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Title: recording from the stage??
Post by: digitalcandy926 on October 12, 2008, 01:02:22 AM

just curious...... will a recording come out good if I set my mic's up on stage in the front center???   if so, what mic pattern works best???

Title: Re: recording from the stage??
Post by: sygdwm on October 12, 2008, 01:05:20 AM

does band have vocals? what kind of mics?

Title: Re: recording from the stage??
Post by: digitalcandy926 on October 12, 2008, 01:06:05 PM

yes......  and a pair of SKG c1000's

Title: Re: recording from the stage??
Post by: morst on October 12, 2008, 01:16:10 PM

Quote from: digitalcandy926 on October 12, 2008, 01:02:22 AM

just curious...... will a recording come out good if I set my mic's up on stage in the front center???   if so, what mic pattern works best???

If it sounds good there and is a complete mix, then there's a chance that a well-placed pair of mics will pick up what you want. If you can mix in a SBD feed, that sometimes helps stage lip recordings.

Title: Re: recording from the stage??
Post by: goodcooker on October 12, 2008, 05:20:13 PM

Beware of recording onstage if vocals,keys etc are coming out of FOH only. Even a well placed pair of mics onstage will only pick up these from the monitors...which often sound like a cardboard box with a woofer in it.

Title: Re: recording from the stage??
Post by: digitalcandy926 on October 12, 2008, 06:37:37 PM

what does FOH mean???

Title: Re: recording from the stage??
Post by: Shawn on October 12, 2008, 06:41:45 PM

FOH = Front of House

p.s. I love on-stage or stage-lip recording for bands that mix themselves well on stage(i.e. jazz or bluegrass).

Title: Re: recording from the stage??
Post by: newplanet7 on October 12, 2008, 11:31:20 PM

Quote from: Shawn on October 12, 2008, 06:41:45 PM

FOH = Front of House

p.s. I love on-stage or stage-lip recording for bands that mix themselves well on stage(i.e. jazz or bluegrass).

QFT

Title: Re: recording from the stage??
Post by: Kindguy on October 13, 2008, 10:25:36 AM

Quote from: digitalcandy926 on October 12, 2008, 01:06:05 PM

yes......  and a pair of SKG c1000's

With vocals you'll probably be better off in the crowd.