Thank you Lara,
These will be large hall ("loud rock") situations in various venues around
Europe. Please confirm the the suggested mic and mic placement will be
suitable for such events. My concern is FEEDBACK from what will no doubt be
huge state monitors and house PA systems (BIG). Thanks again!
Best wishes,
Michael Laird
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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
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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
>
>
