2 Mid-Side piano array and center mic. What other gear was involved? In the “control room” (see Figure 3) we brought in DAAD acoustic treatment pillars to control the sound somewhat, and used a DiGiCo DS00 surround production console and Avalon Acoustic Mixing Monitors, with a Logitek stereo level meter atop the center speaker. We also had a remote control for the Grace Design m802 8-channel mic preamps... two of them for 16 preamp channels with built-in A/D conversion. In addition to the Furman power conditioners owned by the hall, we brought in the Grace m802 preamps, a Neumann DMI-8 8-channel interface for the digital mics, a Rosendahl master clock, and a DiGiCo MADI rack with 48 AES digital inputs that fed the console. We recorded 24-bit/44.1 kHz audio to Apple Logic Pro 8. 3 The “control room”—see text for gear details. So it can be that simple... With the best gear you can use the least gear and get the best results. Mike Pappas is a broadcast engineering consultant and recording engineer based in Denver. He made his first real recording in 1972, and when he is not recording the Colorado Symphony he keeps four public radio stations on the air. Pictures by Darius Y. Panahpour (www.dariusphotography.com)—with permission, all rights reserved. RECORDING SEPTEMBER 2010 25http://www.ribbonmics.com http://www.glyphtech.com http://www.dariusphotography.com http://www.glyphtech.com