Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on recording an orchestra in a theater pit. The orchestra has a fairly tight setup, and the conductor is positioned very close to the pit wall, so there isn’t much room for traditional microphone stands in front of the ensemble. My current idea is: A suspended ORTF main pair Plus two omni support/outrigger microphones for a bit more width and room sound I’m considering mounting articulated arms/clamps onto the pit railing/barrier so the ORTF pair can hang above the conductor and slightly inside the orchestra, instead of using floor stands inside the pit, since there’s basically no space behind the conductor. Main microphones: sE Electronics sE8 cardioid pair in ORTF Side/support microphones: sE Electronics sE8 omni pair The pit itself is relatively large, but the orchestra sits quite close together, so I’m trying to avoid extremely wide spacing or very large microphone arrays.…