Anybody ever had to mic a fiddle?[views:2795][posts:22]_________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 10:35am - xmikex ""] I'm doing a job tonight and one of the bands performing is doing a cover of (you guessed it) The Devil Went Down To Georgia. They're super concerned about the sound because the fiddle player likes to move around a lot. I'm thinking about taping a lav mic to the body of the fiddle. Thoughts? |
| _______________________________ [Feb 24,2012 10:38am - Yeti ""] [img] |
| _________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 10:40am - xmikex ""] raisin roundies will not be served |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 10:42am - arilliusbm ""] Yes. Also, ask Hoser. |
| ____________________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 10:45am - FuckIsMySignature ""] for anyone who has an answer to this... also interested in the best way to mic a Banjo. |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 10:45am - largefreakatzero ""] Take an SM58 and duct tape it to the fucking violin. "Here you go, foghat!" |
| _______________________________ [Feb 24,2012 10:48am - Yeti ""] my lute! |
| __________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 10:50am - RustyPS ""] largefreakatzero said:Take an SM58 and duct tape it to the fucking violin. "Here you go, foghat!" :point: |
| _________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 11:04am - xmikex ""] lul. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 11:35am - the_reverend ""] andy zero is now on facebook. |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 11:40am - largefreakatzero ""] I most certainly am not. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 12:03pm - sxealex ""] they have bridge mics |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 12:04pm - arilliusbm ""] ANDY REINER |
| _________________________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 1:04pm - the_taste_of_cigarettes ""] arilliusbm said:ANDY REINER Dude from Devil In The Kitchen. To him you should inquire. :yoda: |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 1:19pm - the_reverend ""] largefreakatzero said:I most certainly am not. don't be so sure. Mike Shea Ask for actual technical advice. Get a quote of the day. "Take an SM58 and duct tape it to the fucking violin. "Here you go, foghat!" Like · · 2 hours ago · Justin Derosia, John Belmonte, Sean Delay and 2 others like this. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 2:08pm - largefreakatzero ""] Lol |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 6:28pm - my_dying_bride ""] 48v |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 7:25pm - The Devil ""] Back when I was still playing the fiddle, before I moved down to Georgia, there were two options. Option 1: soundman provides a mic, and the fiddler sits THE FUCK STILL Option 2: fiddler gets a fiddle with a pickup, and a wireless, and dance all they want. Hot micing a fiddle during a rock show is not a good idea. If he wants to dance, steer him to a homo-bar. |
| _______________________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 8:40pm - IllinoisEnemaBradness ""] The%20Devil said:Back when I was still playing the fiddle, before I moved down to Georgia, there were two options. Option 1: soundman provides a mic, and the fiddler sits THE FUCK STILL Option 2: fiddler gets a fiddle with a pickup, and a wireless, and dance all they want. Hot micing a fiddle during a rock show is not a good idea. If he wants to dance, steer him to a homo-bar. Sweet I think 2 really hot condenser mic's lined up at either side of the stage should do. Maybe a ribbon right up the middle for added "depth" |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 8:42pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] When I had an upright, bridge contact mics were the standard. I've got to imagine the same would apply to a little teeny upright bass (err, a fiddle). |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 24,2012 8:43pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Also, some folks that might know more than anybody here: www.thesession.org |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 25,2012 7:05am - aaron_michael ""] How did this go? |
| _________________________________ [Feb 25,2012 11:59am - xmikex ""] Used a Shure ULX wireless lav, gaffed it to the body of the fiddle right under the f-hole. I got a pretty good sound out of that, and had to fill occasionally with a wireless handheld mic on a stand in front of him. Also (from a previous thread) the workflow of running a monitor send to a second powered amplifier (that had a submix input) to 2 monitors worked great too. All in all it was a great sounding show that, as expected, went completely unappreciated by the med student performers who expected their combo amps in a study lounge to sound like carnegie hall. |