Sweet Spot?..mic placements

signal_flow · 17th April 2006

what are u guys doing as far as mic placement....angles ..distance..yada..yada...do u find that one spot wrks better than most..(generically speakin)....ive been hearing different things..
any takers?

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adrianex · 17th April 2006

what I ussualy do, is put the mic between the mouth and nose, but If the guy has a pircing voice I put higher and angle it down.

And if the guy is a screamer and like to sing close "to capture like he is eating the mic" (singer quote) I get more space between the Pop stopper and the mic, because I don't like the mic sound when you are yelling at it close to the mic.

But every singer has a different sweet spot

3rd world order · 17th April 2006

very hard to say without hearing the source and what's wrong with it...

sometimes I just let them run around with a 58 and work it themself.

signal_flow · 18th April 2006

ty for the tips will use the nose mouth trick..ive been more so..mouth level ..

Rep · 18th April 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by signal_flow

what are u guys doing as far as mic placement....angles ..distance..yada..yada...do u find that one spot wrks better than most..(generically speakin)....ive been hearing different things..
any takers?

"Welcome 2 The SpittersClub"

That really varies with each and every application ,
Headphones on and moving the Mic around helps to define the Spot ,
Or rather shall I say "the Sound " your looking for,
...as any spot can work If your looking for that certain tone !

Igotsoul4u · 18th April 2006

i like some space between the mouth and the capsule. I usually put a pop filter 5 inches from the capsule that way the singer cannot eat the mic. I find it makes the vocal sound much more open. I am not a fan of that on top of the mic sound plus nobody knows how to perform on a mic these days anyway so you end up with them talking soft and then screaming without increasing the distance from the mic. Hello distortion. A little distance also allows the artist to move around a little without going in and out of the sweet spot.

17th April 2006	#1
signal_flow Gear interested Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Balt via NY Posts: 10 Thread Starter	Sweet Spot?..mic placements what are u guys doing as far as mic placement....angles ..distance..yada..yada...do u find that one spot wrks better than most..(generically speakin)....ive been hearing different things.. any takers? "Welcome 2 The SpittersClub"

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3rd world order Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: hell, michigan Posts: 2,797	very hard to say without hearing the source and what's wrong with it... sometimes I just let them run around with a 58 and work it themself. __________________ 3WO - Mixing Without Tears "Some think I should teach men the way to heaven. But I would rather teach them the way to hell so they'll know how to go around it..." -- Niccolo Machiavelli

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adrianex Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 753	what I ussualy do, is put the mic between the mouth and nose, but If the guy has a pircing voice I put higher and angle it down. And if the guy is a screamer and like to sing close "to capture like he is eating the mic" (singer quote) I get more space between the Pop stopper and the mic, because I don't like the mic sound when you are yelling at it close to the mic. But every singer has a different sweet spot

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signal_flow Gear interested Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Balt via NY Posts: 10 Thread Starter	ty for the tips will use the nose mouth trick..ive been more so..mouth level ..

18th April 2006	#6
Igotsoul4u Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,845	i like some space between the mouth and the capsule. I usually put a pop filter 5 inches from the capsule that way the singer cannot eat the mic. I find it makes the vocal sound much more open. I am not a fan of that on top of the mic sound plus nobody knows how to perform on a mic these days anyway so you end up with them talking soft and then screaming without increasing the distance from the mic. Hello distortion. A little distance also allows the artist to move around a little without going in and out of the sweet spot.