Recording a jazz album requires many things. One of which, in an ideal world, is an airy live room, preferably equipped with a choice of grand pianos, each perfectly tuned and set up with microphones that are nuetral and clear, capable of capturing everything in ecsquisite detail. Why is the piano the key? Because it’s [...]
I need a new microphone. Something exotic. Something that will accurately and cleanly represent every nuance and every shade of tone that David Monette built into my horn. Something that will allow me to convey the level of emotion that I intend to pour down the lead pipe, through the valve block and out through [...]