{"product_id":"sl1030a-dont-you-cry-one-microphone-recording","title":"Don't You Cry (One Microphone Recording)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOne Microphone Recording from Sound Liaison\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Hall, One Band, One Microphone, One Take, One Source\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\nFor their second album at NativeDSD Music, singer Carmen Gomes and her ensemble Carmen Gomes Inc. bring our listeners an album of bluesy Jazz recorded with a single microphone.  The first in a new series of One Microphone Recordings from Sound Liaison.\r\n\r\nPeter Bjørnild from Sound Liaison tells us: \u003cem\u003e\"The ideal recording would be one that sounds as if the band is right there in front of you. We have one pair of ears, so why not take a stereo microphone, place it in front of the band and press record? Simple ...but somehow it does not work like that. At least we had not yet heard one microphone recording of a whole band that we found completely satisfying.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eAt Sound Liaison, we are big fans of Josephson microphones. They are the secret to our critically acclaimed double bass sound. So, we thought that if one mic were able to do the impossible, it would be the Josephson C700S stereo microphone.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eWe had hoped to be able to try it out on a Carmen Gomes’ recording session, but there was an unforeseen problem with the delivery, the mic would not be on time. Having booked the studio and the musicians, we decided to go ahead and record the album the way we mostly do, a stereo pair and spot mics on the individual instruments.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eWe had just recorded the last song of the session when the Josephson C700S arrived. The band had to go and play a gig in the evening and Frans had a lot on his mind that day, so nobody was really in the mood for testing a new microphone, but Carmen said: Come on, let's just make a quick take of something simple; \"Let’s play 'How Long'!\". So, we all gathered around the mic, made the take, packed up and rushed off to the gig of the evening.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eNext day Frans called me up and said, \"I can’t stop listening\".\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\"Did you already make a premix of the session\", I asked.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\"No, I am talking about the one taken with the Josephson C700S; there is something very special about it, we need to really test that mic. Could you all come back next month?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eThe band has just spent 3 days recording an album and we were pleased with the result. So as not to waste any precious studio time, we grabbed a bunch of songs that have been in our live repertoire for years and went back in.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eMulti track recording has advantages and disadvantages. The good thing is that you can make an instrument louder or softer as you please. The bad thing when the recording is done in one room is phase. The most time-consuming aspect of our way of recording is getting the phase between the mics right. Frans de Rond is a true genius in that field and his expertise is one of the secrets to our well-defined sound stage.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eNow with only one mic the challenge lay elsewhere. Mixing was no longer possible. We would have to make the complete sound stage right there by carefully moving each instrument closer or further away as well as left and right in relationship to the microphone.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eCarmen was given headphones so she could hear exactly what the mic was hearing. She could then direct the musicians and with hand gestures let each band member play louder or softer.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eSpecial credit goes to drummer Bert Kamsteeg who, while playing a full modern drum kit, managed to drive and color each tune with his unique style, but never overpower the pure non amplified sound of Carmen’s voice and my upright bass.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eGuitarist Folker Tettero (also featured on Tettero plays Eddie Harris and Les McCann at NativeDSD Music) decided to play the whole session on his old archtop guitar. It is quite unique that you can hear the pure acoustic sound of the guitar blending in so well with the sound from his custom-made amplifier. Listen to Folkers comping during the bass solo in 'Where can I Go'; that’s the pure sound of his guitar and not to forget; the sound of his hands.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eAlmost all the songs are first takes. Except for 'Billie’s Blues' and 'How Long' where second takes where needed to get the balance right.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eNiels Henning Orsted Pedersen told me how Ben Webster was the only musician he knew that could play himself to tears while playing a ballad. I know one more, Carmen Gomes.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eIt happened on the Little Blue album and again on this recording as she was singing the last words to Gershwin’s beautiful ballad 'Summertime'. Carmen was very apologetic and wanted to make another take, but Frans refused to press the record button. \"I’ve got goosebumps all over. 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