Choir at rock concert levels

Re: Choir at rock concert levels

I passed on that show but ended up running sound do to sudden and unforeseen circumstances. It was a pretty stressful occasion as I had no idea what was going to happen next. Lucky one of my associates helped me act as spotter as Kirk rapidly switched from mic to mic.

There was no special lighting in this chapel. FOH was in the rear and required no seat kills.

I used as an example of large choir only.

I did a small "choir" Friday... in reality it was a lead vocal with 6 backup vocals + band. It was my first field test of the Heil RC35 wireless mic capsule. I have to say it was everything I hoped it to be. A dramatic improvement over an old 58 head.
 
Re: Choir at rock concert levels

kristianjohnsen said:
How evenly would you say that arrangement picks up the various voices/placements of the singers?
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That's a harder question for me to answer than you might think.
My chorus isn't stationary, and the arrangement of singers within the chorus is arbitrary.
Singer heights range from under 5' to over 6', and individual volumes vary likewise.
I occasionally have trouble when a foghorn gets right in front of a mic.
I ride the overheads constantly, similar to theatrical mixing.

When a chorus member has a solo line, I can generally reach them anywhere in the area.
If it's a critical line, and they're one of the weaker singers, I have them aim for a mic.
The mics are far enough apart relative to the source distance so I don't hear phase crap,
even when pushing all six overheads to the edge. I get what I need out of it.
 
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