Re: Mics and "acoustic" harmonica

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ben,
First of all, are you doing vocals thru this same mic also? You may need to
have the mic set up much hotter than you presently have it. It sounds like
if you also do vocals, you have it set up for doing vocals smack dead on top
of the mic, rather than having it set up while you're at least 2-3 feet AWAY
from the mic. As long as you have it setup this way, you're forced to be
dead on top of the mic. In addition, if you have monitors, your monitor
level has to be set up properly also.

Hope it helps some.

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Benjamin M. Poole" <benmpoole@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:05 AM
Subject: Mics and "acoustic" harmonica


>
> I've been playing harp for 3 years.  All this time, I
> played with a blues/rock band.  I used a handheld mic
> (Shaker mic) and had no problems getting the dirty,
> bluesy sound I needed.  Now I am starting a new gig
> with a country band and need a clean,natural harmonica
> tone.  The problem is getting a microphone to pick up
> this tone.
>
> I have been using a Shure SM58 vocal mic plugged
> directly into the PA, but I cannot seem to get any
> volume unless I cup the mic, which makes the sound too
> "electric" for the band I'm with.  Same goes for
> plugging the mic into an amp.
>
> I apologize if this question has been covered (which
> I'm sure it has), but I could not access the list
> archives or find any reference material that helped me
> out.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Ben
>
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