Sound Design and Acoustics

[BigD1977]

Food for thought!



Apparently done without reverb, but compression and editing are all in evidence. It just goes to show the power of the acoustic space you record in!

Might have a look at snopes though because I'm a wee bit sceptical....

 

[Rex]

Yeah, I've wondered about that video myself. Close-miked drum sound when there are no mics within 10 feet of the drum kit, the car that passes silently within inches of the drums, the occassional split background with a soccer field on one side and an industrial complex on the other...

 

[dr bonkers]

There is something about the tails of the reverbs in the edits that reminds me of a Lexicon unit.

I don't know why, but that was the first thing that occurred to me about 15 seconds into watching this.

The ratio of direct sound to reverb is also a dead giveaway that this was not one or two ambient mics in different environments that made these recordings.

Also the big hits on the snare that leave a long reverb trail in certain environments would also make the hi-hat more of a smear and it would lose its articulation.