Subject: 1952
From: Kevin Austin (kevin.austin@videotron.ca)
Date: Wed Apr 21 2004 - 22:02:46 EDT
>Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 13:57:36 -0400 (EDT)
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>
>I have been getting quite excited about the spatial fiction of a
>particular recording - its one of Bayreuth Festspielhaus - Hans
>Knappertsbusch conducting some Wagner in 1952. The space does sound
>quite astonishing (but I do have funny tastes regarding this). In
>any case it sounds a lot different to other recordings of the same
>place at about the same time.
>
>I have hit a deadend though. I know the recording was made by
>Bavarian Radio, but that's where the archive seems to dry up.
>
>I'd love to know who made the tapes, with what microphones and
>mixing facilities etc. But this is starting to seem extremely
>unlikely to happen.
>
>Does anyone know anything about conventions of microphone placement
>used by German tone engineers in the early 1950s. I'd be very
>grateful for any leads at all
>
>Thanks
>
>Rob
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I recall a myth?? surrounding these recordings that says that the
engineers discovered the best place for the mic was on the ceiling
(!) an early example of a PZM, but in order to deceive others who
were also recording, they hung mics in various other locations in he
hall, but didn't turn them on.
Best
Kevin
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