Re: [Harp-L] Digitech 200 and tight cup

[Ray Beltran <raybeltran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I hope it doesn't sound like I'm splitting hairs, and I don't mean to  
hijack this subject, but I think it's important to use the proper  
terminology.

I prefer the term "good seal", rather than "tight cup" when teaching  
my students harp/mic technique.

The impression the term "tight cup" may communicate is a tightening  
and tensing of the hands, forearms, arms, shoulders, neck, etc. This  
is not conducive to good harp/mic technique and may affect musical  
expression. I teach my students to work on finding a comfortable grip  
that results in a good seal.

I hope this helps to answer Daniel's original question.

Thanks for understanding,
Ray.
--
My Music - www.resgraphics.com/music



On Jan 9, 2009, at 2:58 PM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:28:05 -0000
> From: "John Kuzloski" <jkuzloski@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Fwd:  Re: [Harp-L] Digitech 200 and tight cup
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> --- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Winslow Yerxa
> <winslowyerxa@...> wrote:
>
> Tight cupping is an effect all by itself. It helps you drive the mic
> no matter what the mic is connected to.
>
> <snip>
>
> Winslow
>
> Winslow Yerxa
>
> Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
>
> --- On Fri, 1/9/09, Daniel Perrone <dany_perrone@...> wrote:
> From: Daniel Perrone <dany_perrone@...>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Digitech 200 question
> To: harp-l@...
> Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 12:00 PM
>
> <snip>
> 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 ? <snip>
> Thanks,
> Daniel
>
> Right on, Winslow.  Nobody has (yet!) come up with the "tight cup"
> digital effect -- where you can use the foot pedal to vary the
> tightness of the cup.  :-)
> --jk
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