Recording Setups- For Studio Recording of Instruments and Voice
Recording Vocals
3 - 4 Freeport XT or SD Panels
Vocal are the most important tracks for many styles of music. Male and female voices differ greatly in the way they are recorded. Freeport panels will give you an enormous amount of flexibility in controlling room ambiance and vocal presence. Before you reach for that hi-frequency EQ knob, reach for a few Freeports.
Recording Piano
3 - 4 Freeport XT or SD Panels
Because of it's wide frequency and dynamic range, the piano is one of the most difficult instruments to record accurately. Distant mic placement is often used to achieve a balanced tone when recording piano. However, using distance mic techniques means the acoustic fingerprint of the room will be part of the sound. Freeport panels allow you to adjust the amount of room reflection the mics pick up.
Recording Drums
6 Freeport XT/SD Panels
Pull the Freeports away from the drums for an open sound. Push them in closer to cut down on the amount of room ambiance that is picked up by the mics. Consider mixing Freeport XT/SD with the shorter GT to block reflections to mics used lower down on the drum kit.
Placed in a V shape, the Freeport GT panels allow the microphone to be placed at a greater distance without picking up reflections from the wall behind the guitar amp.
Recording Instruments
2 Freeport GT Panels
A pair of Freeport GT panels stacked for taller instruments and/or more isolation. A stacked pair can be just the right thing for upright bass, congas and other instruments that are taller, but not tall enough for a Freeport XT panel.