Hi all. I am going to be doing some live recording of a band, mainly
for archive purposes (ie this won't end up on an album). I have the
recording end planned out, but at the moment I'm stuck on mics. I only
have two options, a pair of Apex 435 large diaphram cardiod condensor
mics, or a pair of Apex 180 small diaphram pencil cardiod condensor
mics.

First off, I know that Apex isn't the best out there. I don't have a
whole lot of choice in the matter. The 435s seem to have a better
frequency response, though a lower sensitivity I believe, judging from
what I can get off the Apex website. There is no cardiod plot, so I
have no idea how strong the off axis rejection is. This is for a
stereo recording, so at the moment I'm planning on angling the mics 90
degrees apart, facing the stage/speakers. They will be on a tall
stand, slightly above head height most likely.

Anyway, I'm not sure which way to go. Any and all advice appreciated!

Thanks,

Josh