Suggestions for Zoom H2 Placement for Jazz Trio Rehearsal

[TromboneAl]

Any tips on the placement of my Zoom H2 for recording my trio. Here's what the room looks like:



Thanks,

Al

 

[TimOBrien]

The room is too small; you're sitting within the group no matter where you go.

The basic rule tho is find a place where it sounds good to you and then put the recorder where your ears are.

 

[Bobbsy]

I'm with TimOBrien. See if you can borrow a local church or something for a few hours, set up like a performance area and set up the Zoom in front and slightly above the trio so the X-Y configuration of the mics is just covering you from side to side.

Failing that, the advice above--to walk the room and see where things sound best then put the recorder there--is about the only way. When finding the place, you'll be amazed at the differences moving your head a few inches can make.