OF ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF MUSICAL GROUPS, NONE PRESENT THEMSELVES MORE DIFFICULT TO AUBILITY CAPTURE THAN A LARGE MARCHING BAND!

THIS IS NOT A NEGATIVE REMARK, BUT A REALIZATION THAT IN ORDER TO REALLY HEAR AND FEEL THE IMPACT OF THE EXCITEMENT THESE MUSICIANS CONVEY, YOU NEED TO GIVE THEM ROOM.

THE NORMAL MIKING TECHNIQUES USED FOR OTHER LARGE ENSEMBLES COULD BE DEFINED WITHIN THE WIDTH OF A STAGE.  A MARCHING BAND’S REQUIREMENT IS ALMOST A FOOTBALL FIELD.  SO LET THAT BE OPTION ONE.

AN OUTSIDE RECORDING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED USING THE ‘STRAIGHT LINE MULTI-ORTF WITH DECCA TREE’ METHOD.  THIS LETS THE BAND STAND IN NEARLY THEIR NORMAL FIELD POSITION, WHILE EACH GROUP OF MICROPHONES PICK-UP EACH SELECT PORTION. ALONG WITH THE INCORPORATION OF THE DECCA TREE, TRUE FIELD DEPTH IS REALIZED.  THIS SPECIAL TECHNIQUE IS ONLY USED BY BLASINGAME AUDIO PRODUCTIONS.

SHOULD THE OUTSIDE RECORDING NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR WHATEVER REASON, A SECOND METHOD OF USING THE SCHOOL THEATRE  CAN WORK VERY NICELY.  WE THEN  IMPLEMENT THE ‘EIGHT MIC SQUARE’ METHOD WHERE LITERALLY, WE ARE SURROUNDED BY THE MARCHING BAND MEMBERS.  VERY OFTEN, A DIRECTOR MAY DECIDE TO INCORPORATE MORE MUSIC FOR THE PROJECT.  BUT ANYTHING BEYOND A NORMAL 4 OR 5 SONG REPERTOIRE, MAY LEAD TO THE ADDITIONAL HOURLY RATE OF $65.00 TO STAY IN STEP WITH COST.

YOU CHOOSE THE VENUE, JUST GIVE US THE TIME AND DATE, AND WE’LL HAVE YOU MARCHING TO THE DRUMMERS YOU KNOW!