recording my celtic harp – noisy fingers!

[unknown-user]

My husband and I are trying to make an “amateur” recording of my celtic harp for a family member…I just got a new harp, and unlike playing my older harp, my fingers make a “sliding” noise on the nylon strings when I play. I can’t stand that sound on the recording!

[Jerusha Amado]

Anne,

If you’re using a mic on a stand, try aiming it in the opposite direction of your harp so that it doesn’t pick up every noise directly.

[unknown-user]

Jerusha,

Thanks for your reply!

[bernhard-schmidt]

Anne,
this is a known problem to new Nylon strings. Surely it will go away after a while.

[hannah-roberts]

Hi Anne,

My husband uses this thing a lot in his recording that he calls a “plouf” in French. No idea what it is in English, but it’s a fine-mesh screen that filters out some of the little noises that you don’t want when you’re recording, like Ps and Ss that end up sounding really explosive when people sing, and squeaking and popping on guitar strings.

If you have one of these, you might give it a try. If

[tony-morosco]

I would suggest trying to use a

[unknown-user]

Thanks, everyone for your feedback! We tried the “plouf” (we call it a “pop filter”) idea, and that helped a little bit. I will try some moisturizer and see if that helps.

[hannah-roberts]

Thanks from me and my husband for telling

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