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Re: microphones ( was "electric percussion instruments")
> Does anyone have suggestions for small mics that are suitable for
> mounting on instruments?
to rehash the mention last month of 'film transducers' ....
I had mentioned this vendor: http://www.pick-uptheworld.com/
and Tim Nelson had mentioned this one:
http://www.kksound.com/transducers.html
A the time we were talking about drums, but both both vendors position
their
products for string instruments.
I use a PickUpTheWorld film pickup along with akg mic in my acoustic
guitar.
I didn't get good results when I originally installed it, but recently got
hip to using a an appropriate preamp. I got an old Pendulum HZ-10SE
parametric preamp and and now I get excellent results from the film pickup.
It sounds a lot like a microphone actually.
I would expect great results on a violin as well. But I now believe a good
preamp with good EQ control is very important.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Zvonar" <zvonar@zvonar.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: microphones ( was "electric percussion instruments")
> At 8:24 AM -0800 2/24/03, Greg House wrote:
> >The C1000 has a weak bass response...Records well a "zingy" sounding
> >acoustic ...it's too thin sounding for good vocals.
> >
> >...for all-around stage work, the SM57...Beyer M201 (or even the
> >M69) for a more neutral sound. The Audix dynamic mics are nice and
> >crisp... Shure SM7 or EV RE20 would give better bass response
> >without a lot of feedback issues.
>
>
> Thanks for the informed opinions.
>
> Does anyone have suggestions for small mics that are suitable for
> mounting on instruments? At the moment I'm particularly interested in
> something for violin and viola. An obvious problem is the mounting
> itself, since it's critical not to mar the instrument in the process.
> One solution is a mini-gooseneck that could attach to the chin rest.
>
> Contact mics are another area of interest, particularly for
> percussion (back to the main topic) and miscellaneous sounding bodies
> such as machines and architectural elements.
>
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>
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