Vocal mic for remote jazz quartet

[bongo]

I'm doing a remote on Monday with a trio plus a vocalist. Anything I sould look at besides the good old 58? I'll being doing it to PT via a Digi 002 rack. Medium sized hall.
Thanks

[fifthcircle]

There are a ton of good vocal mics out there- depends on the sound you're looking for.

I have had lots of good luck with the AKG 535, pretty good luck with the Neumann KSM105... I also like the Beyer M88, M500 (when you have pres near the stage), and the Audix OM7.

The trusty 58 is usually the last mic I reach for- unless the singer requires it.

--Ben

[Remoteness]

My picks are simular to Ben's.

KMS105
M88
535
M500

I also like the MD431 on vocals.

[fifthcircle]

Ahh.... Forgot the 431- a very underrated mic. Nice thing about it is that it has a switch on it which can be very handy in some shows.

--Ben

[Midlandmorgan]

Of course depends on the vocalist...but I've gotten very good (and consistent) results with an EV RE16...SM7 works well too...

Either choice is smooooooooooooooth... A prerequisite for jazz vocals, I think.

[Remoteness]

Wow, an SM7 would look ver cool on stage and should sound great.

Yeah, the MD431's reed switch is very cleaver. You can remove it if you don't want the singer to have control.
We have 6 or 8 of them on hand... We have removed the switches but install them when applicable. It's an awesome design.

[Nathanael]

Ditto the KMS 105s. Great mic, superb feedback rejection (if you need it), and very natural. I like this mic a lot.

[bongo]

Thanks everyone, I ended up borrowing a KMS105 from a friend and it worked very well.
The other thing I learned or actually remembered from a remote years ago, is how well an ATM-35 works for acoustic bass. I clipped it on the bridge and bent it under the strings and it sounded wonderful. No need for the pick up, which made me and the bass player very happy.

[Gerax]

Bongo

Could please expand on the ATM35 on acoustic bass?

I often work with a producer who's also a double bassist and his label focuses around that instrument, so even though I've gotten great results with classic approaches and techniques so far, I'd like to try something new since a DVD project with video shoot is on the way and I'd have no room for a standard mic on boom.

-How was the mic mounted on the double bass?

-Was the instrument only fingerpicked or played with a bow too?

-Is the sound full and linear in the bottom end (I once tried to go with some Sennheiser lavs supplied by a sound company for a live show, but didn't really like the sound which resembled more a Kazoo than a double bass)?

Thanx for your help.

L.G.

[bongo]

-How was the mic mounted on the double bass?

I just clipped it to the bridge. It has rubber feet attached to the clip that act as a shock mount.

-Was the instrument only fingerpicked or played with a bow too?


It was only picked at this gig

-Is the sound full and linear in the bottom end (I once tried to go with some Sennheiser lavs supplied by a sound company for a live show, but didn't really like the sound which resembled more a Kazoo than a double bass)?

When I mix it, I will roll some bass off of it. It sounded much better than the pick up which sounded like a kazoo!
The first time I used one was on a live Keith Jarrett album I did in the early 90's. I forgot about it until now.