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Old 2nd November 2005   #1
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Mandolin/Pedal Steel Mic and Mic Pre Setups

Hi guys. I was wondering what your favorite mics were to use on pedal steel and mandolin, specifically in country music?
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Seeing as how I'm the country music guy of META, I guess I'm best qualified to answer your question. Steel guitar in Nashville has no rivals and Paul Franklin would probably be considered the best in town, at least the most versitile. With Paul's rack of outboard gear, driving a pair of speakers I always mic his steel with a pair of Sennheiser 421's. Dan Dougmore uses a single combo amp which sounds best micing it with a Shure 57. I've tried lots of other mics but always go back to these two mics.

For Mandolin, I usually use a Royer 121 at the f hole and a Neumann Km 184 pointing down at the strings, where the musician is strumming, from about a foot or so above and out.
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Thanks Chuck. For the mandolin, do you pan the mics or combine? If you combine, do you usually use more body or neck?
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just what ever sounds good. depends on the song
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What do you like on fiddles, Chuck?

What kind of strings do most of the Nashville guys use, gut, steel...?


I've heard of guys setting up a bi-directional mic between twin fiddles or using M/S stereo miking... thoughts?
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Can I second the question about recording fiddles in Nashville?- I'm curious too...
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I'm tracking with Stuart Duncan beginning Thursday and I'll get back to you about the strings after that. As for micing mostly I use an AKG C12 on fiddles although I'm really into DPA's 4041-ta, large diaphram tube mic as well. I always individually mic fiddles.
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...Would love to know what you ended up using whenever you get a sec.

Thanks!
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