Kludge Audio
Kludge Audio is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and provides a variety
of location and studio recording services. We have a minimalist philosophy,
believing that a single microphone pair can best capture the sound of an
acoustic performance, and the vast majority of our recordings are made with
a single mike pair.
Philosophy
With minimalist miking, the performer has more of an opportunity to concentrate
on the performance, and less on the process of recording. It also can provide
extremely accurate imaging which is impossible with multimiking, and while it
is not appropriate for all environments, while it definitely does result in a
substantially longer time to set up equipment due to the precision of
microphone placement required, we find that the results are quite worth it.
Due to the unfortunate fact that many performances occur in environments
where poor acoustics or sound reinforcement make minimalist miking quite
impossible, we have limited multitrack facilities available. We have,
however, made a substantial number of rock concert albums using two primary
acoustic microphones, while using a number of on-stage mike feeds to fill in,
and find that this produces a very fine sense of ambience while still giving
good clarity of sound. We continue to carry the minimalist philosophy out
even in multitrack environments, and feel this results in the most realistic
recordings possible.
- About our Microphones
- A minimalist field kit
- About other Equipment
- Salvage Work
- Other Studios on the Web
We are sad to report the death of our resident studio
cat.
Velcro will be missed by all of us.
We welcome any touring performers coming through the Tidewater VA. area to
avail themselves of our services.
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Last updated Sept 21, 2000
Scott Dorsey (kludge@panix.com)
757-229-1547
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