Hello, To find an answer to Michael's inquiry from June 17th, I forwarded his specifications to a sound engineer (and mic enthusiast) friend of mine, asking for any suggestions he might have.
He in turn did some inquiring as well among peers in the field... As it turns out, the hurgy-gurdy is not a particularly familiar instrument in the live music and studio recording spehere! But I post here what he ultimately offers with regard to a live mic on the HG in a large hall (thank you Brandon!): "....Some people suggested B&K Bug mic or some sort of contact mic. I personally would first try a condensor mic, hypercardiod pattern, (AT4053a, or oktava mk-012's with the hypercardioid capsule), even any cardioid pattern condenser mic would work I'm sure, pointing in the direction to where the source of sound is- I'm guessing the wheel and strings. Give it some room to breath but close enough to take advantage of a hypercardiod's pattern to reject other instruments on stage. So any where from 6" to 12" i'm guessing. Best would be to experiment, use your ears and make a decision from there. It's mostly going to be about mic placement and the placement of the other musicians on stage to minimalize undesired bleed. I'm not sure if this is loud rock style stuff or a more acoustic based style with a lower stage volume, because all of that depends as well. Monitors have to compete with loud amps on stage and that can lead to some feedback issues, unless they are playing nice places with talented sound people. A decent dynamic [mic] may work as well. " Best wishes, Lara -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Reaping Crone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hello all. > > I have just acquired an astonishingly beautiful Balazs Nagy Symphony HG > (with movable capos) and I am thinking about taking it on a 3-week European > tour with the goth band that I am involved with. > > The performances are going to be happening in some fairly large halls (1000+ > capacity), and I am wondering if anyone on the list has any recommendations > for microphones - either attachable to the instrument itself, or directional > (i.e. positioned on a stand, pointing at the HG). I will be seated while > playing this instrument. > > If a directional mic are recommended, please suggest specific microphone and > its DISTANCE from the instrument; also please specify ANGLE. > > The tour is in October, but I am already beginning to have concerns about > potential FEEDBACK from the instrument into the onstage monitors. As stated, > these will be BIG halls, with a large array of speaker cabinets around the > stage area. > > Any suggestions / advice would be most appreciated. > > Sincerely, > > Michael Laird > >
