Help! Recording a male voice choir tomorrow

caliban · 25th March 2007

A 30 man choir, and I got ten 57s, three 58s, two 421s,two tlm103s,three sm81s.

How should I do this?

d_fu · 25th March 2007

What kind of repertoire is this and where will you be recording it? Is it a live performance?
Offhand, I'd say use the two TLMs as main mics (AB, ORTF, or something of that kind). Use the SM 81s as spots if required. Leave the dynamic mics in the box...

lampmeister · 25th March 2007

Yep, TLM's in xy or ortf.

Jim vanBergen · 26th March 2007

Two excellent replies.

Try the XY, easier than measuring ORTF. If you don't like what you hear, move the pair, or try spacing the pair in A-B.

SM81s for spots another excellent thought...if you have a soloist, etc.

Now go get heavy duty mic stands, and get those suckers up in the air!

25th March 2007	#1
caliban Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 24 Thread Starter	Help! Recording a male voice choir tomorrow A 30 man choir, and I got ten 57s, three 58s, two 421s,two tlm103s,three sm81s. How should I do this?

26th March 2007	#4
Jim vanBergen Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York Friggin' City Posts: 2,562	+1 TLM 103s in X/Y Two excellent replies. Try the XY, easier than measuring ORTF. If you don't like what you hear, move the pair, or try spacing the pair in A-B. SM81s for spots another excellent thought...if you have a soloist, etc. Now go get heavy duty mic stands, and get those suckers up in the air!

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d_fu Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 2,418	What kind of repertoire is this and where will you be recording it? Is it a live performance? Offhand, I'd say use the two TLMs as main mics (AB, ORTF, or something of that kind). Use the SM 81s as spots if required. Leave the dynamic mics in the box...

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lampmeister Gear addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 366	Yep, TLM's in xy or ortf.