Re: [Harp-L] Clean Tone Help?
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- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Clean Tone Help?
- From: Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:45:37 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
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- Reply-to: Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Mike Fugazzi wrote:
<I've been playing with two groups that only play acoustically. I've tried a couple of different rigs mostly to make life easy on them, as neither has <a dedicated sound man and any mixing/adjusting I can do myself is helpful.
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<Basically, I've used a SM58 to the board or with my regular pedal board. The more I do this, the more I've found that I just want to do the <following:
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<Use a mic and MAYBE a preamp/eq that sends an XLR to the board. The mic should NOT have a large proximity effect so I can choose to cup it or have it <on a stand. It should sound warm, but clear.
The Audix Fireball V will do exactly what you want for less than $150. More expensive mics are available, of course, but what's the point?e
Regards, Richard Hunter
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