so your opinion is to run mics at 7-9 feet from the back of pavillion's regardless eh Phil? hmm interesting. to me, where and how high to run varies greatly depending on the artist/ mic-capsule choice/ stack array/ location/ crowd/ etc.
nice to meet ya, Phil. how long ya been taping with your own mics? what kinda mics/ rig do you own, and where have you been testing out this standard 7-9 foot theory? you have me extremely curious now as to the basis in real world experience for this theory of yours.
peace
~S
Scott-
I have a quesiton to ask you before I get into my reasoning for my post earlier...What are you proposing by questioning my response to this post? I think 7-9 feet is a wide range depending on venue size/mic location/cap's/etc....what would you suggest?
I have been in this "scene" for 5 years. I have been taping shows since 98, and although I hadn't owned a rig back then, I have heard hundreds of tapes from different sources in different locations, all while comparing different sources to each other.
So as far as my personal taping experience with my own rig, I do not own one personally, but I have brought my friends rigs in to a few shows and been very happy with the results!
I was referring to running the mics at the 7-9 foot range because if the soundman and system engineer are doing their job, the best sound is supposed to be at head level. You know as well as everyone else, that taping is hit or miss.
I have been fortunate enough to realize that this works for me, so I am wondering...What works for you?
peace
PHiL