Topic: Best place for sound

[cdevs]

For best results I suggest you have your 'man' front row center with a shotgun microphone, held, head high, pointed directly at Bono. This will insure that your tape has nice clear vocals. Use of a pistol grip should help avoid hand cramps, and a zeppelin-style windscreen will help reduce the effect of indoor breezes caused by MSGs state-of-the-art air conditioning system. Something like ths should suffice:



For the second, or 'ambient' mic...well, it's not much of a secret that the upstairs rest room at the rear of the hall is revered by tapers-in-the-know for its sublime echoacoustics. Make sure your other 'man' gets there early so that he can score the handicapped stall near the wall for maximum comfort.

Good night and good luck!




(Flame away, but anyone who comes in here talking that kind of game deserves a proper heckling)

[CHURCH-AUDIO]

See if they have a hard of hearing system find out who makes it find out what type of audio jack it uses to connect to the head set and hack it.
the mix will be from the FOH Console matrix ( I should not be telling you this ) sometimes they put an EQ on it to change the sound you will know when you monitor it if this is true if its a flat mix then your in business use another recorder for the room and your done. ( just make sure when you order tickets that you tell them your hard of hearing ) if MSG does not have a hearing system you can try and talk to Clair Brothers audio in PA that is the sound company for U2 and ask them. I am not saying this is going to work I have done it before with other bands and because I am a sound engineer that mixes concerts my self I know about this stuff

I am going to record u2 at madison square garden in November.   I have 2 of everything.  I will mix the sound post production.  Where would be the best 2 spots to record sound in this venue do you think?

I was told the center is best because the mix is geared for that area.  Although I can have a man on the right and left and mix later.   Or I may just have a center recording and a side recording and listen to it later to see how to mix it.   Everything is audience recording that I am doing (so no sound board).  Also mics are professional grade and so is recorder (recording at 24 bit).

Thx for any help-

[shaggy]

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