Recommended Chamber Orch. Preamps

[The Gambler]

Hello;

Anyone recommend a stereo mic/pre setup for tracking a small chamber
orchestra? Thanks in advance.

The Gambler

[Justin Ulysses Morse]

The Gambler > wrote:

> Anyone recommend a stereo mic/pre setup for tracking a small chamber
> orchestra? Thanks in advance.

Two Royer 121's and a Great River MP-2. That's all you need.


ulysses

[hollywood_steve]

"Justin Ulysses Morse" > wrote in message
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> The Gambler > wrote:
>
> > Anyone recommend a stereo mic/pre setup for tracking a small chamber
> > orchestra? Thanks in advance.
>
> Two Royer 121's and a Great River MP-2. That's all you need.
>
>
> ulysses

I was going to suggest something very similar:
two Coles 4038 mics and 2ch of John Hardy preamps
but you haven't mentioned any price range / limit.
Both of these suggestions are in the $4k range, so if you have a
significantly lower limit, you'll need alternative suggestions. But no one
knows what price range you are dealing with.

steve

[Scott Dorsey]

The Gambler > wrote:
>
>Anyone recommend a stereo mic/pre setup for tracking a small chamber
>orchestra? Thanks in advance.

What's your budget, what is the room like, and how have you generally
liked to stereo mike rooms in the past?
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[WillStG]

> The Gambler

>Anyone recommend a stereo mic/pre setup for tracking a small chamber
>orchestra? Thanks in advance.

You can't go wrong with a pair of Millenia HV3B micpres, they are
ubiquitous in classical recording, about $1650. They extremely transparent and
quiet, very accurate and have a high speed transformerless design.

http://www.mil-media.com/docs/products/hv3b.shtml

And the B&K / DPA 4006 are pretty standard if you want to do spaced omni
recording, but they're kinda pricey too.

Will Miho
NY Music & TV Audio Guy
Off the Morning Show! & sleepin' In... / Fox News
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits

[Richard Kuschel]

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>
>> The Gambler
>
>>Anyone recommend a stereo mic/pre setup for tracking a small chamber
>>orchestra? Thanks in advance.
>
> You can't go wrong with a pair of Millenia HV3B micpres, they are
>ubiquitous in classical recording, about $1650. They extremely transparent
>and
>quiet, very accurate and have a high speed transformerless design.
>
>http://www.mil-media.com/docs/products/hv3b.shtml
>
> And the B&K / DPA 4006 are pretty standard if you want to do spaced omni
>recording, but they're kinda pricey too.
>
>Will Miho
>NY Music & TV Audio Guy
>Off the Morning Show! & sleepin' In... / Fox News
>"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits
>

I use either a MIllenia Media or the Great River for precisely this situation

Both are excellent.

Richard H. Kuschel
"I canna change the law of physics."-----Scotty

[Michael Kovach]

2 M50s through a Flamingo. Warm and beautiful.

"The Gambler" > wrote in message
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> Hello;
>
> Anyone recommend a stereo mic/pre setup for tracking a small chamber
> orchestra? Thanks in advance.
>
> The Gambler

[David Satz]

Justin Ulysses Morse wrote:

> Two Royer 121's and a Great River MP-2. That's all you need.

Justin, I haven't used the 121--is there some reason you'd suggest it
in preference to the SF-1 (or the stereo model SF-12)?

[Victor Jacobsson]

In article, The > wrote:

> Anyone recommend a stereo mic/pre setup for tracking a small chamber
> orchestra? Thanks in advance.

Depending on the room : Mill Media HV3 preamp DPA 4004 (Omni) or 4012
(Cardoid) : depending what YOUR ears tell you : set ups ranging from
Spaced omnis to a Jecklin disc..

What kind of CO is it, just strings, are there woodwinds/brass, any
soloists : what kind of music.

What are You going to record on : analog or digital

/vj


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[Len Moskowitz]

The Gambler > wrote:

>Anyone recommend a stereo mic/pre setup for tracking a small chamber
>orchestra? Thanks in advance.

You might try a pair of DPA 4003s or 4006s mounted on a Schneider Disk.

For a portable mic pre/A-to-D you might try our Mic2496.



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Len Moskowitz PDAudio, Binaural Mics, Cables, DPA, M-Audio
Core Sound http://www.stealthmicrophones.com
Teaneck, New Jersey USA http://www.core-sound.com
Tel: 201-801-0812, FAX: 201-801-0912

[Justin Ulysses Morse]

David Satz > wrote:

> Justin Ulysses Morse wrote:
>
> > Two Royer 121's and a Great River MP-2. That's all you need.
>
> Justin, I haven't used the 121--is there some reason you'd suggest it
> in preference to the SF-1 (or the stereo model SF-12)?


Only that I happen to own a pair of 121s and so I know for a fact that
they kick ass, whereas I've never used an SF-1 or SF-12 myself so I can
only *assume* that they kick ass. But also, a pair of microphones
gives you a few more useful options beyond what you can do with a
stereo mic. And I don't just mean spaced pair techniques. Like, with
a pair of 121s you can mike a violin and a guitar amp simultaneously.
Which I have done. Or you could put one in front of a kick drum and
the other over the drummer's shoulder. But in a chamber context, maybe
the stereo mikes would be a better bargain since you hopefully will
never close-mike anything.


ulysses