I've played guitar and bass for a long time so my ear has been tuned to things like various pickups, body construction, amplifiers and effects.
But now that I'm interested in recording I'm reading quite a number of threads and pdfs from here. And one question I have hasn't been answered by FAQs or searches yet: what can I listen to to help sensitize my ears to different mics when listening to recordings?
For example, if someone asks about a certain Telecaster sound I might point them to listen to Roy Buchanan or Danny Gatton. If they ask about a Gibson SG Bass sound I might point them to Jack Bruce.
So let me ask which famous mics or mic type characteristics can be identified by listening to which artists? Not just " oh, everyone uses a Shure SM57 when recording amplifiers" but rather " listen to this recording for this kind of vocal mike" or "this recording used ribbons instead of dynamics on the amp, and compare it to this recording to hear the difference". I understand the theory of how some mics are better for this application or that, but is there any audio to hear the difference?
In other words, are there signature recordings that I should listen to in order to identify signature mics?
My first question, but there you have it
Thanks
Mark
But now that I'm interested in recording I'm reading quite a number of threads and pdfs from here. And one question I have hasn't been answered by FAQs or searches yet: what can I listen to to help sensitize my ears to different mics when listening to recordings?
For example, if someone asks about a certain Telecaster sound I might point them to listen to Roy Buchanan or Danny Gatton. If they ask about a Gibson SG Bass sound I might point them to Jack Bruce.
So let me ask which famous mics or mic type characteristics can be identified by listening to which artists? Not just " oh, everyone uses a Shure SM57 when recording amplifiers" but rather " listen to this recording for this kind of vocal mike" or "this recording used ribbons instead of dynamics on the amp, and compare it to this recording to hear the difference". I understand the theory of how some mics are better for this application or that, but is there any audio to hear the difference?
In other words, are there signature recordings that I should listen to in order to identify signature mics?
My first question, but there you have it
Thanks
Mark