Re: [Harp-L] Audix Fireball... And other harp mics.

[Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Most mics will require an adapter or a change in cables depending on 
situation.  I just use a rat tail style from Peavey and leave it on the 
cable (actually, I have a few, so they stay attached to my wireless, etc).  
In all honesty, if I am just sitting in and bringing a mic, I just take a 
mic with an XLR out anyways...

On Monday, June 25, 2012 3:01:47 PM UTC-5, Richard Hunter wrote:
>
> chicago bluesman wrote: 
> <Elizabeth's point about the Fireball limiting the use of hand effects is 
> a good observation.  Its clean, natural tone is <suitable for much, but not 
> all of the material I play,  but I often miss the high compression, hand 
> effects opportunities when <using this mic as compared to a JT-30 or other 
> bullet mic design.  I can get some degree of whaa-whaa with the Audix but 
> nothing <like the tonal variations through hand effects which are available 
> with a JT-30 design.   I've got a Greg Heumann modified <Ultimate 545 with 
> the bulletizer cup--I've thought about the idea of trying to design 
> something similar for the Audix <Fireball--a cup around around the end of 
> the mic, placed so it doesn't interfere with the volume control.  I'm so 
> accustomed to <the diameter of a JT-30 that I'm aware of the slightly 
> smaller diameter of the bulletizer and, in fact, I rarely use the <Ultimate 
> 545, even though it delivers terrific tone.  Will probably put up the 
> Ultimate 545 for sale at some point! 
>  .  If anybody <has had success in bulletizing an Audix Fireball I'd be 
> interested in hearing how they did it. 
> *** 
>
> I agree that the Fireball doesn't offer the same degree of tone shaping 
> via hand that a Bullet does.  But if you want a mic that sounds like a 
> Bullet, why not buy a Bullet? 
>
> The point of the Fireball is that it has its own sound.  No mic does 
> everything, and the good news is that mics are relatively cheap compared to 
> almost any other part of the signal chain between the harp and the amp.  If 
> you want more than one sound, changing mics is an easy and relatively 
> inexpensive way to go.  I have a Shure 545 in my collection with a 
> Blowsmeaway Bulletizer on it, and when I want maximum Chicago in my sound, 
> I use it. 
>
> The previous comment about not liking a lo-hi-Z-transformer on the end of 
> the mic cable strikes me as a bit excessive.  The transformer is itself 
> inexpensive and takes up very little room in a case or a rig.  Granted that 
> it's one more piece of gear; it's not a big piece, and it's pretty easy to 
> put it on the end of your XLR cable and forget about it. 
>
> As I wrote long ago when the Fireball was first mentioned on this list: if 
> you like the sound of the Fireball, you're going to like the sound of the 
> Fireball. 
>
> Regards, Richard Hunter 
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