Πως ηχογραφήθηκε το Απόψε σε Θελω, Μαρινέλα, microphones used in a recording at EMI Columbia studios Athens

The song is Απόψε σε Θελω - Πλεσσας, Παπαδοπουλος, Μαρινελα τραγουδι


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2FOtKmg-4uI#


Recorded by Stelios Giannakopoulos.


The information below comes from a conversation with the recording engineer Stelios. It is a long time do this is to the best if his memory.


Studio 1 or 2 is used. There are the new ones which were ready by 1964.


On vox there is EMT plate reverb. (Echo chamber too?)


On orchestra the echo chamber.


On Glockenspiel the mic is near the highs. Either Neumann U47 or U67.


There is acoustic screen behind the drums.


It is a direct to stereo recording, all live.


Marinela is singing in the speech room.


Low reverberation time. The studio had membrane absorbers fir low frequency absorption, roofing felt was used.


The echo room or echo chamber adds sweetening.


On vocals (usually Neumann U47) a boost of 2-3dB at 2-3KHz was used to compensate for equal loudness curves (Fletcher-Munson curves). 2dB at 10KHz for brightness.


The clarity of voice is aided by the ingeneous orchestration of composer Plessas leaving frequency spectrum space for the voice.