Motherload

[The_Metallurgist]

...... and it seems like the upright bass is really hard to pin down anyway. Main issue is that working with room mics can be a real drag, even with such nice recordings. Really limits what you can do to the individual instruments without getting that puke-sounding phase coloration..

going back to what i said earlier, it's possible to work out where the instruments are within the room, and pan them in the DAW as is appropriate, and fixing the close mic levels accordingly.

you've not done this, it appears to me. i pulled the multi down and took a quick look to see what all the fuss was about? clearly the upright, which i'll mention specifically because you were having issues with it, isn't in the center of the room - that's "center" as far as the Decca Tree is concerned, but is hanging around off-center to the left. this means that if you place this instrument anywhere else other than where it should be according to the mike placements (off-center left), you will incur penalties in the mix quality. you've put it right down the middle!!

it's not simply a case of dropping the Decca Tree mikes out of the equation either, because of mic bleed from the other instruments in the room..... if you place the acoustic guitar, for example, on the wrong side (worse case scenario), you're going to cause all sorts of havoc similar to your experiences with the upright bass et al.

imagine a situation where a client insists that he wants the Decca's included...and he/she/they won't take no for an answer.....

'am looking forward to V2 with interest