Re: [Harp-L] Digitech 200 question

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tight cupping is an effect all by itself. It helps you drive the mic no matter what the mic is connected to.

When you hand cup a harp and a mic together, you're treating them as a unit that create a sound together - it's about the sonic relationship between the two. Harp and mic together create a sound that you then send to effects units, preamps, power amps, speakers, etc.

Changing or adjusting the gear in the chain after the mic may change the overall sound, but it will not change the unique signal you create when you use a particular grip on a particular mic  with a harmonica.

So, yeah, a tight grip is still important if you want the sound that a tight grip will create.

If you're not comfortable with the grip you're using, you may want to look at alternate ways of gripping the mic (or using a mic with a different shape or weight distribution) in a more comfortable way to still get the sound you want.

Winslow

Winslow Yerxa

Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5

--- On Fri, 1/9/09, Daniel Perrone <dany_perrone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Daniel Perrone <dany_perrone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Digitech 200 question
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 12:00 PM

 I understand than when playing blues with the traditional tube amp, bullet mic
set up is very important to cup and seal the mic well to drive the mic/amp to
produce the desired blues amped sound.
I am thinking of buying a Digitech 200 in the future to play through my
keyboard amp (or even a PA system). Assuming that the Digitech 200 is well
patched to emulate any of the well known blues tube amps, my question is : How
critical is it to tightly cup the microphone ? Since all the effects are now
digital do you still have to obtain a good seal around the mic when going for
the traditional blues amped sound.
Thanks,
Daniel
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