Hi all!
For once, I have a chance to openly tape a performance and the luxury of being in a venue I can access before the fact, check levels, play with mic placement etc. Woohoo! However, having only really stealthed myself to date, I'm pretty clueless regarding what to do with this lovely oppportunity....
Voice + piano (classical vocal recital).
I may run both of my current rigs for the performance if only to hear the differences. I have at my disposal (since <SOB> I can't afford DPAs before November)
CMC8 omnis
AT831 Cardioids
iRiver 120 running rockbox
Reactive preamp + JB3
1 4'6" tall mic stand
1 home made jecklin disk
I'll likely run hte CMC8s into the iRiver, and the 831s+pre into the JB3 (although no reason I could'nt do it the other way round - perhaps something to experiment with)
The venue is a smallish recital room with a rather live acoustic. IRL, the wet acoustic is quite vocally flattering (although isntrumentalists have complained it's too echo-y, and with a small ensemble it was deafening. New space - they're still tweaking the acoustic!). I'm reckoning I can site a stand in the aisle just in front of the first row, so maybe.... 12-14ft away from me and the piano. Performance area is NOT raised; room is all on one level.
So, suggestions on ideal placement, mic positioning to try and anything else y'all care to throw at me would be MIGHTY welcomed. Also, how does one accurately position stealth mics? When I've tried in the past, they just kinda flop around even when I clip them to stuff! And what would be a good setup for the AT831s (they're the SP minis)
In any case, all suggestions welcomed ESPECIALLY since i have 6 weeks where I can play around with this at my leisure!