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"sane54" <witzgall@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the reply.... This mariachi is two trumpets,
> four violins guitar, viheuala (acoustic treble guitar),
> guitarron (acoustic "bass" guitar)
8 musicians?
> and they all sing, taking turns at lead vocals.
All 8 musicians sing solo lead at one time or the other?
Do all the violinists and trumpet players also sing solo?
> The vocals are almost always
> call and response between whomever is the lead and the
> rest of the mariachi.
Would it be feasible for there to be one mic for whoever the
lead singer is, and have the lead singer walk up to it and
address it when they are singing lead/solo?
> I don't think these guys have ever done overdubs.
Live is good. I suspect there's a lot of interaction when
this music is being played.
> My problem is that I don't have enough mics to record
everything.
Really? No doubt true if you do static micing and want to
have one mic for each vocalist, and also one mic for each
instrument. But that seems excessive, to say the least.
> I have about 6 directional and 2 really nice
omnidirectional condensers.
> Any suggestions as to how to spot mike these guys in the
dead room?
OK, I'm going to your sketchy mic list to be 6 cardioids
and 2 omnis.
I'd use the omnis for more distant overall pickup, to
include the trumpets.
I'd use two cardiods crossed-coincident to cover the violin
section.
That leaves 4 cardioids. One cardioid for each of the two
guitars, and one for whoever the lead vocalist is to step up
to.
I'd really like one more cardiod so that if a guitarist is
soloing, he would have his own mic to sing into.
I'd record this one track per mic, and experiment with a
number of options at mixdown time.