Fw: [Harp-L] Fireball

["Michael Polesky" <m.polesky@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Polesky" <m.polesky@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 04/06/2005 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Fireball


> Hey guys!
>
> I know I have been quiet for a long time, but I have to rave about this 
> new
> Fireball mic from Audix.  I can't give you the fullest report right now.
> However, I can tell you I tried it out with a couple of other harp players
> and I immediately ordered one up from the place Ben Nathanson suggested 
> for
> a great price.  The minute I played on one of these I knew I had to have
> one.
>
> WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT
> This microphone probably won't feed back.  I was using my own MusicMan
> amplifier to test it, but I was not at the controls.  While I was standing
> right next to the speaker the guys set the controls for volume, gain, 
> treble
> and mid well beyond where I feed back with any other microphone.  My bass
> was already at 10!  I would have been to scared to test this beastie at
> those levels.  The microphone I've been using for the last few years just
> won't handle that.  The microphone is also very quiet, so it doesn't make
> noise if you shift it while playing.
>
> The response range on this microphone is unbelievable - particularly in 
> the
> lower end.  The response range is very important to me.  I don't get the
> response I need in the lower end of an SM-57 or SM-58 at all.  I sound
> horrible through them.  The Fireball handles everything from the very 
> bottom
> to the very top end of a 64 chromatic.  We tried it on both ends and it 
> just
> sounds great.  The results on both diatonics and chromatics were just
> thrilling.  Every note sounded strong, clean and the tone was good.
>
> The microphone is extremely versatile.  We got some very smooth sounds out
> of the chromatics and some real honking sounds out of the diatonics.  I 
> also
> wouldn't be suprised if this microphone worked out very nicely for vocals.
> In any event, this microphone can probably be used for all diatonics and
> chromatics as well as a variety of other horns.  Rather than a Sure I 
> would
> prefer to have this mic around for those occasions when I have a variety 
> of
> instruments to amplify.
>
> Im glad I am getting one!
>
> Michael