elbandito
potential lunch winner
Have any of you had much success using ribbon mics in a live context? I'm considering using a pair on either a sax/trumpet combo or as OH on drums for a 7-piece funk/soul band this weekend (drums, guitar, bass, 2xVocal, sax, trumpet).
The room is quite large, with two hanging bins and a sub on the floor in front of the stage. We've got four monitors for the performers and we make a point to keep the sound on stage at a decently low volume - for example, we flip the guitar amps away from the crowd, mic them and run them thru the monitors, instead of having them blasting away. You can check it out here: 3030 Dundas West.
I'm considering using ribbons because a) I'd like to try to get a more authentic 60's kinda sound from the recording, b) I'm trying to think of ways to avoid having to put a mic in the air to capture the audience and c) this recording will be used alongside a professionally captured video and may end up being released as a live album.
Ideas/ Opinions?
The room is quite large, with two hanging bins and a sub on the floor in front of the stage. We've got four monitors for the performers and we make a point to keep the sound on stage at a decently low volume - for example, we flip the guitar amps away from the crowd, mic them and run them thru the monitors, instead of having them blasting away. You can check it out here: 3030 Dundas West.
I'm considering using ribbons because a) I'd like to try to get a more authentic 60's kinda sound from the recording, b) I'm trying to think of ways to avoid having to put a mic in the air to capture the audience and c) this recording will be used alongside a professionally captured video and may end up being released as a live album.
Ideas/ Opinions?