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Mics for blending


steviedee
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I did a whole load of tests of different mics in different positions while my girlfriend played double bass last week.

The best we found was:
Wrap a Beyerdynamic M201 in bubble wrap or foam, without covering the business end. Insert it into the bridge, pointing upwards towards the fingerboard. Then put an AKG c414 about 18 inches in front of the bass. Blend these together. Sounds great.

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I sometimes use a DPA 4099 mic via a headway preamp. The combination is significantly better in overcoming feedback from the backline compared to a lot of other systems. I say 'sometimes' because most other times I just want to go to the gig a plug in and play without the hassle of the extra wiring. When I know that there will good front of house I certainly take the mic.

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DPA 4060 well worth a try.

[url="http://www.dv247.com/microphones/dpa-4060-bm-prepolarised-omnidirectional-miniature-condenser-microphone--20919"]http://www.dv247.com/microphones/dpa-4060-...crophone--20919[/url]

Can clip it on to the strings under the bridge and, because it is OMNI, it does not suffer from proximity that a cardiod mic would.

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[quote name='slaphappygarry' post='815635' date='Apr 22 2010, 11:53 PM']DPA 4060 well worth a try.

[url="http://www.dv247.com/microphones/dpa-4060-bm-prepolarised-omnidirectional-miniature-condenser-microphone--20919"]http://www.dv247.com/microphones/dpa-4060-...crophone--20919[/url]

Can clip it on to the strings under the bridge and, because it is OMNI, it does not suffer from proximity that a cardiod mic would.

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I thought the super-cardioid where best as they don't suffer from bleed as badly and pick up the source more cleanly.

The [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=482357"]poor man's 57 setup[/url] is another option.

Playing around with mics is like playing around with strings. Costly and no sure end result :)

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[quote name='TPJ' post='815826' date='Apr 23 2010, 09:43 AM']The [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=482357"]poor man's 57 setup[/url] is another option.[/quote]

The elastic bands looks a bit crazy but the one with the modified fishman looks cool

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[quote name='TPJ' post='815826' date='Apr 23 2010, 09:43 AM']I thought the super-cardioid where best as they don't suffer from bleed as badly and pick up the source more cleanly.[/quote]

Whilst you may be right from a purely textbook side of things, you really need to try the 4060.

Its is *tiny*, sounds lovely and to me, spill is never an issue. Unless, of course, it is beside a drum kit but then I don't know any mic that will reject that regardless of polar pattern.

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