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[pauli]

did you consider the Decca's might not be labelled correctly? the coffee boy might have been tasked with plugging the gear in and labeling the tracks....it wouldn't be the first time, eh?

Gotta start somewhere I guess Tea boy to tape reel?

It's not surprising though... banjos are notorious fiends about bleeding into condensers since the transients are so sharp (and rather rudely ricochet all around the room), and accordions produce something of a non-directional sound, like a roundish cloud of sound around the performer much like a saxophone, so mic placement is only going to help so much in avoiding spill. This vocalist evidently has a powerful voice, too, because her voice is leaking into everything really heavily, too.... more on that in a minute.

i think it's a complete waste of time without the mike layout details; this is what i find frustrating....even irritating. i'd rather watch cricket, and i never watch cricket!

full credit to you for having a really good bash at it though. excellent practice indeed.

What the heck is cricket?

I'll have a new version posted soon. One of the biggest issues with the decca configuration in this case is the overabundance of lead vocal in every single one of the mics, so purely relying on the decca tree for ambiance unacceptably distances the lead vocal. Not cool in almost any genre, but definitely not cool for this... vocal's got to be up front and center. That's part of why a decca tree doesn't make sense to me for music of this style... great for orchestral music where blend is more important than clarity... I could go on and on. The accordion bleeds into just about everything, too... miking it separately is a bit of an unnecessary formality, but I found a use for it...