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JEspo1229
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I normally record only a couple times of year for our choir at church using a variety of equipment that I have collected. (Mostly low end.) I know that the recordings can be better, but most people are happy with them.
I am now being asked to record a live vocal recital. It will mostly be solo with piano, with a couple of vocal duets. It is on a stage in a small theater with okay acoustics.
Here is my equipment list:
2-AKG CS1000 S
1-AKG Perception 200
3-AT2020
1-Behringer B-2
Symetrix 302 Preamp
FMR RNC
Nady TMP-3
I also have access to a couple ART Pre-amps and a mixer.
For the choir sessions I normally mix to 4 Tracks on a TASCAM 424mkIII from an XY pair of the CS1000s, the Perception for the soloist, and a combination of a few of the others as spot mics, then move the tracks to my computer and finish in Reaper. I also have a H4N and have gotten some good recordings from it.
What are some recommendations for this recital? Do I just do a single XY pair? I have never tried AB but will that give me better sound (if I get some omnis)? ORTF (what is the distance from the singers for ORTF)? Or some combination? I know from experience that putting a mic on the stage with the singer will not work especially during the duets.
I am trying to keep it simple but would like to keep the quality high. If I am willing to spend $500-$600 dollars would it be worth getting a decent pair of mics and do this just as a single pt recording? Would I be better with SDC (Oktava 012, AT4041, etc.) or LDC (AT4040, etc)? I assume with LDCs you do ORTF with a stereo bar.
Any help would be appreciated.
I am now being asked to record a live vocal recital. It will mostly be solo with piano, with a couple of vocal duets. It is on a stage in a small theater with okay acoustics.
Here is my equipment list:
2-AKG CS1000 S
1-AKG Perception 200
3-AT2020
1-Behringer B-2
Symetrix 302 Preamp
FMR RNC
Nady TMP-3
I also have access to a couple ART Pre-amps and a mixer.
For the choir sessions I normally mix to 4 Tracks on a TASCAM 424mkIII from an XY pair of the CS1000s, the Perception for the soloist, and a combination of a few of the others as spot mics, then move the tracks to my computer and finish in Reaper. I also have a H4N and have gotten some good recordings from it.
What are some recommendations for this recital? Do I just do a single XY pair? I have never tried AB but will that give me better sound (if I get some omnis)? ORTF (what is the distance from the singers for ORTF)? Or some combination? I know from experience that putting a mic on the stage with the singer will not work especially during the duets.
I am trying to keep it simple but would like to keep the quality high. If I am willing to spend $500-$600 dollars would it be worth getting a decent pair of mics and do this just as a single pt recording? Would I be better with SDC (Oktava 012, AT4041, etc.) or LDC (AT4040, etc)? I assume with LDCs you do ORTF with a stereo bar.
Any help would be appreciated.