Terry Haman Mix Tests

Here are some mixes of your Terry Haman session. Soundcloud tends to have compression artifacts and distort the highs a bit, but I think the vocal recording is superb. Clear demonstration of a ribbon’s characteristic transient response and warmth.

The combination of KM184s and Countryman DI has a lot of potential. The major problem never resolved that night was the thumping from the AG mics. You can here it on these selections:

The stereo coincident pair/mono DI combo makes the guitar solid, anchored, but spread amply, so the presentation approximates a live performance. However, the mic proximity was too close, and that, in conjunction with the compressor settings during the session, caused the problem.

In this mix I inserted a bass frequency dependent compressor which helps a bit with the thumping we have on the recording:

This plug-in is the Waves C1 s/c. The compression is keyed off of a side chain, which controls gain reduction. In this type of setup, you control the gain reduction by a separate filtered signal which only carries the lows. The side chain can be tuned in frequency and Q, and traditional compression settings are provided. This setup is offered in “split” mode wherein only the lows (or highs) are processed. I forgot which one I used. I did not have time to tweak much. I will try to go over this next class.

Terry gave a beautiful performance.

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