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Title: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: Josephine on May 02, 2005, 11:40:02 PM
I've ended up with some not-so-terribly-good seats at the Greek Theatre here in Los Angeles for the Allman Bros. Band show this Friday night.  I'm stuck in Section B, way over to the left.  I'm probably pretty much straight in line with the left stack.

My question is:  Should I keep my mics (in my Kangol) at 90 or should I point them straight ahead and try to record from the stack?  Advice, please.
 :)
Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: Gordon on May 02, 2005, 11:53:24 PM
why the Kangol??  allmans are open taping.  I would make a stake tape still using din or xy.  never made a stack tape so I don't know what would be best.
Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: Josephine on May 03, 2005, 12:00:02 AM
I am almost certain the Greek will not allow open taping, even if it is the Allman Brothers. 
I guess I should double-check that, though.
Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: d5 on May 03, 2005, 08:27:20 AM
My personal preference would be to run them zero degrees (A-B) pointed straight at the stack.
Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: nickgregory on May 03, 2005, 08:30:39 AM
pointing straight at the stack, if you are close can create some really brittle results due to the high SPLs...I would recommend to run XY of iyou are outside the line of the stacks for that reason...a little rejection helps to smooth it out...

Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: Tim on May 03, 2005, 11:48:23 AM
the greek in la or sf?

both have allowed open taping in the past when open taping bands are there....
Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: Josephine on May 03, 2005, 03:22:23 PM
It's the Greek in Los Angeles, Tim.
I will try to get in touch with them this afternoon.
:)
Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: Tim on May 03, 2005, 03:25:57 PM
that's what I thought but I wasn't positive

Phish played there in 1998 and I never heard of any problems taping...
Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: Josephine on May 03, 2005, 03:59:28 PM
Here's a link to the seating chart, guys:  http://www.ticketmaster.com/seatingchart/73753/1038
My seats are Section B, Row H, Seats 25 & 27.  Should I even bother??
Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: F.O.Bean on May 03, 2005, 07:36:21 PM
id run either xy or a DIN spacing on caps w/a lesser angle than 90*
Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: Kevin Straker on May 04, 2005, 10:04:28 AM
Run some hypers and you should be fine. The allmans are tape from your seat so bring a small stand.

good luck-Kevin
Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: Swampy on May 04, 2005, 09:30:49 PM
Id run xy hypers if you got them. They run mono, so you'll be okay there.
Title: Re: Ninety Degrees or Straight Ahead?
Post by: jkoch on May 05, 2005, 01:50:43 PM
the greek does what they feel when they feel. they have NOT allowed taping for many open acts in the past