"Keith G" wrote in message
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Posted in the spirit of a *no fees will be paid*/*no invitation to to
tender for a consultancy contract exists or is being offered*,
amateur/hobbyist enquiry* only does anybody disagree the ribbon mic beats
the Oktava for the alto sax** in these 'near identical' (simultaneously
recorded and edited, but not level matched) clips?
(Please note the backing track is not properly *mixed* - merely being
played in the background over speakers for practice purposes!)
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...ClipOktava.wav
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...ClipRibbon.wav
Only my recently acquired favourite 'Choob Mic' has succumbed
(temporarily, I hope) to the 'Gadget Pox' *pandemic* that we are currently
experiencing and is humming along with the tunes, so I gotta mess with one
of these two mics 'til I get it sorted!!
After only one listen, I would pick the ribbon. But
bear in mind that the results you ultimately achieve
are the combination of the mic you choose and
careful positioning in a given acoustic
People tend to avoid ribbons as they are fragile,
but with a little TLC they can last a lifetime.
Most people of our age in the UK remember Reslo
as the best-known ribbon mic manufacturer (the SR1
was often supplied with Ferrograph and Vortexion tape
recorders) but there was another British manufacturer
that made a good and very affordable ribbon mic,
The Film Industries M8. In the 1960s they cost the
grand sum of £8.15s or £10.7.6 with on/off switch.
One sees them occasionally on e.Bay. Something to look out for.
http://www.kolumbus.fi/iain.churches...dustriesM8.jpg
*(Also summat of a progress report for Iain! :-)
Appreciated:-)
Microphone placing for a saxophone is not as
straightforward as it is for a trumpet, trombone,
French horn where all the sound comes out of
one 'ole, the bell. But it is much easier than for
example the clarinet where you have to contend
with the three different sounding registers.
One often sees a mic just placed above the bell
of the saxophone. This may not prove to be the
optimum position. If you take a careful look at
the instrument, it will become clear that only the
lowest three notes, C, B, and Bb (written, not
concert) come out of the bell or near to it. The
other notes emerge from tone holes further up.
You seem to have chosen to set the mic well back
from the alto, Keith You might care to try a more
intimate, immediate sound. In which case try a position
which forms an equilateral triangle with the bell and
the top F key (that's the very first LH pearl key,
which it normally covered by any finger) Keeping
the two lower angles the same, zoom in and out
at right-angles to the body of the saxophone, a few
cms until you get what you want.
Iain
PS. Pity Santa has been and gone, this might have
been nice. I have seen them go for a lot more
money.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEUMANN-M49-M-...item4ced1c1b56
Ribbon for Alto?
Linear Mode
