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RE: mics and placement for recording speakers realistically

Posted by tavegia@bellsouth.net on March 16, 2011 at 19:57:39

In Reply to: mics and placement for recording speakers realistically posted by Adriel on December 22, 2010 at 14:01:28:

You will have to do what the rest of us do and that is use trial and error. For my recordings I do for local educators for bands and ensembles in the large halls I prefer the spaced omnis as the most natural, but they do pick up everything and can sound magical if the room is large enough to hold back reflections.

The HVAC noise is there regardless of the mic type. I hate it as much as the next recording engineer, but it is what it is. I try and get it turned off, but usually the band directors must call the school engineering days in advance to reprogram their systems, and usually forget. If they want to hear the AC I can capture it for them.

With Uni's you will just have to experiment with placement vertical and distance and deal with your side walls. You might try a version of ORTF with the capsules not "aimed" quite so wide and work your way to wider and see how it sounds to you.

I just did a recording of an excellent high school symphonic band using the Tascam DR-2d and DR-07 flash recorders. The DR-2d @ 2496 got my Rode NT1As in ORTF with the DR-07 at redbook the spaced omni's. the Omnis had more low end, but both were excellent, but it was a large venue with a 3/4's full auditorium with carpet on the seating floor.

I wish there was an easy solution for you, but at every venue I show up early to experiment during the group's practice with mic placement. What placement worked the last time in another venue, may not work at all in the next one.

Good luck and keep trying as a few inches either way may be the spot you are looking for.

ps The Tascam recorder are killers. I should have bought them sooner.

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