On Thursday, 10 August 2017 13:22:52 UTC+3, Brian Gaff wrote:

No I don't mean going back to a close miked up every single instrument and
a mixer you need to be Twizzle to operate.
Brian

With the exception of classical, and some jazz recordings, close mic is and has been for many years, standard practice. One also adds "air mics" in a pair or Decca tree. So on a multitrack recording, 48 channels, each recorded close mic is by no means unusual.

Iain