TIPS & TRICKS OF THE TRADE
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POPS
by: Peter Rasmussen, Irhøj Lydproduktion, DanmarkHvis man har problemer med "P Pops" kan man, udover at bruge det sædvanlige P filter, sætte en blyant el. lign. hen over midten af keglen på sin mic, med en elastik eller så'n, sådan at luftstrømmen deler sig på hver sin side af blyanten, dette ta´r noget af det. Håber du kan bruge dette på din tips og tricks side.
ELECTRIC BASS
by: Bill, USAJust a quick note to say that I enjoyed your web site. I used to do quite a lot of engineering in the late 70's & 80's but got in to Harvard and never got back into it. For a great bass sound use your favorite mike at 3 feet from high end/middy bass amp with 10/1 ratio. Then another mike on subsonic amp at 20 feet with 20/1 ratio. Use a scope to get mikes in phase & lay down on two tracks in phase. This sounds complicated for bass, but the sound is easy to manage for any kind of mix. Good luck. WHW3.
ELECTRIC BASS
by: Naoyoshi Matsuyama, JapanThis method was discovered by my master "Dr.Utusnomiya" It not need DI & bass amplifier,only microphone ! You place a C-414 between front pickup and bass-guitar neck joint. Distance is at 15-20 cm from strings. This sound is fine and powerful. But this method has a few problem. The player can move little and needs flumask !
FRENCHHORN
by: Bjarne HansenA good way of getting a nice warm hornsound in an overdub-situation in a regular recording studio: Have the hornplayer play against a wooden wall from a distance of 3 - 4 meters and place the mic 20 - 40 cm from the wall.........facing the wall. I know it sounds weird but it really works !!
ACOUSTIC BASS
by: Bjarne HansenIf you mount a B+K 4006 vertically in the bridge-hole (you can either use rubberbands or mikebox-foam to make the mic stay in place) you will get a very true & precise bass-sound with the full sustain of the strings. No more DI'ed line-signals !!!