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Lining up audio from different recorders
Dear MP fam!
I have a question about lining up transients. (I’ve included a screenshot of my session, where I am “slating” with a handclap.)
This particular session was recorded out in the forest. It’s a duet with electric guitar and vibraphone. I have a pair of stereo mics on the vibraphone, and one microphone right on my guitar amp. So we have some pretty nice close mics for detail. My iPhone was situated about 15 feet in front of us capturing both video and audio. I’d like to add in the audio from the iPhone to add a little stereo capture of the space. My question relates to where exactly I should put the audio from the phone. Because it wasn’t recorded live into my DAW with the other mics I have to drag it in and line it up manually. This is the same process I’ve done for many of my tracks, but I’m curious if any of you could give me some guidance about where you would drag it (miliseconds wise) in relationship to the close mics. In other words, when looking at my handclap “slate” would you try to line up the iPhone transient exactly with the close mic(s) , or would you put it slightly behind because naturally it would take longer for the sound of the handclap to travel to where the phone was set up because of the further distance. Is there some kind of scientific formula for how many milliseconds you should add in track delay per foot of distance (I’m clearly looking at you @-PT ?) I’m guessing the answer is just “nudging” the track around until it feels good!? Curious if there are any “no no’s” to watch out for…
Thanks my friends!
Love,
JLew
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2 Replies
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Jesse,
I have a question for you first. Did this clap emanate from the vibe players playing position? Or maybe where you were playing from.PT
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Good Question, Paul! I’m attaching a picture of the scene for more clarity. This picture is my position right as I was clapping my hands. You can also get a sense of where the iphone was positioned in relation to us by the picture. (I’m also attaching an unmixed snippet of audio from the session just to give you a sense of the vibe…)
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