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Old 8th July 2009   #50
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I think the idea of using a PA speaker is a bad one, they tend to be pretty strident. Whatever characteristics the source has will be imparted to your reverb- I'd use the best, most linear or at least the most musical & pleasant sounding speaker you can. I agree about minimizing the direct path from the speaker to the mic, here the L shape of the chamber could be very advantageous- you can have the speaker around the corner from the the mics. I also agree that omnis are a good choice, as long as there is no line-of-sight between the speaker & the mics. I have one of those Behrengers too, it's a surprisingly good mic & I'd think it's a good choice for this application.
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