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Very Nice.. and the Music is great too..
 
Just incase people don't understand what's got Colin's pulse racing...

That's a 600 quid, Avantone CK-40 studio mic, with Peak SPL 147 dB
 
Sorry to be the curmudgeon but the tune dates back to the 1930s, written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, and the signature performance was by Fred Astaire (who was a surprisingly good singer in the Bingle vein). Mike Bubbly is very much a latecomer. Titling the video "The Way You Look Tonight [Michael Bubbly]" is pretty misleading. It's a jazz standard that people were playing before Mike was even a glint in the milkman's eye and will still be playing decades after anyone can even remember who the heck he WAS, anyway.
 
She could have done with it being a few tones higher.

Mic’s only as good as preamp allows. Given a choice, would always choose a better pre than mic if it had to be
 
Colin the Bear said:
No mention of Bubble in my phone.
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The title of the YouTuba video is:​

The Way You Look Tonight - Michael Bublé (cover by Arpi Alto)​


If they were being honest, it would say "The Way You Look Tonight" - Fred Astaire (cover by Arpi Alto)" or something similar.

I just always get a bit annoyed when people ASSUME the latest hit record is the original.
 
turf3 said:

The title of the YouTuba video is:​

The Way You Look Tonight - Michael Bublé (cover by Arpi Alto)​


If they were being honest, it would say "The Way You Look Tonight" - Fred Astaire (cover by Arpi Alto)" or something similar.

I just always get a bit annoyed when people ASSUME the latest hit record is the original.
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It must be the small screen in my phone or maybe the settings. No mention of bubble.

I too get annoyed when standards are misappropriated by youngsters. However, I seem to remember being shocked when, as a youngster, some new record turned out to be a very old song. Esther Phillips disco version of "What a difference a day makes" springs to mind.

The voyage of discovery that awaits them will be illuminating.

A local young big band singer promotes himself as a Bubble tribute. I think he's a better singer but Bubble seems to be a recognisable "genre" for a certain age group.
 
Be still my wobbly semi-circular canals … got seasick watching that, scrolled it off the screen so I could listen to it
 
Lotsa auto-tune happening there.

And someone needs to teach her to open her throat when she breathes in. No one wants to hear that.

It's nice to hear an actual alto voice, instead of the pitiful indy girl voice that's everywhere.
 
turf3 said:
Lotsa auto-tune happening there.

And someone needs to teach her to open her throat when she breathes in. No one wants to hear that.

It's nice to hear an actual alto voice, instead of the pitiful indy girl voice that's everywhere.
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Auto-tuned to 100% by the sound of it. This, as is the case with Buble sits on the pop music shelf, and there is virtually nothing that won’t be tuned. It’s been this way for decades now.

The v audible breathing is a stylistic thing, but will be accentuated by overly-compressed recordings.

Mic technique - moving into the mic and also off of it for dynamic control, and also singing off to one side in order to minimise “plosives” (B’s, P’s etc) has also fallen somewhat by the wayside.

Mic choice by a good engineer is also critical as “shouty” singers can be controlled more easily by mics such as a 251. Ribbon mics too (becoming more fashionable again).

The recording chain will make a (potentially huge) difference - mic and preamp choice, and can mitigate use of EQ and compression which will help lift a great performance forward of a busy mix, but will also accentuate other factors, some of which are not desirable.

Old adage is true: a great performance survives bad gear but a mediocre performance can’t be made great.

Not everything can be fixed in the mix, certainly not without being somewhat detrimental. It’s as important as it ever was to get things right from the off: right mic, preamp etc. one size does not fit all.

Sinatra advocated nose breathing in order to be quieter. He also employed excellent mic technique. Faders were also “ridden” by engineers during a recording in order to minimise overload when louder passages occurred.
 
Woman? … check
Breathing? … check
Young? …………..
:old: “Hi there, haven’t seen you around here before…”
 
More like:
Gold grill? ... Check
Red body? ... Check?

"Hi there, let me get my horn out and start your Cardioid racing.."
 
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