How are Classical and acoustic Jazz performances mixed?

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Are most full orchestra and full jazz band performances the kind of thing that could easily be done live to 2-track? Or is the mixing mostly done AFTER the performance?
I guess what this boils down to is, how much are levels for various mics adjusted during the course of a typical piece? Does the engineer typically "bring up" and then "bring down" certain instruments when they have a brief solo, for example? I guess you could do this with spot mics, but sound-wise it must be awfully tricky to do that without generating the "trumpet on wheels" effect, where the trumpet (for example) is brought up in level for a short solo, and then brought down afterwards, and he seems to ride forward and then back into the ensemble.
The bottom line is I'm wondering how much of a pain it would be to do a live to 2-track recording, mixing down on the fly, of a large group recording, either full orchestra or a big jazz band, things like that. Both often have solos and things, and I just don't know how it's all done.
Mike

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Topic - How are Classical and acoustic Jazz performances mixed? - High-end Dreamer 12:27:23 12/19/00 (4)

I hope this helps. - RBP 23:07:29 12/19/00 (3)

Re: so it sounds like Direct-to-2track would be a nightmare for full orchestra - High-end Dreamer 10:47:12 12/20/00 (2)

Re: so it sounds like Direct-to-2track would be a nightmare for full orchestra - RBP 10:59:39 12/20/00 (1)

Re: so it sounds like Direct-to-2track would be a nightmare for full orchestra - lquam 19:07:14 12/26/00 (0)

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