Re: [Harp-L] Re: Micing a Harp Amp into the PA

[Gary Mulholland <g.e.mulholland@xxxxxxxxx>]

The  Sennheiser e609  draped over the amp is really good and I like it over
the 57 just because you CAN drape it . But I too prefer to line out to the
PA, these days though I use a digitech rp 255 direct into the PA with
Richard Hunter patches. You can more or less go as loud as you like with
this set up. I do some loud gigs and the rp is ALWAYS loud enough with room
to spare and you also have all the reverbs, delays .... I could go on about
these wonderful patches but its getting off subject. Enough to say its the
way I go now with all live performances but IF I miced an amp I would go
with the Seinnheiser,I own both the 57 and seinnheiser, Love them both, but
am swayed towards the sennheiser just because of its drapability ( I think
I just made that word up !! )

Gary


On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:09 PM, <BluzeHarp@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> In a message dated 6/5/2013 1:55:17 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Sennheiser e609 and e906. Great thing about these is that they're  flat, so
> you can drape them over your speaker and get far better pickup than you
> would draping a 57 or 58.    Hawkeye Kane
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> I do agree that those mic's work very well, but it should be  understood
> that the above statement is true only when you  have the Shure SM57 or SM58
> draped in front of the speaker and therefore  pointed at the ground.  You
> see
> that done a lot, but it is  not a proper way to mic a speaker.  If the 57
> is
>  closely placed with a stand so it points straight at the  speaker cone
> then it will work just as well as the e609/e906.  The  57 is purpose built
> for
> that application and will work better than a 58,  which is designed toward
> capturing vocals.
>
> Aiming any mic directly at the center of the speaker  cone will result in a
> more trebly sound, which most people do not like  for harmonica.  The
> further out toward the edge of the cone you point the  mic the less trebly
> it
> becomes, once you get about a third or half way  out you will also begin to
> notice a rise in the bass  frequencies.  Experiment with that and adjust to
> taste.  Make  sure you do not place the mic so that it interacts with a
> stage
> monitor.  There are additional placement considerations which  vary with
> the
> specific stage setup, especially so for multi-speaker  cabinets.
>
> Christopher Richards
> Soul' Proprietor - Twin Tone Microphones
> harmonicaplanet .com
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