HI Martin, I've missed you my duet playing buddy. Thanks for the input on mics you have and use. I have a pg-58 but it is not comming up as recommended by anyone. Much appreciated Mel
--- On Thu, 3/4/10, Martin Lodahl <[email protected]> wrote: From: Martin Lodahl <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HG-new] mic choice To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 3:48 PM Melvin Dorries wrote: > Hi All > I need to get a mic for recording HG playing. What is a good one for use with > these instruments? > Mel, there was a discussion about this almost exactly a year ago, when I was in the market for another microphone. I ended up with a Shure 57A, a dynamic mic with a supercardioid pattern that's been an old standby for years and years, partly because of its ruggedness and ready availability at reasonable prices. As I remember, Mitch Gordon prefers the 58A (balanced as a voice mic rather than an instrument mic) for its brighter sound, and Alden prefers the superior frequency response of condenser mics, but they require either a battery or phantom power from the mixer, which poses no problem in the studio but can be an issue in live performance. You know what my Pajot sounds like, and even its relatively soft sound is picked up well by the 57A. I use a short boom stand with the mic pointing almost straight down at the instrument, which with the rather directional supercardioid pattern seems to offer good isolation from other instruments and ambient noise. I'm far from being an expert, and have used it for much more live work than recording, but it's worked for me. - Martin -- Martin Lodahl of Auburn, California UNIX Pro, Musician, Motorcyclist -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
