CameronJ Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I’ve always thought the NPR Tiny Desk Concerts are superbly recorded and mixed - found these videos just now and thought I’d share with all who are interested. It’s actually relatively simple stuff and goes to show there’s not any unusual wizardry going on, just solid mic placement and good ears for mixing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brick Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I will need to give that a watch when I get a minute, always really enjoyed the mixes on tiny desk stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit on Tiny Desk gets a play from me most weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borntohang Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 They have a ridiculously good setup - I've been dying to know so will get on this when I get home. Always seem to maintain incredible separation and clarity while making sure it still has some power at the micro-volumes they must be playing at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I will definitely be checking this out at the first opportunity. Thanks for posting 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 The other factor is that they don't usually present loud bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 19 minutes ago, chris_b said: The other factor is that they don't usually present loud bands. This is true. And if they do feature artists who usually play loud or are drenched in dozens of effects, the artists have to live with the fact that they’ll need to play much more quietly and with heavily stripped down rigs appropriate to the size of the Tiny Desk performance space. Those who don’t like it don’t play, simple as that! IMO any artist worth their salt should be able to produce a stripped down version of their usual material. Doing so can be quite a creative and fun process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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