Beginning Band And Orchestra Instruments Used

I use this stand (one of five) for overhead miking various orchestral instruments and sections. It is tall enough, with the boom extended, to cover the high winds and strings in a band/orchestra, to supplement a center stereo pair and give better balance with the back row brass and winds. It is skinny enough to be unobtrusive placed in the middle of an orchestra or band. I found a suitable swivel at B&H to hang a stereo bar from a horizontal boom. A boom helps keep the microphones out of the way for video. If you don't need a 9' reach, the 40 reach of this stand might do the trick.

I purchased these for use as microphone stands for recording band and orchestra ensembles. They are fantastic, and the locking feature for transport makes it so nice to take them in and out of gigs.

I have used this mic for the first time for an on-location recording of a choir, band, and orchestra. I can verfy all the claims that Royer Labs make for this product. The sound is gorgeous - silky smooth and so accurate. The stereo image and location of individual instruments therein is absolutely uncanny! It is every bit as good as any recording I have ever heard from major studios. The crossed figure eight pickup pattern gives great ambience to the sound - you just have to hope your audience is quiet if you are recording a live performance (an acceptable tradeoff, I think). And, of course, being a ribbon microphone, you have to be sooo careful with it. It comes in a double case with a very well designed isolation mount included, a 25' 5 conductor cable, and a suitable 5 pin to two 3 pin XLR adaptor - all you need.

Used this for vocals and it makes a really big difference in quality than just direct through an interface. Can't wait to try this on other instruments.

If you're at all interested in The Orchestra just get it when it goes on sale. It's awesome.

Great quality at a low price. Used this for my beginning photography class. I didn't have any issues with it.

..just beginning to know it..and use it..thank you

If you work in the orchestra field, these reverbs are mandatory.

Used for a vocal mic for a touring rock band. My last one was great, and would have lasted forever...too bad it was left behind. Didn't hesistate to buy another. Rock solid gear.

Used the 'phones today for recording a live band in a situation that I could only be 30ft away from them. The isolation proved to be very good that I did not have to kill my ears to hear what was going to tape After years of using 7506 'phones I am so used to the way they sound that it is nice to not have to lose my reference point & have the isolation that I need. These are not cheap & have not had them long enough to suffer from some of the complaints that others have stated, I'm hoping that they last a while.