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I have a pair of KM184s and have used one strung between the legs of the bridge - it worked OK for low volume gigs, but at higher levels was prone to feedback. I also have a KM185 which I also used in a similar manner - this worked better, but still tends to feed back at high levels. One of...

You can: (1) Ignore them (2) Tell them to go and boil their heads (3) er, that's it… I think (1) might be the most productive - people just hate being ignored… I said, people just hate being ignored… I said, people… ;) - Wil

Here are some excerpts from a gig I recorded using 2 x O/H, snare, kick: Rhythm Changes There is no > Love Alone Together (Solo & 4s) (these are large-ish to try and preserve fidelity…) Hope this helps - - Wil

…check the AT-815a schematic I posted (on p.2) - there's no way that phantom power will work with that model if the diagram is accurate. The question is which model do you have? - Wil

Gotta love that Swiss sense of humour… Adapters? - we always called 'em Frobs… :rolleyes: - Wil

OK - here's the scoop… The AT815a doesn't use phantom power - I just tried mine, and it's OK with the "AA", but won't work with phantom power (looking at the schematic, it's obvious…) I wonder if yours is an "a" (un-marked, or an early model, perhaps?) Anyone know what the official...

Mine is an AT815a, and there's no mention of phantom power on the sheet. Looking at the wiring diagram, it looks as if there's no reference there either. I've only ever used the mic with a portable recorder, and have used a "AA" in the mic (to save power). OK - I'll post these, and check...

Are you sure your phantom power is +48V? - some pre-amp/mixers provide anything from +12 to +48, and some microphones are very sensitive to this. I have Neumanns which will not work with anything less than +48V. I have an AT815a and could post .PDFs of the single sheet instructions (2...

Bring a good piano tuner along - it might be worth paying them for their time to come with you and check it out - after all, they are going to be tuning it, and they most probably have more experience than the average pianist… - Wil

Well, I clicked on the link - and here's what I got: :( - Wil

It depends - are you talking about one voice or many voices? If you want to hear the ambience of the room, find the "sweet-spot", place the mics, and record the room in stereo. If you're talking about one voice, and if the person is close mic-ed, then pan to wherever you want the voice to...

Are the heads clean? If the tapes are really old, and have not been stored under ideal conditions, the binder which holds the oxide onto the backing tape will tend to absorb moisture, which causes the tape to shed oxide, which sticks to the heads. This might be the cause of the problem you...

Here are a few excerpts I recorded recently at the Acton Jazz Cafe in Massachusetts. Neumann KM-184s on the piano, KM-185 on the double-bass, Audix F10/F15/F12 on the drum kit, and Earthworks TC30K for room ambience. There are some pics also - enjoy… tunes (medium-res to preserve at least a...

In order to help reduce any possible phase cancellation problems, the microphones should be space from each other at least three times the average distance they are to the nearest performer or instrument. You might want use the "search" function with "rule of thirds" as the keywords… Good...

In this context, an "artifact" is something (usually unwanted) which is heard in the final sound, which was not part of the original sound - in other words something which has been accidentally added (by the processing, or signal chain, or whatever) - Wil

I think it's a lot more complex than a simple figure-8. The auricle or pinna (outer-ear), in combination with the brain, is able to ascertain direction of sound - not only left and right, but up, down, in front or behind as well. There's a lot more to the ear than being just a convenient...

Chris, Have you tried putting the mic either between the bridge legs, or in a foam-block behind the tail-piece? In that situation, the mic is almost 90º off-axis, and the proximity effect might be reduced (see Harvey's comment above). I've been using a hyper-cardioid with the foam-block...

…and the bass-bar would have to be changed, and the sound-post… - Wil

There's a limit of ~2Gb/partition on the 1680 - it's to do with the maximum space which the file-system can address. Look on the VS planet web-site - there are instructions on how to up-grade the 1680 to a larger disk (~20Gb) - you will still be limited to 2Gb partitions, but you can have a...

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