The ones I use, in order of preference, top two tied for first, are
A pair of
Sennheiser MKH80 in wide cardioid or figure of eight or omni
Sennheiser MKH20 Omni 20 degrees off axis
Schoeps M2H 30 degrees off axis
DPA 4003
with a ribbon microphone like a Coles near the bridge for a touch or
warmth if needed
A good studio will have not all of these but some of them, the question
is, will they have a nice room to go with it, or will it be a padded
cell?
Ah, the padded cell.....
The Sennheisers are the most quiet, the Schoeps are the most musical,
the DPAs have a hint of chocolate, but are the noisiest of the group.
Anything made in the last ten years is crap.
But you should try the zoom H2 if you are just trying out instruments,
if you get it narrowed down by all means an hour of studio time.
dt
At 06:27 PM 11/16/2009, you wrote:
Heres what I would like to do, get 2 hours studio time, local, what
Mic would be best to use?
I know the Engineer hasn't recorded a Lute in his life.
Any thoughts?
> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:10:26 -0800
> To: [email protected]
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: [LUTE] Kodak Zi8 was lute tasting, was Greenwich festival
>
> I can't see anything cheaper than a $145 Zoom H2 at the moment,
and I
> think if people used one before buying a lute I would guess that
50
> percent would change their minds. Just a guess.
> But wait, there's more!!!
> And if you want HD video, there is a new Kodak (did I say Kodak?)
> minicam out that not only does HD video but also has a mic input.
You
> can just run a ministereo cable from the Zoom to the Camera and
you are
> ready to roll!
> [1]http://tinyurl.com/kodakZi8mini
> And it fits in the palm of your hand (awwwwwwwwwww...............)
for
> $150
> Not as good as a Canon HF10, but very cool and very portable.
Can't
> believe they put a mic input on it, but you will still get better
sound
> from the Zoom.
> The thing is, you can record it on both and replace the audio if
you
> want to if you feel you have something really nice.
> dt
>
> Maybe David can tell us on how to record our lutes, maybe cheaply,
> if for nothing else than to
> hear how we actually sound.
> LM AKA JH
> > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:44:50 -0600
> > To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> > From: [email protected]
> > Subject: [LUTE] Re: lute tasting, was Greenwich festival
> >
> > David,
> >
> > Do you change lutes often? You are correct, in that many
> > professional players do so.
> >
> > I have hung on to most of my instruments, as there are no
perfect
> > instruments, or perfect players. Ubkess there are serious issues
> > with a particular lute, I tend to try to coax the best out of my
> > instrument. I suspect that after a period of time, many players
> hear
> > something in another lute, or they discover a minor undesirable
> > factor in one they have, and they move on.
> >
> >
> >
> > At 03:28 AM 11/16/2009, David Tayler wrote:
> > >Funny how so many professionals change their lutes so often
> (there
> > >are some notable exceptions)
> > >I wonder how much of that is a recent recording experience, and
> the
> > >lute is changed after the recording instead of before it.
> > >I mean, if the pros can't pick a winner, what chance do we
have?
> And
> > >if advice were the important factor, who advised them?
> >
> >
> >
> > Edward Martin
> > 2817 East 2nd Street
> > Duluth, Minnesota 55812
> > e-mail: [email protected]
> > voice: (218) 728-1202
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > To get on or off this list see list information at
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2. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name
3. http://www.myspace.com/edslute
4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
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