[Harp-L] Fwd: Re: Playing electric

[David Michelsen Tuition <dmharpman@xxxxxxxxx>]

 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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