guitarfreak12
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should I use just one condesner to record a gospel quartet?
mshilarious
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A capella? I'd use two, but it depends on how you want it to sound.
guitarfreak12
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sorry, there's a piano in it too. If I was using two, should I pan them or space out the singers to help with phasing?
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rdozz
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I tried recording a gospel quartet a while back. The main problem I ran into was the size of my room. I wanted to use one mic in omni but, the room sounded so bad I ended up close micing each singer with each mic set to cardioid. The problem with this method is phase problems between the mics. The CD turned out OK but, I know we can do a lot better job now that I have expanded my live room to 21ft X 23ft with a 10ft ceiling with some acoustic treatment.
Sorry for rambling but, if you are in a big enough room that sounds good 1 mic can work great. If I was doing it I would mic the piano then get the quartet as far away from the piano as possible a use one mic in Omni or wide cardioid with the null facing the piano.
Good luck, this is a tough job, but it can be soooo much fun too!
Sorry for rambling but, if you are in a big enough room that sounds good 1 mic can work great. If I was doing it I would mic the piano then get the quartet as far away from the piano as possible a use one mic in Omni or wide cardioid with the null facing the piano.
Good luck, this is a tough job, but it can be soooo much fun too!
OneRoomStudios
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I've had good results using both XY and ORTF stereo techniques on small choirs, usually from about 5 feet back and maybe 2 feet above thier heads. From you description, my biggest concern would be making sure the piano levels were right for the recording. To get the levels right might require an additional mic (or two) on the piano. If you're short on mics, you might be able to get away with one mic out front and one on the piano. Or, if the paino is loud enough, a stereo pair out front might be enough.
As far as phasing issues go, if you just use the stereo pair, it won't be a problem since both mics should be the same distance from the source. If you add any mics on the piano though, you should check for phasing problems during playback and fix any you notice. There are plenty of threads on here explaining how to do that by summing to mono, so if you need to, just search for it. I hope that helps, and good luck!
-Peter
As far as phasing issues go, if you just use the stereo pair, it won't be a problem since both mics should be the same distance from the source. If you add any mics on the piano though, you should check for phasing problems during playback and fix any you notice. There are plenty of threads on here explaining how to do that by summing to mono, so if you need to, just search for it. I hope that helps, and good luck!
-Peter
