Hello!
I'll be supporting Emeralds in May (yeeeep!) and I am working on my set. I have my usual array of odd instruments but my Mr.Underwood set is more subtle than my Glatze stuff. In the past I have used contact mics for some of my odder stuff (e.g. a wooden box with springs on it and a saucepan) which I will still use but I'd love to sling a condenser mic over the top to get the resonance / subtlety as well.
Anyone used condensers live? If so, what kind and did you have any problems with feedback?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Sam.
 worcester, UK
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Electronic Music discussion: Using condenser mics live
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Written April 19 2011 , Tags: sampling, subtle, mic, condenser, live
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maybe a shotgun mic? As long as it's not omni and you don't have a backline or monitors in the range it should be ok. only if you can soundcheck and and the sound system is not behind you. Tbh i've only used them in small venues and acoustic concerts though
Thanks!
Anyone else got any experience of this? I am sure I have seen it done ;) Ta, Sam. I have achieved something like the effect I am after by strapping a dynamic mic to the body of one of the instruments. It kinda functions as part dynamic mic and part contact mic as a result. Still not got the nice subtle / intricate side I'd like but progress of sorts...
i use em on drums kits as overheads live - i was discussing how cool omnis are this week in this respect for recording, maybe not live as you want some feedback rejection. i would go with some condensers that have a cardoid or even hyper cardoid pattern that can focus on the sound source. I would use a contact mic seperately and mix the two sounds together to sample or whatever - this way you will have the percussive elements of the contact and retain the transient of the condensor.
by the way i made a wood spring board too! i will stick some compositions up. share pics and thoughts perhaps! Wicked man, thanks. Yep, all sounds cool.
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