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Hi Al.

> I am going to be working with some guys on a live album 
recording 

To be honest, i think you have made every possible move to fail 
bigtime. And i mean *really* bigtime. From your description i take 
it that you have never recorded anything live. Heck it actually 
aseems that you have never recorded *anything*, for that matter.

> We expect to be using 40-50 mics.

I first thought this was sort of an ironic twist, only to find that you 
seem to be serious.

>* How do you isolate the crowd?

> Keep in mind that we will be hiring a lot of gear

Perfect. So you're not only going to do things you've never done 
before, you're also going to do them with things you've never 
seen before, let alone used.

> Particularly with mic types and mic placement.

Well, basically mics usually go in places where sound emerges. 

> Anyone got any suggestions? 

Yes. Live up to your possibilities and get someone else who is 
up to the task here. I'd seriously suggest you get some home 
recording experience first, then you should try to record a band in 
a rehearsal room, with at most 4-5 mics (not 40-50...). You can 
expect to spend around a year to hone your skills with that. Then 
try to record that same band live at a gig with at most 10-15 mics. 
You will spend around half a year with refining your results, given 
that you have a band that is gigging frequently. Then slowly 
enhance the size of gigs you take.

When you come back in two to five years with enough chops to 
actually pull this off, apply again for the job above.

Christian

On a fine day, 07-05-2003, christianobermaier wrote:

>  > Particularly with mic types and mic placement.
>
>Well, basically mics usually go in places where sound emerges.

Ah... (slaps forehead)... that's why my recordings always get screwed 
up...  Woh... thanks for the hint Christian...

:-))


HJ, who tries to imagine how high a pile of 50 mic-boxes is...

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Hendrik Jan Veenstra  <h@...>
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On a fine day, 07-05-2003, christianobermaier wrote:
>>  > Particularly with mic types and mic placement.
>>
> Well, basically mics usually go in places where sound emerges.

So, in effect you'd put a mic directly infront of the guitar hole then.
Simply, (basically) the louder the better? I for one don't think that was
such a good advice, Christian.