Planning to record modern Icelandic composer Johann Johansson at a venue here in NYC Thursday. I've recorded a lot of shows, but never classical, so I want to be sure I'm not screwing this up....
Setup will be DPA 4061 (Coresound HEB version)>R-09HR.
Things I am not sure about:
- Whether show is seated or standing (it's listed as GA, so no assigned seats, though I understand sometimes this venue puts seats out)
- Whether the sound will be amplified
Either way, I'm assuming it won't be loud enough for line-in.
The Coresound HEBs have the phantom power in-line with the mics; as far as I know, if you don't plug in the phantom box and just plug the mics directly into the plug-in power on the recorder, nothing happens (haven't tried this at home, but I'd think that is the case).
I assume the right move here is to go ahead and use the mic input, turn plug in power ON, and set it to "LOW". If I can't get decent levels using "low" during the opener, then move to "high".
Is that right? Am I going to have any problems using the plug-in power if the mics already have phantom?
Also, am I making the right choice on mics for this? My assumption was to use the 4061s and get close, because they have the best detail, and hopefully a classical audience will be quiet. But, I could run my more directional AT853 cards or hypers.