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16th June 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: May 2006 Location: Mockingbird Lane
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Thread Starter |  Mic choice for recording tenor sax
I have the following mics: CAD E-200 LDC AT 3035 Oktava MK-012 (2) SM57 (2) Senn e609's SM58 Shure Beta91 Will any of these work decently on a tenor sax or should I use this as an excuse to buy a Fathead II?
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16th June 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Athens, Greece
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A couple of months ago I had a jazz funk band and the sax player said to me "you know I only use this clip on mic on my sax because it sounds good". Obviously for live work, I thought and I told him "let us try this mic and you tell me later". So, I set up an Oktava ML52 ribbon (with the internal wind screen removed, for a more open sound) and a vocal wind screen in front of it to protect it. Needless to say that he like it a lot. The sound was PHAT. What I am saying is that the fatheads maybe very good, but give the ML52 a try. They are my darkest mics (I have a couple) and I love them. |
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16th June 2008
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| Gear Guru  Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Orygun
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| I'd be trying the 609 and the E200 first - position is everything. -tINY |
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16th June 2008
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| Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Location: Mockingbird Lane
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Yeah, I thought the E-200 might be good. It's actually a very dark mic so it might actually sound good. I actually might try both at different positions and see what I get. Any other thoughts?
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16th June 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Dec 2007 Location: South Georgia
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I also get great sax sounds from an Oktava 219. From my experience, from your locker I'd try the Oktava 012s first. Even though they are SDCs rather than LDCs/Ribbons I think it's that Russian "vibe" that I like on sax.
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17th June 2008
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| Gear maniac  Joined: Jan 2007 Location: SC
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Shootout! Shootout! Shootout! Shouldn't take long. dj |
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