... I'm super anal about having space/air around my mics...I want EVERTHING to be AT LEAST 12 inches away from the mics...some of these mic trees are crazy! Dont
i think super anal is about right. if the air around you mics is clear, you'll be fine. two to three inches is more than adequate. what i don't like, is the late arrival who has to put his mics in front of other pairs, at the same elevation. he is then asked to lower.
clamps are always welcome, the earlier, the better.
jr
I would bet that - if you set up your mics in front of your stereo - and moved a tangerine-sized object around the mic - you will be able to hear something. I think the the bigger the object - the further you want to get away from it...
At one local venue - there is a square column/support in the middle of the room - we always set up against the pole...but never got a good recording until we moved the stand away from the pole...same goes for cielings - I'd rather risk running a bit low than run 6 inches from the ceiling...
Sorry for the digression...at places like the Chameleon in Lancaster, PA - clamping is essential if there going to be more than a few tapers...otherwise we risk making a nuciance of ourselves in a place like that - (who BTW have always been very cool about tapers...YMMV)