I'm gonna try to tape in a very, very small bar tonight and I'm wondering if I should set up really close to one of the P.A. stacks or if I should set up my stand next to one of the vocal mic stands and use the Healey method?
Some pics:
Pic taken from the "stage." There's room for about three rows of people until there's a spiral staircase:
Pic taken from the top of the spiral staircase:
Pic taken from the middle of the spiral staircase:
The only places that I can think of to set up in there is on the far right or left by a P.A. stack, clamped onto the ceiling beams, or next to the beam that you see in pic 3. If I set up close to the P.A. stack I would probably have to be less than twelve inches away, so I'm not sure if that would work (I've recorded 3' away from a P.A. stack and liked the result). If I clamp onto a ceiling beam I would get a LOT of crowd noise and people tend to bang on those beams during shows, so that's probably not a good idea. I've never tried the Healey method, but I'm thinking that might be my best bet for this particular bar. Anyone have any suggestions or advice?