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Old 25th June 2009   #12
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Bold move going without a DI on the bass in a room full of brass! I'm guessing your KM56/54 is going to be the F hole capture, and the ribbon will catch the neck? Don't forget to spot check the KM to make sure it works as a good room capture for the brass and make bleed your friend!

Also, you may want to consider that you don't HAVE to keep your drums and bass dead center. Even in isolation, I like to move my drum kit a bit to one side, and then use the bass to balance the low end in the mix by moving it equi-distant to the other side. Or, even consider doing a stereo pair room mic, xy or blumlein and let that do the panning for you. I find it works really well for jazz.

Just some food for thought.

Best of luck.
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