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18th January 2009
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| Gear addict  Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Dorchester, Mass., USA
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Thread Starter |  HS big band--mic deployment
I'm going to record the big band at my son's high school tomorrow, and I'm trying to strategize about how to use the available mics. Here's what's available: U195 Earthworks QTC1 (x2) AT 4047 AT 4051 (x2) AT 4040 (x2) Shure KSM27 (x2) EV 468 (x2) Beyer M260 Shure SM57 (x6) The personnel is 6 trumpets, 4 trombones, 5 saxes, drums/bass/piano/guitar. The recording will be in the band room, which adds nothing acoustically though it's not a train wreck. But because the room doesn't sound great, I'm thinking of leaving the QTC1s at home. Here was my thought about how to set up: 4051s as main pair in ORTF KSM27s on piano 4047 on kick, M260 as mono OH DI bass (it's an upright with a pickup) SM57 on guitar amp section mics: 4040's on trumpets and saxes, U195 on trombones 468s as solo mics Any thoughts about this? Suggestions for other deployments? |
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18th January 2009
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No need to forgo omnis just because the room is poor. Use them as spots. Try one just in front of the drummers head. Maybe one in front of the bass cab. Just don't write 'em off. I'll be recording a jazz band in February. I plan on doing it similarly to this: The Show & Tell Thread for the Remotester in us all... |
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19th January 2009
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| Gear addict  Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Harvard on the Hocking, Spaceship Earth
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use the qtc's in an NOS pattern. I have had great results doing this with big bands. |
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19th January 2009
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Apr 2005 Location: New York Friggin' City
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Brian- Show report? How'd it go? |
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19th January 2009
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Switzerland
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and pics man - piiiiiiiiiiiiiics  Jo |
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20th January 2009
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| Lives for gear  Joined: May 2006 Location: NYC
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