? 
We had the pleasure of being his "guinea pig", and once he had a basic formula he did a series of other bands in other studios using that technique and hiring a professional video crew.
I think he even went to some well known studios like Mussel Shoals.
On our trial run we did two two songs in one day. Half the day was spent getting the levels and instrument placement. I played steel out a a tweed Fender Champ placed on a barstool. I believe he used the same microphone that you used that you used in your recording.
I really love this approach and works real well if it's a band with dynamics that is used to playing with each other.
Here's his playlist of the OneMic Series:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGQDixBKOy2ZqIXABrAD__g
Just thought I would share back! 
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Drew Taubenfeld
From:
California, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2018 9:46 am
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thanks all for listening!
Bill. the process usually does like this.
We'll have a singer come in and we'll fine tune the arrangement. Figure out who's tasking solos, how to end the song, tight up harmonies etc..
While that process is doing on which takes about 30-45 min the engineer comes out and moves us around and tells people when their playing too loud etc...
then when he's ready we roll some takes until it feels good. 1 song usually takes between 1-2 hours total. Very fun to record this way! |
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Bill Terry
From:
Bastrop, TX
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Posted 10 Nov 2020 6:44 am
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Got into a discussion with a pal recently about one mic recordings, and remembered this thread. This is about as good as it gets if you ask me.
No auto-tune, no punches, no comped tracks; just talent. Kudos to Drew and the band... again.
EDITED: ... Kudos to the engineer as well, this takes some good ears. |
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Edward Efira
From:
California, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2020 9:38 am
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Both the band and the recording are very impressive, Kudos!
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<small><b>'75 Sho-Bud 4&4, '01 Zumsteel 8&8, 2012 Zum Hybrid 4&6</b></small> |
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Ron Funk
From:
Ballwin, Missouri
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Posted 11 Nov 2020 8:25 pm
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Absolutedly Grrrrrrr8
No pressure to get thru it all in one take! |
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Colin Swinney
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2020 10:53 pm
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| This is fantastic! |
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Greg Forsyth
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2020 9:45 am
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| Very entertaining with great vocalists, musicians and recording. |
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Bo Parker
From:
Alabama, USA
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 15 Nov 2020 2:20 pm
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Wow ! Beautiful.. Gave me chills.
I'm interested in the post production. Somebody who knows what they were doing did some great work.
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Bob |
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Larry Bressington
From:
Nebraska
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Posted 16 Nov 2020 12:36 pm
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Wonderful work all around Drew.
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A.K.A Chappy. |
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