Hey all... I have not had much of a chance to record on stage, however, it looks like I will be doing it this Thu for a group of local musicians. I wanted to tap the TSKB and see if anyone had any ideas for mic placement.
Location: The Loft, Tempe, AZ - Great place to see a show, bad place to record a show. This venue is very long and narrow. Probably less than 40' from the stage to the back of the room length wise, 3-4 x that width wise. Speakers are directly above each side of the stage pointed down at a very severe angle to focus around 5-10 feet behind the stage lip. Stage faces the shorter length and not the width.
I'm plugging my R-9 in for the SBD feed so that leaves me 4 channels on stage with the R-4. I have 2X480(1,2,3) and 2X ADK TLs to work with. On the R4 I'll be using StereoX2 or MonoX4 and control the mix afterwards.
So I have been thinking about a few options.
a) I've never ran MS and am curious to try. I was thinking MS center stage and split 482s on the side. But I'm wondering if a drum setup in the middle of the stage would kill this idea.
b) 481 or 483 center with split TL omnis. The only downside is that the room can sound like crap depending on where you are and I don't want the omnis to suck that in.
c) 483 din center, TL card din center. Just to get 2 images from the same spot.
So does anyone have any opinions or other suggestions for a good mic setup?
Any input is appreciated, :-}
Dana