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Recording a live set?? best way?
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greenuns
Hey guys
you know those liveset recordings such as asot, em, etc have crowd reactions also being recorded as well, does anyone know how its done?

my guess is record from a mic on the floor and also from a line-out then mix the two during post...is this right? or do they use some kind of special mic placed some where on the dance floor? what kind of mic do they use?

any insight would be great
thanks
greenuns
ahh found a thread that already discussed it and has some good information to start experimenting...

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...d=&pagenumber=1
ziptnf
Put the microphone directly next to the speaker so you can get the same experience that a candy raver would.
d_Verge
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Originally posted by ziptnf
Put the microphone directly next to the speaker so you can get the same experience that a candy raver would.

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greenuns
lol
jupiterone
room micing. akg's are good for this, condensers in general, however dynamic mics get higher db input than a condenser, also condensers will need 48v. 2 mics front of stage, 2 mics back of stage like a square, equal distance. then 2 mics for stereo. dynamic mics right at the sweet spot of the speakers, sm57's work fine for this, you don't need anything fancy. condenser for crowd as they have a higher transient response compared to dynamic mics and will record a much crisper image of the crowd. then you can mix those together. hard pan stereo mic's and over lay crowd

eq'ing the crowd mic in's wouldn't be a bad idea
greenuns
my god that's getting a little complicated...
do you think a zoom h4 would work well for recording the crowd? And have it hung from the ceiling?
idoru
Depends on if you want it done or done right.
cammeron12
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greenuns
it's gonna be a small club, about 200 max...
I'll try this all your suggestions, do some major experiments
(ahh the fun part) and let you guys know any findings...
thanks
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