Tonight, I plan to run my trusty AT 4051 cards, the new AKG 483's, and the new Busman mod DR-680. I'm also going to put some beater mics on stage and get a board feed. Total overkill, I know, but it's partly about checking out the new gear, figuring out what I like (also want to get good tapes, as it's a band I like--Thee Oh Sees)
I'm sure whatever I end up running will come out pretty nice, as it's a small room, and I will be in the sweet spot, but if anyone has advice on which mics should go straight into the DR-680 (all six analog inputs are modded), and which should go thru the V3 to the unmodded digital in, I'd love to hear your opinions. Same with mic patterns. I'd probably go ORTF with the cards, PAS with the hypers.
Thanks!