Location Ensemble Recording
Orchestras • Choirs • Quartets • Solo Performers
We have recorded in Orchestral Halls, Cathedrals, Churches, Recital Halls, Theaters and Living Rooms. We use top of the line gear and a studied technique for capturing the depth, power and delicacy of the instruments along with unique acoustical properties of the space in which the performance occurred.
Our remote package includes:
Schoeps CMC6 Bodies with 4 x MK4 Cardioid; 2 x MK2 Omni Capsules
Schoeps ORTF-3D Array setup uses 8 supercardioid studio quality microphones in one housing for optimal capturing in 3 dimensions the imaging characteristics of the space.
DPA 4060 & 4061 Instrument Mics
AEA A-440 Phantom Powered (Active) Ribbon Mic
Brauner Phantera
Many other high-end mics by request
Sound Devices Scorpio Recorder, their top-of-the line portable 32 Channel recorder.
Basic Package starts at $750/day. Prices increase depending on size of recording package needed
St Paul Cathedral - Steven C Anderson’s “Emotive” CD
Released 2017
Setup
24+ channels with spot mics on the piano, string players, and singers. Figure-8 ribbon setback 30 feet from ensemble, spaced omnis spread out into the cathedral to capture sound in the upper dome, transepts and nave, and an X-Y pair pointed back at the choir stalls for the most distant reflections.
Recorded by Tom Hambleton and Ezra Gold. Edited by Ezra Gold. Mixed by Tom Hambleton. Mastered by Dave Collins.
Watch this video clip taken of the track “Missing You”
Play these audio examples from the Emotive sessions:
St Johns Abbey Organ Recording
Recorded for an upcoming (Summer 2025) Documentary called “Full Stops”
Setup
12 channels with the main ORTF-3D array in the choir (crossing part of the Abbey) then spot mics up in the Presbytery and High Alter to capture the detail of the pipes. The ORTF array has upward and rear facing mics to capture the reflections as they come back from the far walls.
Recorded by Tom Hambleton. Mixed by Tom Hambleton.
Play these audio examples from the session:
MN Orchestra Hall - St Thomas Christmas
TPT’s St Thomas Christmas Special, “So Bright The Star” aired December 18, 2017.
Setup
Massive 80+ channels! Ceiling mics in the stage enclosure and reflection canopy, the Decca Tree Array and House mics formed the body of the sound. Then, as many spot mics on instrument sections as we could fit on all the instruments and each section of the choirs. Lastly a set up of mics hung from the balconies for the choir singing in the aisles. This gave me maximum flexibility in post for bringing out and suppressing parts as well as making musical edits to fix sections of music.
Recorded by Tom Hambleton and Ezra Gold. Mixed by Tom Hambleton. Show Colored by Ezra Gold.
Watch these video clips from the broadcast on TPT
David Krusen Solo Piano Session
for Songs of David Vol 1 coming Fall of 2025
Setup
Small 4 channels setup with an “upper” piano and a “lower” piano mic. Then spaced omnis placed in distant parts of the first floor. The “room” sound itself was not stellar so it was decided to add some reverb in post. This gives it a slightly grander rather than intimate feel, with depth yet clarity.
Recorded by Tom Hambleton. Mixed and Mastered by Tom Hambleton.
