Vagodeoz
One-Man-Band
I have to mike a 90 piece orchestra, and my biggest problem is that I will be playing the drums on the same stage, at no more than 15 foot away from the orchestra. And we play symphonic black metal, so drums aren't exactly quiet...
So anyway, I have seen in some similar concerts that they use some kind of acrylic panels. Can anyone give me a word of advice about it?
And within the orchestra my biggest problem will be the violins, since there are 28 violines and they are the most quiet and most in front instruments of the orchestra, also pretty damm close to the drums.
I don't have a lot of mikes either, so what I would have available for strings would be probably a matched pair of Rode NT5s and an un-matched pair of Behringer B2-Pro. I was thinking about using the B2's as main stereo image of the strings, doing an A-B (spaced) stereo take. Both about 2 mts above the orchestra guys, and in figure-8 aiming the drum kit at 90 degrees.
And using the Rode as reinforcements for the first rows of the strings, since they are usually the best musicians, so I have a stereo take of the overall string section, plus a semi-close miking pair for reinforcing it.
Advice? How would YOU do it?
Pd: I would use the mikes for both PA and Recording.
So anyway, I have seen in some similar concerts that they use some kind of acrylic panels. Can anyone give me a word of advice about it?
And within the orchestra my biggest problem will be the violins, since there are 28 violines and they are the most quiet and most in front instruments of the orchestra, also pretty damm close to the drums.
I don't have a lot of mikes either, so what I would have available for strings would be probably a matched pair of Rode NT5s and an un-matched pair of Behringer B2-Pro. I was thinking about using the B2's as main stereo image of the strings, doing an A-B (spaced) stereo take. Both about 2 mts above the orchestra guys, and in figure-8 aiming the drum kit at 90 degrees.
And using the Rode as reinforcements for the first rows of the strings, since they are usually the best musicians, so I have a stereo take of the overall string section, plus a semi-close miking pair for reinforcing it.
Advice? How would YOU do it?
Pd: I would use the mikes for both PA and Recording.