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Micing a Choir

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I have two Studio Projects C4s that I'm looking to use to mic my church's choir. They are set up in three rows on risers, going from low (in front) to high (in back). They are in kind of like a little alcove in our church off to the side. The ceiling is very low, so Micing them directly overhead isn't going to work.

Choir recording (non-horror story)...

So, I thought I'd share again...

This weekend I'm recording the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington. The group is a very large male chorus and will be doing several shows this weekend. The venue is the Lisner Auditorium in downtown DC. (http://www.lisner.org) Overall, the venue is nice, but there is a bit of AC rumble.

Suggestions for recording choir in church?

Hi all

Next week I'll be recording a male amateur choir (48 guys) in my local church.
There''ll be no audience and we can probably track it a couple of times.
Mostly a mix between somewhat popular and religious songs

The choir will be on the altar of a (about) 800 seats church
standing in a semicircle / upside down U

Advice on Mic Choice for Recording a Choir

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Hi,

I was asked by a friend to record his church choir. The choir size is 20 people and will be recorded at the church. I was leaning to the SM81's in an XY or ORTF configuration, along with one of my large condensor mics with the ISA428.

What would be the best mic choice and configuration out of the mics I have?

blumlein 8s or a-b omnis for choir

I know that this topic has probably been discussed but I could not find it.

I am going to record a choir in a decent sized church. I want to capture the ambient sound and am limited to 2 mics. I assume that a-b and blumlein are be the top two options. Is this correct? If I am wrong please correct me. Which setup should I use?

leonin

Choir pitch

It happens to every choir. Suddenly when you hear the last chord, it's approaching a semitone low... This is failing technique, concentration, group psychology, bad day, whatever, but it is and once there it is a hard to break.

What do you do? For single voices there is melodyne or autotune. Is there anything else you can do other than bringing the group together for another try?

further to my choir question earlier

Hello all,

I had asked some choir questions here a few months ago regarding recording a kids choir and Micing techniques.

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There was some discussion as to how to best do it, especially regarding mic choices, and I just wanted to let others know what happened, to keep the learning going.