Chapters :
00:00 Intro
00:01 Omni AB (Shoeps MK2s) Empty Church
00:18 Omni AB (Shoeps MK2s) With Audience
00:34 Cardioid DIN (Neumann KM184) Empty Church
00:50 Cardioid DIN (Neumann KM184) With Audience
01:06 Omni AB (Shoeps MK2s) Empty Church
01:21 Omni AB (Shoeps MK2s) With Audience
01:35 Cardioid DIN (Neumann KM184) Empty Church
01:50 Cardioid DIN (Neumann KM184) With Audience

The comparison of main microphone on recording Strings in an empty and full Church with Omni and Cardioïd microphones.

Microphone Settings :
Omni microphones : Schoeps MK2s, AB 34 cm
Cardioid microphones : Neumann KM184, DIN 20cm/90°
Recorded by RME Fireface 800, Cubase, 96kHz 24bit.


Height : 2,5 m
Distance : 1 m behind the Director
The microphones point to the forefront of the 2nd violins

EMPTY CHURCH : the samples were recorded during the rehearsal, with not audience
FULL CHURCH : the samples were recorded during the concert, with a full audience

Recorded in the Chapel of the Oblates, in AixenProvence (France)
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