microphone question

[Jim Kollens]

Hi Scott, Just curious. What have you been using for clarinet on jazz stuff
lately? I've been using a 77dx on dixieland stuff and it can be a little
abrasive, especially if the player dwells in a high register. Any suggestions?

Thanks, Jim Kollens

[Benjamin Maas]

"Jim Kollens" > wrote in message ...
> Hi Scott, Just curious. What have you been using for clarinet on jazz
stuff
> lately? I've been using a 77dx on dixieland stuff and it can be a little
> abrasive, especially if the player dwells in a high register. Any
suggestions?
>
> Thanks, Jim Kollens

A 77dx abrasive? Check your positioning. I doubt you're going to find much
smoother than that. Perhaps a Coles 4038 or a Sennheiser 441 would be more
to your liking... Try aiming the mic a bit more towards the bell rather
than the mouthpiece. About an arm's distance and above the horn seems to
work pretty well.

--Ben

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Benjamin Maas
Fifth Circle Audio
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.fifthcircle.com

[LeBaron & Alrich]

Jim Kollens > wrote:

> Hi Scott, Just curious. What have you been using for clarinet on jazz
> stuff lately? I've been using a 77dx on dixieland stuff and it can be a
> little abrasive, especially if the player dwells in a high register. Any
> suggestions?

Beyer M160?

--
hank alrich * secret mountain
audio recording * music production * sound reinforcement
"If laughter is the best medicine let's take a double dose"

[ScotFraser]

<< > Hi Scott, Just curious. What have you been using for clarinet on jazz
stuff
> lately? I've been using a 77dx on dixieland stuff and it can be a little
> abrasive, especially if the player dwells in a high register. Any
suggestions? >>

In the past I've used TLM193's (one upper, one lower) but I'm really liking the
B&O ribbon these days. Depends on the style. Classical clarinet players have a
darker rounder sound that works well with the Neumanns. Klezmer & Greek players
tend toward a brighter squawkier tone that favors the ribbon. Jazz guys are
somewhere in between. I seem to run into a lot more bass clarinets in the work
I do, which really wants the upper/lower mic approach, & I only have one of the
B&O's, so I still rely heavily on the TLM193's.


Scott Fraser