I realize this seems like an easy question and the logical answer is usually 'close to the stacks', but i was wondering if anyone else has any other opinions? Im taping a favorite band of mine (Scott Lucas & The Married Men -- ie: the guy from Local H) and there is only ONE show near me and that is here in Columbus, Ohio where I live.
I taped the band at this same club back in 2010:
http://archive.org/details/slmm2010-02-19.live2cd.flac16the sound in there was completely poor. I was 8 ft back from the right stack and THATS how it turned out! some might say its listenable, but I want better.
Over the past few days Ive been thinking about taping from the stage off the bands monitors and so on. I know the guys pretty well and I know they would let me do whatever I want (soundboard access excluded) and the crowd will not be very big at all. Has anyone ever tried anything unorthodox for achieving a good sounding tape from a boomy acoustic-challenged club like The Summit? Id be open to ANY suggestions as this is the only time Im catching the band on this current run of dates. If i was seeing multiple shows I would just do a stack tape and hope I get better results in another city.
I currently have DPA HEB 4060 omnis and CA-14 cards to choose from for the recording.