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Matt Reckinger · 20th November 2005

A friends daughter will be performing her classical vocal pieces with a piano (12 ft Steinway) accompaniment in a nice hall . I've gotten hornswaggled for another pro bono gig getting this recorded. I'll grab my old adat and digimax and slap up some mics but I could use some help on the right way to approach this type of recording.
I'm way out of my league in this attempt but I've got a few mics (most of which embarass me in this company) . Which should I choose and how many and where should I place them.

As for condensors; I've got LDC cardiods, figure 8's , and small and large capsule omnis. I imagine a single cardiod discretely placed above the singer and a widely spaced pair of omnis somewhere back in the room. (is that problematic with audience noises ???) Maybe ortf omnis above the singer and no room mics would be better. At the risk of becoming a joke: any help greatly appreciated .

Matt

If it helps; my humble mic cabinet includes: tlm103 , AT4033, ADK: TC , Vienna, A51, & ST(fig8). For omnis I've got 2 Rode NT2s. For SDC's ; matched Octava mc012 with 3 caps. (lots of dynamic mics too & a single old RS PZM )

20th November 2005	#1
Matt Reckinger Gear interested Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8 Thread Starter	Mic'ing a soloist in a hall; help! A friends daughter will be performing her classical vocal pieces with a piano (12 ft Steinway) accompaniment in a nice hall . I've gotten hornswaggled for another pro bono gig getting this recorded. I'll grab my old adat and digimax and slap up some mics but I could use some help on the right way to approach this type of recording. I'm way out of my league in this attempt but I've got a few mics (most of which embarass me in this company) . Which should I choose and how many and where should I place them. As for condensors; I've got LDC cardiods, figure 8's , and small and large capsule omnis. I imagine a single cardiod discretely placed above the singer and a widely spaced pair of omnis somewhere back in the room. (is that problematic with audience noises ???) Maybe ortf omnis above the singer and no room mics would be better. At the risk of becoming a joke: any help greatly appreciated . Matt If it helps; my humble mic cabinet includes: tlm103 , AT4033, ADK: TC , Vienna, A51, & ST(fig8). For omnis I've got 2 Rode NT2s. For SDC's ; matched Octava mc012 with 3 caps. (lots of dynamic mics too & a single old RS PZM )