Cardioids or hypers from a balcony. Omni's are too risky being that far from the sound source indoors.
For those interested in all this, here is a tape made from the front center balcony of the Bergen County Performing Arts Center in Engelwood, New Jersey.
The balcony was WAY too far away for it to come out OK, but the tape sounds better than the show did.
http://www.mediafire.com/?tm5v78oq9b98rTape: SP-CMC-2 (AT-831's) > SP-SB1-SL > Oade Mod SBM-1 > M1
Transfer: M1 > Onkyo SE-U55 > Sound Studio > xACT
What you're saying is that I should have used the Cards, then? (the AT935QMRx caps)
I want to be able to get a better tape than this capture. Only 1 of the upcoming shows, the one in Akron, has the Mezz as far away as it was in Bergen. See this post here, and yes, you're all invited:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=138803.msg1797516For the Bergen show, the mics were over the lip of the balcony, which was bigger than most tabletops, and flush against the cement wall, so that was optimal, given the choices.
For last year's AWATS show, I did the same thing in Akron, but with the DPA4061. If I read acidjack's post right, I should carefully inspect those caps to make sure the "faces" are turned out and I might get a slightly better capture than this:
http://www.mediafire.com/?b7csabscb2qntSource: DPA 4061 > Core Sound Battery Box (rolloff filter ON) > Oade Modified SBM-1 (Line In) > PCM-M1 @ 48kHz
Transfer: Master DAT in PCM-R500 > Onkyo SE-U55 > Sound Studio (track splits) > xACT (fix SBE, FLAC level5)
I also ran the Sonics at this show:
http://www.mediafire.com/?z3mar04wy63saSource: Sonic Studios DSM6-L > Sonic Studios PA-6LC3B (-65db bass filter) > Korg MR-1 (Line In) > DFF file
Transfer: Audiogate (to 16/44 aiff) > Sound Studio (track splits, DC Offset) > xACT (fix SBE, FLAC level5)
if you turn them just right, they make a good directional pattern.
My only real complaint about the way I'll be taping this year is that all my mic choices are going to be going straight into Korg MR-1s, and while I like them a LOT, I really did get used to the sound color of the Modded SBM-1.
Anyway, any more input would be great from you guys.
Thanks for so much so far...
jb