The recording is coming on well, and I’m gradually getting to the stage where I have a standard set of parameters by which to record, involving the positioning of the microphones, recording levels, and mixing levels and volume adjustment for the final mix.
As I indicated yesterday, I’m happy with the overall sound but still am finding that performance-wise I am not always getting the touch and sensitivity I am after when I’m recording, particularly when I’m playing very quietly and using the
dolce and
una corda pedals either singly or in tandem.
This morning after I’d finished one run through, I decided to keep recording and to play the piece again since I knew where I needed to get things better. In fact, it took me two more goes again to really nail it the way I knew I could and so I was quite satisfied when I dumped the raw recording onto a CD for further processing.
When I looked at the files on my computer they were blank.
I’d forgotten to turn phantom power on for the microphones.
@#$%^&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Serves me right. I really should be more careful.