Topic: Recording from stage...Mic choice?

[gristlejaw]

Hello all.

seeking advice for the following situation....recording a show using 2 dat decks one thru the soundboard and the second recorded from a mic up onstage...The recording from the mic i'm looking to pick up the crowd response first and foremost then to pick up any instrument sounds that maybe were not mic'd well or at all.

can anyone reccommend a good mic or pair of mics to rent from a backline company? At least i would like some imput on whether cardoid/hyper/ omni (or if a single stereo mic would work well) and where should the mic stand be placed on stage (ideally).

thanks a bunch.

-justin

[Brian]

two cardioids on either side of the stage pointed towards the crowd works very well. i single stereo mic in the middle of the stage would work as well but you run the risk of limiting space on stage for the band and it could possibly obstruct the view of the crowd.

hope that helps some what....good luck....and +t for trying new recording techniques.

Brian

[gristlejaw]

Thanks for the advice. I' definitely gonna go taht route (2 cards each side of the stage). I found this article as well. it should help anyone else out who needs it.

-justin

http://mixonline.com/ar/audio_recording_audience/

[Jason B]

How about a single omni in the crowd? I have done this many times with excellent results.

[Lee]

I was thinking a single omni front and center, that might destroy your stereo image out of the board, assuming it's not mono to begin with.

[creekfreak]

stage tape?.....mk21...into t00bs....happy tapes

[C.Clark]

either go split omni's on the sides of the stage, or go cards in the middle in XY or in DIN, you cant go wrong that way, i wouldnt reccomend pointing cards away from the stage, what would be the point of not capturing the stage in the mics when your onstage.  cards or omni's split of in the middle will do the job