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The Random Mic and Placement Thread.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:58 pm
by Malcolm Boyce
I thought I'd start a thread that might be fun and in the vein of some I've seen on other forums. Entirely random pics of mics placed for whatever you have going on. Doesn't have to anything special, although it could get interesting depending on what is in the shot.

Here is pic number one... Beta181C on a 9'Steinway for a dance show. Was there in case I needed to reinforce it a bit, but ended up just for program sound at Imperial. (Ceiling Speakers & Hearing Assist) :-)

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Re: The Random Mic and Placement Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:32 am
by macrae11
Was one mic enough to pick up the whole thing? I've never had good luck with single mic'ing pianos.

Re: The Random Mic and Placement Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 1:31 pm
by Malcolm Boyce
macrae11 wrote:Was one mic enough to pick up the whole thing? I've never had good luck with single mic'ing pianos.
Yes, and I also knew it was never going to be a "full PA" kind of thing. I would almost always use a pair.

Re: The Random Mic and Placement Thread.

PostPosted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:21 am
by Scott DeVarenne
I didn't take a picture, but I once had to point a 57 at the onboard speaker of a keyboard. Sounded great :roll: . facepalm . >>> .

Re: The Random Mic and Placement Thread.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:01 am
by Malcolm Boyce
Scott DeVarenne wrote:I didn't take a picture, but I once had to point a 57 at the onboard speaker of a keyboard. Sounded great :roll: . facepalm . >>> .
What? I too would probably have used a 57...
8-)

Re: The Random Mic and Placement Thread.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:00 am
by Mathieu Benoit
Malcolm Boyce wrote:
Scott DeVarenne wrote:I didn't take a picture, but I once had to point a 57 at the onboard speaker of a keyboard. Sounded great :roll: . facepalm . >>> .
What? I too would probably have used a 57...
8-)

Even there I would have gone with the 201. :twisted:

Re: The Random Mic and Placement Thread.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:25 am
by Malcolm Boyce
Mathieu Benoit wrote:
Malcolm Boyce wrote:
Scott DeVarenne wrote:I didn't take a picture, but I once had to point a 57 at the onboard speaker of a keyboard. Sounded great :roll: . facepalm . >>> .
What? I too would probably have used a 57...
8-)

Even there I would have gone with the 201. :twisted:
It was probably live... There wouldn't be one in the kit. :-P

Re: The Random Mic and Placement Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:30 am
by Mathieu Benoit
Then I would go with a bullhorn.

Re: The Random Mic and Placement Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 2:57 pm
by Malcolm Boyce
Beta91A... My favourite Cajon mic these days.

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Re: The Random Mic and Placement Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:10 pm
by macrae11
Certainly simplifies things.

Re: The Random Mic and Placement Thread.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:26 pm
by Malcolm Boyce
"Underhead"...

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