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Old 12th January 2006   #5
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Originally Posted by joelpatterson
I have lotsa luck with an ORTF right up about three feet over the conductor's head, and then I would advise micing like you are facing a gigantic drumkit--two mics well off to the side, and then two mics behind everyone onstage.


And yeah, for the soloists, you really ought to have something not more than about ten feet away, tops.

Not being "instrusive" is really tough in these cases. By the time the sound makes its way out to mics in the hall, it's really mushy and swarmy.

Joel, thanks for the advice. But like I said I am in a tight/no budget situation

The thing is that I won't have much time to try different setups although I plan to try both ORTF and a 3-mic setup. What I'd like to know in advance is wether it is worth spending time trying the pseudo Decca tree I talked about in my previous post, 2 414s in omni and a gefell m930 (cardioid) as the center mic.
Any advice still much appreciated thumbsup
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