Using Three Recording Devices

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Okay, another noob question:

I have two Tascam portable recorders (DR-07MKII and DR-100MKII) and one mic (Audio Technica BP4029) connected via XLR cable to my video cam. For recording a solo violinist, is it too much to use all three units or, if not, what'd be the best set up in a home environment as well as in a hall? One Tascam on each side, right and left, and the video cam and mic in front?
 
For a soloist, 3 might be unnecessary, but it wouldn't hurt, either. Capture the performance with all three. Import the audio from each into a video editor on your computer and align them to the video then decide whether to use all three or not.

If you're recording in a hall and it has a nice ambience sound, you might consider putting one of the portables out in the audience to get the reflections of the room.
 
Watch the "one on each side" scenario... (phase cancellations) Put the video cam and ONE stereo recorder in close to the artist, and one recorder (I assume stereo?) back for hall ambience. At home, use the recorder and video camera together but assume the tascams will have better sound... lay both tracks in a multi track but chose ONE that sounds best and mix in a little from the ambience mic. Add reverb/fx to the close in recorder or video mic trck (the better one :))
 
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Chili said:
For a soloist, 3 might be unnecessary, but it wouldn't hurt, either. Capture the performance with all three. Import the audio from each into a video editor on your computer and align them to the video then decide whether to use all three or not.

If you're recording in a hall and it has a nice ambience sound, you might consider putting one of the portables out in the audience to get the reflections of the room.
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Watch the "one on each side" scenario... (phase cancellations) Put the video cam and ONE stereo recorder in close to the artist, and one recorder (I assume stereo?) back for hall ambience. At home, use the recorder and video camera together but assume the tascams will have better sound... lay both tracks in a multi track but chose ONE that sounds best and mix in a little from the ambience mic. Add reverb/fx to the close in recorder or video mic trck (the better one :))
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Thank you to you both for your suggestions!
 
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