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Topic: How to match the reverb in two recordings?  (Read 448 times)
« on: September 24, 2010, 09:29:07 PM »
Don Giovanni Offline
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Hello I wondered if anyone knows of software that helps match the reverb/ambience levels in one recording with a reference recording?

I would like to combine a soprano from one recording with the tenor from another opera recording. The task is made more simple in that the voices are not ever at the same time but even EQing, volume matching etc cannot hide the two recordings are different. Trying Altiverb on the whole mix is only partly successful - the recording with the soprano (which has more ambience) sounds REALLY reverberant at that point.

Alternatively any tips on what works best would be much appreciated Smiley

Thanks
David
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« on: September 24, 2010, 11:57:14 PM »
MusicConductor Offline
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I don't know of any software that analyses full-mix acoustics in a recording at all.  Perhaps it exists, but this is close to the unbaking-a-cake analogy when trying to do this to a completed mix.

I know what I'd do: if I cared about this a LOT, I'd work hard to match them by ear.  With lots of breaks between critical listening moments.
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« on: September 25, 2010, 12:09:36 AM »
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How about posting a couple of samples for us to have a listen to to give us a bit more of an idea of the problem?
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« on: September 25, 2010, 11:28:23 AM »
Don Giovanni Offline
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Sorry I didn't know you could attach audio.
Here are samples of the two recordings - One which has the soprano I want (Kirsten Flagstad) singing with a tenor (Set Svanholm) and the other recording which has the tenor I want (Lauritz Melchior) singing with another soprano (surname Larsen).

The recordng with Flagstad is reverberant and the character of the other recording is quite different but with EQ and changing the volume the result can be quite effective in terms of having 'flow' but the different acoustics are difficult to work withr. Adding reverb to the Melchior recording has not sounded great and I find it difficult to match with the Flagstad recording. Any tips for how to do this well?

I would have liked to put up longer samples but I am not sure how to do that yet

Thanks for the replies so far
David
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« on: September 25, 2010, 10:22:17 PM »
younglove Offline
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If you know where these were recorded, you might be able to find convolution impulses for the particular opera house you
want and apply.
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