Thanks guys. Great input as usual.

Neil R

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Sugarite" wrote in message

Usually I like to track one singer at a time or mic individually but
this group wants to sing together in the same room. Got a big
beautiful
sounding
room for them but could use some micing advice. My available mics
a

2 - Rode NT 2's
1 - Neumann TLM 103
2 - Neumann KM-184's
1 - Oktava MKL 2500
1 - Sennheiser MD-421

For stereo I'll put them through a Peavey VMP2, mono an Avalon 737sp.

Are they insisting on singing into a mic pair, or can they each have
their own mic?

If I were you I'd insist on the latter. The odds of three voices
working well with one mic type is pretty slim. If possible have them
face each other in a triangle, at least 6' apart to get decent
separation.

Agreed.

Given that I record live performances with singers using individual mics
all the time, I am a little surprised that someone would have concerns
about doing this. Other than paying attention to the 3:1 rule, there are a
wide range of approaches that can work.

I often end up using identical mics for each singer, but having a closet
full of mics that could be used to optimize the sound quality of each
singer would be a lot of fun.

I like the sound of small groups singing with each other. There's a sense
of immediacy and interaction that IME is hard to get any other way.