Re: [Harp-L] looking for a good acoustic mic

[Michael Easton <diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

fjm,
If your band mates are using dynamic mics (not condenser) go for one  
of those. I had problems with my bandmates dialing in my condenser  
AKG 1000 because the settings are so different from the other vocal  
mics.  I finally gave up with their bitching about it and went back  
to using the 58.  I might buy a better dynamic mic in the future.

I'm not sure if the 441 is still being made.  It isn't listed in my  
current wholesale supply catalog. I recall seeing it in past catalogs.

AT did make a killer mic that worked great with acoustic harp. What  
you play is the exact sound coming from the pa. Not bassier, not  
trebly.  It makes a Beta 58 sound like a toy.  AT stopped making it  
about 3-4 years ago.  A friend has one in his home studio.  I'll  
check out the model #.  Maybe I can buy it off of him.

mike


On Dec 16, 2005, at 7:44 PM, fjm wrote:

> Lately I've been missing having access to an acoustic sound while  
> playing live.  I don't think I've ever done a live show where I  
> liked the mic'd acoustic sound I got and consequently usually play  
> through a Shure 545 into a Tweed Princeton and a Midiverb rack  
> mount.  I just back off of the mic when I want a semi acoustic  
> tone.  It works but not well enough.  I've been perusing the  
> archives which are now very serchable (thanks Ben) and there are  
> more than a couple people who really like the Sennheiser 441 so I  
> think I'll give one a try but I'm looking for alternatives.  I  
> don't want an inexpensive mic like a Shure 58 etc.  I want  
> something more along the lines of an AT 4050, a microphone I've  
> recorded with and just loved.  I'd just buy one of them but I worry  
> that this microphone would be very prone to feeding back.  I will  
> go take another look at Richard Hunter's pro pages.  I see several  
> professionals use the Beyer Dynamic Ribbon microphones. Will, you  
> have a mic you love what was it?  I'm shopping and I'm interested  
> in any suggestions people may have.  Again I just loved that Audio  
> Technica 4050.  It was exactly the sound I hear in my head but it  
> got onto tape.  Previously when I've recorded I've spent a lot of  
> effort on just keeping the microphone from sounding bad.  With the  
> AT I just played and it was easy. fjm
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