Rode microphones used to record the mass NT2-A oratorio

Rode microphones used to record the mass NT2-A oratorio
In order to ensure that capture enough rich timbre details, Steve Thomas chose 6 Rode NT2-A microphone and 1 team Rode NT4 stereo microphone.
Before Christmas, audio expert Steve Thomas invited to Trinity College, University of Cambridge's Chapel, recording a significant three hours or so Solomon choir, and Baroque era orchestral music of Handel mass at Holy site performance. In order to ensure that capture enough rich timbre details, Steve Thomas chose 6 Rode NT2-A microphone and 1 team Rode NT4 stereo microphone.
Recording venues to recording work poses some challenges, is a narrow and high Chapel, this place has its own unique acoustic qualities. But Solomon choir and the Baroque Orchestra and additional increased its complexity, can only be used to the era of musical instruments such as the ancient piano to play.
Thomas is the work of the most suitable candidates, in the sound recording field has 30 years of experience, including 13 years in BBC work experience and Ealing Film BAFT A-winning Paul Greengrass movie experience United 93. As to the recording, Thomas was excellent in Morocco has recorded over Rolling Stones; recording Paul George, and Ringo's early portfolio; in the United States, as well as recording the recording b.b.king Ethiopia and Mali hosted by some of the world famous concert.

Trinity College, University of Cambridge's Chapel
Thomas first adopted a group through the MS way of Rode NT2-A microphone, and later added a separate NT2-A and 1 branch of NT4 stereo microphone to pick up a variety of musical instruments and performing sound.

RODE NT4

Rode NT2-A
Choosing the right microphone and set-up on the final recording is very important, in the middle of some of the recording process in contrast was negligible. Thomas said: "I'm just a simple sets some level, to check the recorded sound, and, in some very large loudness in a little manual paragraph; I want as much as possible to retain enough dynamic range for recording 16-bitCD".
"Rode microphone performance is excellent," Thomas said: "in particular MS way out sound natural, if not there is an opportunity for the Schoeps microphones Neumann or A/B switch, I'm hardly a difference between these microphones. ”