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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by ''Jukebox Joe'' Tuñón:
It's all about "placement, placement, placement". I know nothing about sound boards (SB), mics, PAs, etc.
But in our large church, the SB was located up in the balcony at the rear of the church. I was always was straining to hear the lead guitar and the vocal harmonies.
Recently the SB was relocated to the ground floor behind the congregation. What a remarkable difference!!!
Also, the band mics and equipment were shuffled around and spread out a bit. Plus a plexiglas 'curtain' was placed in front and on the sides of the drums. Note: Didn't see a 'Do Not Feed the Drummer' sign... yet...
The changes were a dramatic improvement for listening enjoyment.
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| Thanks to all who responded. I regret that due to work commitments, I was away from the computer for a few days.
I actually found all the information I needed on You Tube, of all places. There's a guy who, for some reason, reviews microphones and auditions them on the videos. For any who might be interested, the reviews are at New Media Gear .
BTW, I have ordered a Rode NT1A, which I think will best fill my present needs. |
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Location: Indiana | Originally posted by 71Jasper:
BTW, I have ordered a Rode NT1A, which I think will best fill my present needs. Very good choice. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | JASPER 71 : ..CONGRATS with the New Mic, ..
Tell us what yer doin`/ makin` progress with it ..so that we can " Tap " them Big Boys fer some more of that Recording Art .. fer YES !! .. Recording is an ART !! .. I`m still at the charcoal and fumblin` fingers stage m`self ..
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Location: Tennessee | Except for the part of USE YOUR EARS, it seems like I'm doing everything else wrong. All I've got is some cheap mics, an old school desktop recording deck, three chords and a handful of dreams. A "modest" five grand investment in a recording system ready to be upgraded??? Four figures plus for a mic ... and I gotta buy them in matched pairs??? Yikes ... that's a lot of coin for some crappy songs from a crappy player like me ... and that seems to be an entry price no less! To be honest, it's pretty intimidating ... and I must say it's scaring me away from ever recording again ... or at least posting them up for anyone to listen to. It's probably a good thing that I don't really give a shit about what other people think about my music. But I did hope it would sound good ... and I've been pretty happy with the way it sounds to me. :rolleyes:
BTW 71Jasper, one of my cheap mics is an older Rode NT1. I bought it years ago for about $200 brand new. It's been a real good investment for me. If you're looking to just please yourself, I think you'll be real happy with your decision. Another good investment I made was in a small tube preamp ... I got an AMP MP for small change and I think it helps the sound of the mic. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Rode NT1A is a nice mic. I owned one for several years and it never failed to provide a solid performance.
Bobbo.....I wanna suck as bad as you do. Let me know when the tour starts so I can either be in the band or at least the sound guy! |
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| Originally posted by stephent28:
Bobbo.....I wanna suck as bad as you do. Let me know when the tour starts... I'll be a roadie - about matches my abilities.
DING! 3000 |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | NT1a you say. Good choice. Now you need a small diaphram too ;) |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | I like Rode. I use a K2 and a pair of NT5's. I also use a couple of Cascade ribbon mics (Fathead II's) that I really like. Theses are all excellent performers for not a lot of money. |
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