Re: [Harp-L] mic for acoustic playing
- To: Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] mic for acoustic playing
- From: Zack <zack.pomerleau@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:51:27 -0400
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How about the Sennheiser 441? Well, of course, it is like $800, but
still! hahaha.
On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Richard Hunter
<turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> "John F. Potts" wrote:
> <...although a Fireball stays clean, does not overdrive and has no
> <proximity effect, I think it sounds pretty cool in the way it does
> <respond to cupping variations. So, with all due respect to Greg, I
> <do not consider it to be a mic that only sounds good in free air.
>
> I agree that the Fireball sounds different when it's cupped--darker and
> deeper--though it doesn't respond to hand articulations the way a good
> Bullet does.
>
> One of the great things about a Fireball V is that it has a very smooth,
> beautiful tone even when it's cupped. This makes it an ideal mic for
> recording acoustic-sounding tracks in rooms with less than ideal
> acoustics--instead of exposing the mic to the room (and whatever horrible
> sounds live in the room), you cup it and get a great acoustic tone without
> room sound. I have recorded a number of tracks for clients on the road in
> hotel rooms using the Fireball, and I have never had any complaints about
> the sound of the harp.
>
> No mic does everything. That's why I own more than one mic. And my tests
> show that an amp that sounds awful with one mic might sound brilliant with
> another. But the Fireball does a lot of things very well. For players
> whose work is mostly acoustic, or (as per John's comments) those who use
> lots of effects, especially those who don't need the mic for vocals too, the
> Fireball V is a great workhorse mic at a very reasonable price.
>
> Regards, Richard Hunter
>
> author, "Jazz Harp"
> latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://myspace.com/richardhunterharp
> more mp3s at http://taxi.com/rhunter
> Vids at http://www.youtube.com/user/lightninrick
>
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