[LAU] Recording Beethoven's "Heroic"

[Mark Knecht]

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 12:53 PM,  <fons at kokkinizita.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 11:52:12AM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
>
>> Not picking on Giorgio but as for the mic setup it's more reminiscent
>> of how I might record something like jazz ensemble if I wasn't
>> interested (or wanted to eliminate) room acoustics.
>
> Exactly my impression. The six 'on stage' mics are (in the context
> of orchestral recording) really 'spot mics'. If the main pair is
> as Giorgio posted 'far from the stage' (is it the pair visible on
> one of the pictures, at the back ?) it could be difficult to combine
> them. And *one* mic for room reverb seems strange as well (unless it's
> a stereo mic).
>
>> As it is it could
>> be OK if the recording was for something like a film score where it
>> would be mixed with other things?
>
> Yes. For a film/TV score I'd want a dry sound, to be processed to
> whatever it takes later.

So then we agree - it's not necessarily crazy. Maybe we just need a
bit more info.

One thing I couldn't tell was whether he possibly had other room mics
not shown in the picture? I didn't try very hard but I only counted 6
mics on stage. Possibly he had an X-Y pair out in the hall somewhere?

It would be interesting if Giorgio could supply a room layout picture
showing where the mics were, or maybe just a mix list?

What a beautiful room by the way. Few and far between here in America.

Cheers,
Mark