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Old 08-27-2003, 02:02 AM
Doug Ring Doug Ring is offline
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Default Re: Tracking a Brass Quintet Tomorrow - Mic Placement?

With a good room and good players, you're 90% there. The players should balance themselves, so multi-micing won't be necessary. Your job is to capture the instruments and the room, so two stereo pairs will get it done.

BTW a french horn is often played with the player's hand inside the bell, so you don't need to worry about that! Think of it as getting a snapshot of the sound from the position you would usually listen to the instrument from, i.e. several feet in front of the player. So with several players it's still the same deal. Listen to the quintet in the room, find the spot where the balance is best, put the mic there.
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