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Originally Posted by StudioR  Forgot to mention that I had telephone call with Wynton Marsalis' sound engineer for Jazz at Lincoln Center. The purpose of the call was mainly to discuss upright bass recording techniques for when drums and bass are recorded in the same room.
He's been having good luck using the AEA R84 (ribbon mic) in conjunction with a DPA 4011.
Anybody tried either of those mics? |
Dave Robinson, J@LC's engineer, has the luxury of mic'ing bass players who possess big sounds. These guys play without amps as a rule. The AEA would be great for that type of player. I have used it a few times myself. If you have a bass player with low action and not much volume, you might consider a Beyer m88. It's a hyper-cardioid dynamic. You can put it right by the bassist's fingers, just above the bridge, and you won't get too much bleed from the other players. These mics aren't expensive either. And as Matt said, the EVre20 is a good all around bass mic. Good for bass drum as well.