The Midwest Philharmonic Orchestra is led by Taka Matsunaga. It is the main orchestra of The Midwest Conservatory of Music. This is an institute that takes very talented kids and adults and further advances their skill level. They perform concerts throughout the year and I, with Energy Command, am the one who goes and records the live performances. The studio owner and I put together a portable recording rig that consists of a Mackie HDR, an eight-channel Mackie pre-amp, and a headphone amp for monitoring. A lot of live recordings use a basic microphone setup in which only two mics are used and are set up over the conductor's head in a stereo pattern. There are flaws to this setup. The mics primarily pick up the front of the orchestra and this leaves no flexibility when editing later. If the conductor wants the cellos turned up, it is very hard to do without compromising another frequency. We use an eight microphone setup. We put a Rode NT-5 in each of the four corners of the orchestra. Then we put a stereo NT-4 over the conductor's head and a pair of Cascade Fatheads in the back of the orchestra. This setup gives great flexibility while editing and allows for editing individual sections. This makes for a much better mix. The setup also gives a more professional look for the audience to see. Below are pictures of ensemble. In some of the pictures the microphone setup and recording rig can be seen. The recording was done in a church so we wanted to capture the acoustics of the room so the microphones were placed at the correct distance to achieve a good blend.
The Midwest Philharmonic Orchestra is led by Taka Matsunaga. It is the main orchestra of The Midwest Conservatory of Music. This is an institute that takes very talented kids and adults and further advances their skill level. They perform concerts throughout the year and I, with Energy Command, am the one who goes and records the live performances. The studio owner and I put together a portable recording rig that consists of a Mackie HDR, an eight-channel Mackie pre-amp, and a headphone amp for monitoring. A lot of live recordings use a basic microphone setup in which only two mics are used and are set up over the conductor's head in a stereo pattern. There are flaws to this setup. The mics primarily pick up the front of the orchestra and this leaves no flexibility when editing later. If the conductor wants the cellos turned up, it is very hard to do without compromising another frequency. We use an eight microphone setup. We put a Rode NT-5 in each of the four corners of the orchestra. Then we put a stereo NT-4 over the conductor's head and a pair of Cascade Fatheads in the back of the orchestra. This setup gives great flexibility while editing and allows for editing individual sections. This makes for a much better mix. The setup also gives a more professional look for the audience to see. Below are pictures of ensemble. In some of the pictures the microphone setup and recording rig can be seen. The recording was done in a church so we wanted to capture the acoustics of the room so the microphones were placed at the correct distance to achieve a good blend.
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