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drBill · 16th October 2006

I haven't been recording brass for awhile at my personal studio, done most of that at larger rooms, but with my new room up and going (16X24X12 ceilings) I want to record a new project here. It will have a lot of brass fanfare stuff and is kind of "Olympic-esque" like for lack of a better term. 2Tpt, 2Bones, 1Tuba, 2FHn

I'll probably record the Tpt/Tbn's in one session and the Tuba/FHns in another. The budget/timetable will be so tight that there will not be a lot of time for experimentation on mics.

I've got a lot of new mics, but would love to hear what you would choose and/if I need to get some new mics - either beg, borrow, steal or buy. (I'm thinking it's time for some ribbons!)

I've got access to:

U87, (2)KM84, (2) Geffel UM70, UM71, M70, (2) AKG414B-ULS, (2) C451EB, (3) Sennheiser 421, (2) MXLV69ME, GT AM62, (2) AM40's and the usual smattering of dynamics & misc mics.

I hate the fizzy thin sound of a hypey condenser. I want it big, beefy and fat like a wall of guitars. I've used the 87 & 414's on Tpt and hated it. The 87 is cool on bones though. In other studios I usually end up with some classic tube mics, but that's just not going to happen this time. Any suggestions? Have any of you been using any of the less expensive ribbons on Brass as of late? I'll be operating on a pretty tight budget on this one and although I'd like nothing better than going out and exercising my gear-sluttieness and spending ten grand on mics, that's just not gonna happen this time.

So....any suggestions?

Thanks! Bill

PS - for pre's I've got - API 512's, A couple of shadow hills gama's and a boatload of pres (48 - as if I needed even half of them) in my D&R Orion.

16th October 2006	#1
drBill Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2006 Location: So Cal Posts: 11,508 Thread Starter	Brass Mic Questions.... I haven't been recording brass for awhile at my personal studio, done most of that at larger rooms, but with my new room up and going (16X24X12 ceilings) I want to record a new project here. It will have a lot of brass fanfare stuff and is kind of "Olympic-esque" like for lack of a better term. 2Tpt, 2Bones, 1Tuba, 2FHn I'll probably record the Tpt/Tbn's in one session and the Tuba/FHns in another. The budget/timetable will be so tight that there will not be a lot of time for experimentation on mics. I've got a lot of new mics, but would love to hear what you would choose and/if I need to get some new mics - either beg, borrow, steal or buy. (I'm thinking it's time for some ribbons!) I've got access to: U87, (2)KM84, (2) Geffel UM70, UM71, M70, (2) AKG414B-ULS, (2) C451EB, (3) Sennheiser 421, (2) MXLV69ME, GT AM62, (2) AM40's and the usual smattering of dynamics & misc mics. I hate the fizzy thin sound of a hypey condenser. I want it big, beefy and fat like a wall of guitars. I've used the 87 & 414's on Tpt and hated it. The 87 is cool on bones though. In other studios I usually end up with some classic tube mics, but that's just not going to happen this time. Any suggestions? Have any of you been using any of the less expensive ribbons on Brass as of late? I'll be operating on a pretty tight budget on this one and although I'd like nothing better than going out and exercising my gear-sluttieness and spending ten grand on mics, that's just not gonna happen this time. So....any suggestions? Thanks! Bill PS - for pre's I've got - API 512's, A couple of shadow hills gama's and a boatload of pres (48 - as if I needed even half of them) in my D&R Orion.