"Richard Crowley" writes:
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I have an annual gig (coming up in a couple of weeks)
where we have a choir of ~100 choral conductors and
a world-class accompanist and a well maintained Steinway.
But the venue is a giant half-cylinder "quonset hut"
gymnasium with metal-halide illumiation (essentially
"street lights"). Alas, given the ambient conditions,
I can't ever expect commercial-quality recordings in
that space. :-(
Richard! Are you sure??
With the right mics fairly tight on the chorus (three to four KM184s or 84s,
perhaps), something close on the piano, *maybe* something in the hall to use/not use
in post (sometimes a teeny bit of rear-hall signal from even the worst rooms has
some value in the mix), then time-alignment and the right flavor of reverb to
mitigate the intentionally dry recording just made, and you'd likely get something
quite presentable.
Not a lush European hall sound, true, but one can craft a pretty good illusion.
Now, the buzz from the halides would be interesting to deal with, but
probably not impossible.
Since we're in the same 'burg, contact me if you'd like. Sounds like a fun
challenge.
Best,
Frank Stearns
Mobile Audio
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