Hello!
I'm currently recording a string quartet inside an auditorium.
It's a slightly-sloping indoor auditorium with a stage and balcony.
The auditorium is in a retangular shape...just a tad longer than it is wide.
And so, the standing waves are creating an absolute mess in the recording. There's so much buildup, especially around the 170hz area...that the cello becomes a resonating juggernaut in the mics...an AB stereo pair of Schoeps MK2 omnis.
It appears that the recording must be made at this auditorium...and since I do not have any directional mic pairs the caliber of the Schoeps omnis...I'm probably relegated to keeping it AB. There really is no budget for this recording.
At first they were situated on the floor in front of the stage...moving them onto the stage helped matters somewhat, but not nearly enough. After a lot of positioning, I went with 10 feet out and 5 feet higher than their instruments...but the results are still unsatisfactory. Next time out I'll try even more locations for the quartet...in the aisles...maybe stick the mics right over them...
Any tips?