Hello,

I recorded a children's choir concert today. The space was a large church with a lot of ambience (4 sec. reverb) Two suspended overhead mics were used to capture the choir sound. Unfortunately the piano was in close proximity to these mics, underneath and in front of the conductor and choir. The lid was closed.

Travis Cibolski, owner of Clarity Media Group and Technical Director for the Sunset Presbyterian Church in Portland Oregon, talks with Dean k from Audix about the basics of Micing a choir.

This is a 6 part video well worth watching:

How To Make Choir Sound with one Vocal
Is this possible?

We are in the market for a pair of mics, something that can both mic a choir and/or hand-bell to provide a small level of amplification.

Our choir and hand-bells set up in the same area (only one will play per Sunday), but our choir loft is not the most friendly for microphone placement because of limited space out front.

Hey all-
My first post to the forum!

I have been tasked with coming up with the best installation possible for choir microphones at our church. We have about a 40 voice choir that stands directly in front of the main organ pipes and in between two organ lofts, and occasionally will have an orchestra in front of them.

In my professional life, about 90% of the time, when there is a choir with instruments- from small ensemble to full orchestra- the choir is behind the instruments on risers. To my main pair, the choir is less 'close' and detailed than the instruments because it is quite a bit further from the mains.

From your experience, what type of rooms produce the best sounding recordings for choirs?
Right now the city choirs love the reverby church but I think this is one older leaders influence. I would love to entice them otherwise and was wondering what others think.

I'm assuming we look at this from two POV. Choir and engineer.

I'm preparing my mix's for the choirs I just finished recording.

2 DPA 4011A in ORTF
1 Royer SF24 in Blumlein
1 Audix M1280 micro condenser for added detail

Any suggestions of how you blend blumlein and ORTF?

John, did I hear you right... choose which of the two that sounds (fullest, widest most detailed) and add the other to taste?