Hello all,
I'm looking to get some ambient recording coverage of a theatre space that I work with.
The space is small (125 persons capacity) and has a low metallic (!) ceiling (approx. 11-16 ft from floor) that slopes upwards away from the stage, parallel to the raked seating area.
This Sunday I’m recording a chamber ensemble in a 450-seat auditorium. I’ve got my main pair figured out, but thought I would try hanging a pair of microphones off the balcony to record the audience and get some ambient sounds that I can blend into the main mix. These mics would be about 30 feet or so from the lip of the stage.
I've been assisting another engineer on a harp CD project and he's been using an interesting trick that is new to me. The trick is inverting the polarity on one side of a stereo ambient pair in order to move the reverb away from the center. In this particular setup, he was using a coincident pair of cardioids with a 180 degree included angle.
I'm using an Mbox and PowerMac to record ambient sound backgrounds for film. I've been using a pair of Schoeps MK-2 omnis but they are not available for this project.
On really bad live recordings, there is an "ambient" noise around everything. You can tell it was recorded live. Sounds like all the mics were tracked through a tin can.
Is this the result of poor mics?
I am getting an AW4416, and want to start recording the local bands, do I need to start buying my own gear or get proficient in using the house gear.
Hey guys,
I've been do my own recording in my basement with some complete crap equipement (a tube preamp, 4 channel mixer, sm-57, large diaphragm condenser mic, 4 other dynamic mics), and a laptop. My budget is severly limited (university student here).
