[Harp-L] Fwd: Re: Playing electric





 Hi
True as what you say may be , my advice was to those starting the
electric journey.

 You have to have a starting point. My advice gives a
starting point. see what happens with your choices reduced before you
chance getting lost in a welter of uncharted possibilities.-D

On 09/07/2011 14:15, John F. Potts wrote:
 David Priestley writes: "It is useful to adopt a grip on your harp and
 mic that keeps them at a fixed and constant distance from each other
 but not touching."

 This doesn't make sense.  Of course, one does not want the harp
 touching the mic, and the ability to control the distance between the
 harp and the mic is important.  But, if the player is using a mic with
 proximity effect for amplified playing, one of the most important
 aspects of mic handling technique is the ability to vary the distance
 between the mic and the harp in order to vary tone and tonal
 response.  Varying the orientation of the harp relative to the mic
 grill/element can also produce interesting tonal variations. One loses
 the ability to to take full advantage of a mic's proximity effect by
 keeping a constant distance between the mic and the harp at all times.

 In this regard, varying relative distance is like varying tightness of
 the cup.  It's something a player does to vary how the mic element
 responds which is done in order to vary the nature and timbre of the
 amplified sound.  It's an important aspect of mic handling for
 amplified playing. Playing at a constant distance from the mic is like
 always playing with a tight (or loose) cup.  it impairs the player's
 ability to exert control over the full range of amplified sounds that
 are otherwise available .

JP




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