Re: Thought Problem: micing and mixing a panel discussion for recording
It kind of depends on what "presence" is desired for the voices. You can go with a couple of area mics and get a distanced, "YouTube"-ish sound or all the way to the other end of the spectrum and put lavs on everybody. PZM's or PCC's might work OK...IF nobody riffles through papers or props a laptop between themselves and the mics.
Beyerdynamic makes a "line-array" mic (the Revoluto) which would be great for your application, but it's more of an install piece. Think vertical columnar pattern with great rejection to the sides. Three or four of those and some lavs for insurance.
But it all comes down to the tech on site. You have to be there and adjust to the situation, the room, the participants and the video crew. I'd take a s***load of stuff and do a direct feed to the camera with the H4n as a back-up.
Oh....and auto-mix is nice.
