[XLR]

Dear remote recordists,

Thanks a lot,
Your comments are really great!!
I'm very happy to get such an exerienced advice, it's all very helpfull!
You all mentioned just a lot of the traps I actually stepped in during the last year...
I guess I have to read your contributions a few times :-) !

loranoyd,
thanks a lot for bringing in Your musicians perspective!

I've had the opportunity to listen to this ensemble one time, and I was a little upset that they've been "all in a clumb around the harpsicord", despite of the singer. For that reason I was asking how to place the musicians first, because I had no idea how to get that 'precise' sound (what I thought that ancient music allways is longin for) and image of this.
Now I've learned that it's all ok with this "clumb" for the continuo group,
but that I can try to separate the violins from it, to get a more lively overall impression.
That's a great idea and I hope they'll agree.

What I know about the pieces they'll play is, that in one or two of them the singer and the trumpet have those leading part - counterpart roles. I've heared one, I think it was Purcell, and it was really lovely! - Yeah, ancient music rocks :-))
For that I think, may be singer and trumpet should be not too far from each other - as a 'sub-group' - or have also opposite positions in the room. (Any idea how it could be best?)

For the microphone things I'll start a new post, it's too difficult...

Thanks again!
XLR