August 28, 2026

Contemporary Folk

The Room Is Part of the Instrument

The Room Is Part of the Instrument

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
In acoustic recording the space is not background. It is a component you are choosing on purpose.
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Why Jazz Trios Record in One Room Together

Why Jazz Trios Record in One Room Together

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
The microphone bleed everyone else tries to eliminate is the thing holding the recording together.
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Where the Microphones Go for an Orchestra

Where the Microphones Go for an Orchestra

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
A main pair carries the recording. Everything else is a supporting decision.
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What the Microphone Hears in Fingerstyle Guitar

What the Microphone Hears in Fingerstyle Guitar

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
A guitar radiates different sound in every direction, so placement changes the instrument.
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Stereo Pairs, Explained Without Jargon

Stereo Pairs, Explained Without Jargon

Will Lisil August 25, 2026
Coincident, spaced and near-coincident are three answers to one question: how does a listener locate a sound?
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Classical Recordings Are Assembled, and That Is Not a Secret

Classical Recordings Are Assembled, and That Is Not a Secret

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
A released performance is usually edited from several takes. The practice is old, disclosed and defensible.
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The Double Bass Recording Problem

The Double Bass Recording Problem

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
A large instrument producing low frequencies in a small room is the hardest thing to capture in...
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Guitar Body Size and What It Does on Record

Guitar Body Size and What It Does on Record

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
Dreadnought, orchestra model, parlour. The differences are audible and predictable on a recording.
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Dynamic Range Is the Point in Acoustic Music

Dynamic Range Is the Point in Acoustic Music

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
Compression that suits pop actively removes what acoustic music is doing.
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Period Instruments and the Pitch Question

Period Instruments and the Pitch Question

Will Lisil August 25, 2026
Historically informed performance changed tuning, tension and articulation together.
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