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Old 20th August 2008   #52
Ameyerson
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Here's what I would do.
I'd use the 87 in Omni, 1 mic on all of them. I'd put the mic in the middle and have the players in a circle. Players love it because it's so easy to blend. If thers's too much trumpet, for example, have him back up.

Then take your stereo mics and just put them up in the room in a sweet spot. They can be your L/R and make the 87 your center.
I did this years ago on a 12 piece horn date and the players loved it.
P.S. It's also one of the ways Phil Ramone records brass
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