I've got a project to record my son's high school orchestra (about 40 students in a string orchestra)
I wouldn't dream of doing it with anything but Reason. (for the orchestra booster club to sell CD's)
I've never recorded this big of an acoustic group before....this entire project will be a first.
I'm glad for the experience, and I'm open to ideas, but thought I'd ask a question about mics and placement.
I've got a very sensative Carver mic that picks up EVERYTHING really well... I was thinking of placing this right where the conductor would be.
I also have 4 directional mics that I thought about aiming down each string lane ...example Basses, Cellos, Violins, violas...My thinking was that I could pan these 4 into their varying positions to give some width to the big picture.
I haven't done anything like this before, so I'd LOVE some input, ideas, feedback, general insults will be partially tolerated too.
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Any ideas on mic use and placement that would be better than my stated above?
...I suppose I could just move the Carver mic out 20 feet center in front for that distant feel to the orchestra...but I was going for something more intimate sounding, hence the panned directional mics....or am I all wet?
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