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Title: where to place mics?
Post by: tapernewb on August 02, 2005, 02:31:34 PM

Hey I'm new here. I'm wondering how you now where to place mics at a concert. Assuming there is no taper section and no other tapers to congregate with. What kind of things do you factor to know where to place you mics?

I use AT822> D8 as of now if that makes a difference.

Title: Re: where to place mics?
Post by: adub on August 02, 2005, 02:54:03 PM

Most soundboards tend to be setup in an ideal location for sound. FOB or Front Of Board is normaly where people try to place the mics. I tape at a place called The Brandyhouse alot and they're board is off to the right so I just setup to the left of that, where the board would be if the bar wasnt there.

here are some links I dug up...

http://www.sounddevices.com/tech/mic_tips.htm
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=43044.0

Title: Re: where to place mics?
Post by: plucks on August 02, 2005, 03:20:29 PM

search for microphone configurations and you will see umpteen posts about what types of configs to run.

as for height, if you are FOB, stay head height or youcan run higher if you dont think anyone will mind...venue specific.
and yes, try to be as center as possible!!

Title: Re: where to place mics?
Post by: audBall on August 02, 2005, 03:28:56 PM

Quote from: plucks on August 02, 2005, 03:20:29 PM

search for microphone configurations and you will see umpteen posts about what types of configs to run.

as for height, if you are FOB, stay head height or youcan run higher if you dont think anyone will mind...venue specific.
and yes, try to be as center as possible!!

Well, with the AT822, mic config's are kinda outta the question. 
But you will still find endless info on where to place your mic(s) just by using the search tool.  Experimentation is key!  Whatever works, does.  Welcome to the game! 

Title: Re: where to place mics?
Post by: Simp-Dawg on August 02, 2005, 05:31:40 PM

a good rule of thumb is to try to be at the point of an equilateral triangle, where the stacks on either side make up the other two points.

so...
if (s) is your venue's speaker...and (t) is you, the taper...

(s)       stage         (s)





             (t)

that's usually a good place to start.  if there's an opening act and the room isn't very full, you could walk around and try to find the "sweet spot" and tape from where it sounds best in the venue.