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bitrot
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Looking for people's preferences for condensors, large or small for Larrivee's to get that standard folk/pop sound.
I'm looking for warmth and detailed but not so much crispy highs like the NT's and AKG's...
I am currently using an at3535 and sm57 on a 20 year old-warped to hell yamaha js-180 (blush) with honky and boomy mids, but my larrivee d03 is arriving "any day now" and I'm considering another one or two mic purchases and returning the at3525...
I use mackie 1202 pre's, bypassing eq, and midiman 24/96 converters, and monster proline cables... so the only thing between me and THE SOUND should be a mic at this point (ok so the pre's are arguably not the best colorwise.. but bypassing the eq on the mackie boards makes a big diff).
I am not looking for "the best mic(s)", just people's subjective opinions when close-miking this guitar to get a warm, detailed sound for one guitar and single vocal arrangements with larrivees.
here's a list so far in my price range:
at4041 (would love the 4051..)
at4033
at4050
soundroom Octava 012's
sm81
earthworks (cheapest omni)
marshall 603 (ugh)
nt3?
Interestingly, I have not heard great things about the "versatile" at4050 on acoustic guitars... and the on the debate between small vs. large, I am already commited to one of each..
all subjective opinions welcome.
I'm looking for warmth and detailed but not so much crispy highs like the NT's and AKG's...
I am currently using an at3535 and sm57 on a 20 year old-warped to hell yamaha js-180 (blush) with honky and boomy mids, but my larrivee d03 is arriving "any day now" and I'm considering another one or two mic purchases and returning the at3525...
I use mackie 1202 pre's, bypassing eq, and midiman 24/96 converters, and monster proline cables... so the only thing between me and THE SOUND should be a mic at this point (ok so the pre's are arguably not the best colorwise.. but bypassing the eq on the mackie boards makes a big diff).
I am not looking for "the best mic(s)", just people's subjective opinions when close-miking this guitar to get a warm, detailed sound for one guitar and single vocal arrangements with larrivees.
here's a list so far in my price range:
at4041 (would love the 4051..)
at4033
at4050
soundroom Octava 012's
sm81
earthworks (cheapest omni)
marshall 603 (ugh)
nt3?
Interestingly, I have not heard great things about the "versatile" at4050 on acoustic guitars... and the on the debate between small vs. large, I am already commited to one of each..
all subjective opinions welcome.