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Originally posted by michael c
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I was wondering if you have used either of your ribbons with solo violin, cello, viola and acoustic guitar. Flute? |
Here's my current prefs:
Violin - SF12 or 122's flipped backwards with a phase inverted before the mic pre (not necessary to do all the time)
Cello - AEA R84 - in conjunction with the appropriate pre, makes a glorious big sound
Viola - 122's - Very natural sounding
Ac Guitar - 122's - The extra gain lets you use vintage pre's that would've just been too noisy in the past, such as Rca/Gates/Collins/etc...
With all these mics, I cannot stress how important mic placement is.
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Originally posted by michael c
How were the R84's on overheads? I currently use C414-TLII's on OH and they work well but wonder if a ribbon would work better. I use the OH mics as part of the snare & tom sound, not just as OH cymbals. The TLII's seem a bit muffled to me, not that open...............
Thanks.
Michael |
The 84's didn't really do it for me on OHs. The 122's or the Coles (darker) sounded a lot better when I tried them out. The 84's don't seem as focused directionally, or at least, the 122's and Coles had a much better stereo representation when I a/b'ed them. All of them are awesome mic's that I don't think you'll regret purchasing.