Re: [Harp-L] Microphones (& maybe an amp)?



That's one person's opinion and mine of course is another but the 441
is the ONLY reasonable priced (for me) that allows me to sound the
same live as I do acousticly.  The 441 is the only mic that correctly
passes through the subleties and nuances of my playing.  This is
momentously important in acoustic music of all kinds. 

The 441 is used by many top notch players including
Howard Levy
Clint Hoover
George Brooks
Allen Holmes
Mike Stevens

The 441 is not cheap.  Do you think these players would use a $150
mic like the SM58 if there were only marginal differences? Heck, I'm
just a frugal as the next musician but I choose to have three 441s
and no SM58s. Having my sound on stage is important and I want to be
the one that colors my sound rather than have the mic do it for me.

Playing blues and amplified music is a whole different game and my
views from above widely differ. In this case I don't want to sound
like me, I want to sound like Jason Ricci!!


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx, Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Microphones (& maybe an amp)?
>Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 09:08:12 -0500
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>>"Chris Michalek" wrote:
>>"Just get a sennheiser 441."
>>
>>In Mike Stevens's words, as quoted in a recent article on recording
>>harmoncia in Electronic Musician, he uses the Sennheiser 441 when he
>>wants the harp to "cut like a horn."
>>
>>That's a good sound for some situations, but far from all.  A sound
>that
>>cuts is not necessarily a sound that warms and glows.  Musicians
>playing
>>mostly jazz might find the Senny to be exactly the right mic --
>those
>>playing other styles, e.g. country, folk, or even rock-influenced
>>styles, might find a mic with a warmer sound to be preferable. For
>>example, Lee Oskar uses a double-ribbon Byerdynamic; that's not a
>cheap
>>mic, but it produces a very warm sound with even response up and
>down
>>the frequency range.
>>
>>Again, I recommend a look at the Pro Pages at
>>http://hunterharp.com/propage1.html for an overview of the mics and
>>other gear used onstage by a range of pros.  Also check out the
>>above-mentioned article in Electronic Musician on recording
>harmonica. 
>>
>>Regards, Richard Hunter
>>
>>

Chris Michalek

www.michalekstrone.com






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