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Originally Posted by Jan1973  ... enough in terms of recording quality? .... |
That's a very elastic phrase... to have your two 012's off to either side, out of everyone's way, going into SOME kind, ANY kind of digital recorder, will sound perfectly fine, awesomely fine-- as long as you maintain levels that don't top out and distort. (Which is why you find me always running through safety compressor/limiters.)
The reality is, you're not competing against various good/better/best scenarios, you are doing the one and only recording of the show. If all you had was two SM57's and a 4 track cassette, well then yeah, the results might be pretty "this is okay, right, Mom?"
When I started out, I had a Porta-Dat and two CAD E-100's, and I learned that all it took was getting the mics somewhat near the orchestra and remembering to hit "record" before the thing started. Oh, wait-- the MOST important thing was showing up way ahead of time and being enthusiastic and getting into the spirit of the affair-- classical people can be staid and serious, but I've always found a wicked sense of humor lurking just under the surface. If they feel like the performance went well, they'll eat up the recording-- you've got lots and lots of leeway, "quality" wise.