Hey guys, I just wanted to thank you for the advice. We put mics at both positions, front and back, and got a great recording!
Thanks again, Belinda > On Mar 3, 2014, at 1:26 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy/topics > > Recording [1 Update] > Abridged summary of [email protected] - 1 Message in 1 Topic [1 > Update] > Recording > Alden Hackmann <[email protected]> Mar 02 08:18PM -0800 > > Hi, Belinda, > > Hurdy-gurdies are a bit tricky to mic - but you knew that. ;-) > > There are a couple of microphones and mic combinations that I like for HG. > With both of these, farther out is better: three or four feet out, at > about four feet or five feet up, with absorbent screens behind the player > and behind the mic - you want some liveliness from the space, but not too > much. > > My very favorite mics for hurdy-gurdy are a pair of Royer R-122's, set up > as a Blumlein pair. This is an old stereo micing technique, developed by > Alan Blumlein. These are ribbon microphones, which give a very clean, > crisp and rich sound. > > Another option is a large diaphragm condenser mic, such as an AKG 414, a > Neumann TLM103, or a Rode NT2. With whatever mic it is, set it to cardioid > pattern if it's switchable. Position as described above, in front and to > the tail end of the player. If you are the player, the mic should be at > about 1:00 o'clock to your position. > > Hope this helps, > > Alden > > > > > Abridged summary of [email protected] - 1 Message in 1 Topic > Neil Brook <[email protected]> Mar 02 10:45AM > > The best way I found is to use a studio condenser mike sited behind your head > . That will give you the sound that you hear when playing. It is a totally > different sound than that which is heard from the front but presumably is the > sound you are looking for. > Cheers > Neil > > > > -- > -- > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
