Hi,
I'm taping shows for several years now (using cardioids mounted on hat).
From my gathered experience, I know you won't get a great recording if you do stack taping. At least if you stand within the first few rows.
You don't get enough bass and vocals are generally too low in the mix.
Unless I can get a good balcony spot when entering the venue, I usually walk around during the opening act until I get enough bass and pristine vocals.
Sometimes, I even think there are way too much bass from my taping location. But knowing my mics, the unwanted amount is going to be naturally filtered.
I tend to tape farther and farther show after show.
Now, I'm thinking about switching to omnis and I've read a bunch of advices given by experimented tapers about doing stack taping when using omnis.
But changing from cards to omnis won't change anything to the fact that the mix will still be poor sounding when standing front of stacks.
How far would you stand from stacks when taping with omnis ?
I guess it also has to do with venue size (small club, sport arena...) ?
I'm afraid of getting way too much bass I won't be able to roll-off in post... I also know I'll hear much more crowd chatters in my recordings if I switch to omnis.
I'm pretty much satisfied with my cardioids, but I find the results to sound too thin. I really enjoy listening back to my tapes on a good headset. But once I play them on my home stereo, the sound is just not as good.
Thanks,
-Fandelive