Why should we think of "what microphones heard " as a standard

Yeah, microphones and speakers - the beginning and the end. As important as everything else in between is, I would get it right first.

Oops, Karsten.

I live in the Boston area and I have attended many concerts. In trashy night clubs and at the symphony hall.
Back when I was obsessively trying to remember what I heard to compare it from records. (while going home and my ears still ringing). I finally remembered an article in TAS where the mics were hung from the ceiling for a classical recording and thinking to myself, What am I doing? I can never afford those tickets besides, they wouldn't let me hang from the ceiling anyway.  hmmmm

Eric and Inna..... truth...
i grew up with a dokorder 4 track and a microphone/ line level mixer ... rock/punk/rockabilly stuff... so when I built the mobile rack at retirement I was convinced I needed a mixer - budgeted an absurd # for a compact Neve console.... lucky I know somebody to borrow from first... ALL downhill on the simple 2 microphone stuff....

btw about to cue up a nice Waterlilly  in a minute....

btw the A-77 is a killer portable RtR, carry handle built in !!!!!!

For those following along

water Lilly WLA-WS-13
trumpet and organ
just read the groove and know it is gooooooooooooood

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