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Originally Posted by RaGe How do you feel about the "orchestra XY pair" picking up some of the choir in the setup above? Sure it won't sound the same as having 2 pairs on the choir but I can't have all the toys to play with ... |
The head mics (those above the conductor) will pick up your main balance, the choir mics are just for reinforcement, however if you use just a pair as the spots the choir (ortf I think you said you had decided on) you will gain presence on only the imediate singers close to this set up, this is why the outriggers here are more important. If you picture it in your mind the choir mics are/should be closer to the choir than the head mics are to the orchestra thus the danger becomes too much of a localised pick-up on the choir. This could lead to a poor choir balance. Outriggers on the orchestra may/may not be a nice idea, but here they should be less critical (only 20 people to cover its a relatively small ensemble.
If you only have 4 channels of pre's, I would rent the six mic's I suggested and a cheap (soundcraft, mackie etc) desk. Pre's make very small differences to the sound, far less than mic choice/placement and acoustics.
Thats my thoughts, whatever you decide, good luck and I'd be interested to hear a sample if you could post it here after the session.
Regards
Roland
