Re: [Harp-L] Vocal/harp mics

[BiscuitBoy714@xxxxxxx]

I'll  tell ya something I do, hopefully it might help you out some here. 
First thing  is, I almost always use an SM 58 at my own gigs. I'm planning on 
working out a  good amp sound, but for right now I play clean and get some of my 
tone out of  what I do with the back of my throat. Sure now makes a PM 58 (I 
think those are  the numbers) for about a little less than half of what a 58 
costs. I'd say it's  a pretty good mic for vocals and harp. I know I'd try one. 
      OK, what I do when I play an open mic  through the house PA is talk to 
whomever is in charge of the board and find out  what mic I'm going to be 
singing/harping through and I get them to turn the gain  down just a little. Not 
the volume, the gain. When I play harp through this mic  that has been set for 
vocals with the gain turned down a little, I don't cup all  the way, I just 
play right on top of the mic without holding it at first, then  gradually grab 
more mic as I see how it handles the feed back issue. Most of the  time I can 
end up pulling the mic off of the stand and really getting down, BUT,  you 
can't walk around 'cause when you get in front of a monitor, or a main  speaker 
it's feed back city. There's a fine line between feedback and cranking  anyway.
        Hope this helps
           Randy
 
In a message dated 5/9/2007 2:06:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jonathan.f.hill@xxxxxxxxx writes:

Also  I've noticed that the levels you need on a mic for vocals as opposed  to
harp are very different. The vocal levels for most mics are
just too  high when you try and blow harp through it. So maybe some kind of
volume  pot on the mic? Do they even do that for vocal mics?
I've never been a  gearhead, but right now I need the gear. :-)







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