Microphone for recorder and Irish whistle

[Markus Geigl]

Hi!

A friend of mine plays recorder and Irish whistles in an Irish Folk Band. By
now, she uses a SM58, which is not the best solution for that job.
Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for a better microphone?
I found the following models:
- Sennheiser MD421 U-4
- AKG D440
- Shure Beta 57
- Shure PG 81 (condenser, feed-backs??)
What do you think of those?
Any other hints?

Thanks,

Markus

[Scott Dorsey]

Markus Geigl > wrote:
>
>A friend of mine plays recorder and Irish whistles in an Irish Folk Band. By
>now, she uses a SM58, which is not the best solution for that job.

Have her open up the foam ball and take the foam out. Does it sound a hell
of a lot better?

>Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for a better microphone?
>I found the following models:
>- Sennheiser MD421 U-4
>- AKG D440

Both decent choices, although if you are going to go to a mike of this
grade, you might want to pick something with a tighter pattern since the
recorder is not the loudest thing around and leakage can be a problem.

>- Shure Beta 57
>- Shure PG 81 (condenser, feed-backs??)

Anything that is peaky up above the presence peak is probably a bad idea
to use on pennywhistle.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Emanuel Zorg]

Keep the SM58 for the whistle and add foot-pedal reverb,
like a Boss RV-5. For the recorder, use a Stanley #5
ball-peen hammer. In fact, ditch the recorder and
keep the ball-peen hammer, which can provide more
localized and effective torture for audience members
she was previously targeting with the recorder.

> A friend of mine plays recorder and Irish whistles in an Irish Folk Band. By
> now, she uses a SM58, which is not the best solution for that job.

[P Stamler]

If phantom power is available, Oktava MC012, from the Sound Room. If not, Beyer
M201 or M260. Better still, buy an Oktava and a phantom supply.

Peace,
Paul

[Mike Tulley]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:55:24 +0100, "Markus Geigl"
> wrote:

>Hi!
>
>A friend of mine plays recorder and Irish whistles in an Irish Folk Band. By
>now, she uses a SM58, which is not the best solution for that job.
>Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for a better microphone?
>I found the following models:
>- Sennheiser MD421 U-4
>- AKG D440
>- Shure Beta 57
>- Shure PG 81 (condenser, feed-backs??)
>What do you think of those?
>Any other hints?

If those were my choices, I would use the Beta 57 because it has the
tightest pattern. I would position it to minimize shrillness, which
can be a problem with whistles. So, don't point it at the fipple (the
whistle slot on the mouthpiece), even though that's the loudest place.
Try aiming at the players' hands with the mic roughly horizontal. That
should give you good rejection of a monitor wedge in front of the
player.

Mike T.

[John Halliburton]

My long time favorite, the Crown CM700 condensor mic. Smooth, great gain
before feedback for a condensor, and only mildly expensive.

Best regards,

John Halliburton

[EganMedia]

>Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for a better microphone?
>I found the following models:
>- Sennheiser MD421 U-4
>- AKG D440
>- Shure Beta 57
>- Shure PG 81 (condenser, feed-backs??)

I'd suggest a sennheiser MD441. It has a tight pattern and a switch that
boosts the high end (I'm not sure how) which makes it a favorite of mine for
whistles, even in the studio where feedback isn't an issue.




Joe Egan
EMP
Colchester, VT
www.eganmedia.com

[Chris Seifert]

I ve used Beyer M88 and Shure Beta 57's and they worked great for this app.
I remember preferring dynamics over condensers for this as well.

chris
wavetrap



(EganMedia) wrote in message >...
> >Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for a better microphone?
> >I found the following models:
> >- Sennheiser MD421 U-4
> >- AKG D440
> >- Shure Beta 57
> >- Shure PG 81 (condenser, feed-backs??)
>
> I'd suggest a sennheiser MD441. It has a tight pattern and a switch that
> boosts the high end (I'm not sure how) which makes it a favorite of mine for
> whistles, even in the studio where feedback isn't an issue.
>
>
>
>
> Joe Egan
> EMP
> Colchester, VT
> www.eganmedia.com