Audio Engineering Recording Fellow Gene Gerhiser was on hand to capture the concert on Pro Tools, and used the eight-channel True Systems Precision 8 mic preamp.
"I had used a Precision 8 on one other occasion and knew that it was solid and reliable, which was important given who I would be recording," Gerhiser reported. "In addition to that, the Precision 8 has dual outputs, which allowed me to easily record a primary to Pro Tools and a backup to digital tape."
Gerhiser recorded the concert with two Schoeps MK4 capsules on CMC6 bodies configured in an ORTF configuration. He supplemented those with two Schoeps omnis and a pair of Neumann 140s as an XY pair on the woodwinds. All six microphones went through the Precision 8, which has a flat frequency response that extends from 1.5Hz to 500kHz.
Gerhiser commented, "The sound quality of the True Systems Precision 8 was excellent, especially in conjunction with the Schoeps microphones. They were clean, crisp, and pristine in the 2kHz to 10kHz range and captured the ambience and vibe of the Carnival Center beautifully."
(Jim Evans)
