During the summers of 2013 and 2014, I was the recording engineer for the National Repertory Orchestra, in Breckenridge, Colorado.  The orchestra performs over 120 pieces in over 20 concerts over a 10 week period, mostly at the Riverwalk Center, a lovely auditorium on the banks of the Blue River.

My first year with the orchestra, I designed and installed a new audio recording system from the ground up.  The goal was to achieve the highest possible sound quality within the modest budget.  The system I designed includes:

Studio and Interconnect Equipment:

• Event 20/20 BAS monitors

• MOTU 896HD digital audio interface

• TASCAM DR-680 solid-state recorder (backup)

• PreSonus FaderPort

• Coleman monitor control

• Apple iMac 27" 2.7gHz

• Avid Pro Tools

• Lacie Minimus hard disk drives

• Custom microphone cable and multi-pair snake assemblies

Microphones:

• (3) MBHO 603 small capsule condenser microphones

• (2) Line Audio Design OM1 omnidirectional small capsule condenser microphones

• (1) Neumann KM184 small capsule condenser microphone

• (1) AKG C414 XLS large capsule condenser microphone

The miking techniques employed included the MBHOs, 3 across the front L-C-R main array at the downstage lip, the Line Audio omnis in a spaced L-R array, flown off the Riverwalk Center Arch, the 184 flown at the downstage lip, stage right of the conductor's podium, the 414 used as a woodwind highlight mic, and two Cascade Fatheads with Lundahl transformers used as L-R string highlight mics.