badassmak
Herbi-Whore
It has been many moons since I posted here, happy to see this forum still around~!
Be forwarned, this post is about accordion micing in live situations.
I have tried a few different setups now, and still can't find a 'thing' that works.
I play in a very loud folk punk outfit and am having trouble keeping up with the volume.
At this point I have discovered the best method to be an SM58 capsule glued inside the box and wired to a 1/4" out which I then use with a rather inexpensive wireless guitar to send the signal to my amp/speaker. I have tried much more expensive omni/condenser mics specifically designed for accordions but have found they feedback like crazy when I try to turn them up to a useable volume. The only problem with the 58 approach is the fact that I have to turn the gain up so high it creates a tremendous amount of 'hiss', and the volume is barely useable with a good chance for feedback...still better than the condensers though! I am also using a Triton Fethead in my setup to help boost the signal but it is still not enough.
So now I have had this thought about installing a second 58 capsule inside the accordion - maybe then I could reduce the gain substantially and retain volume?
Initially I thought to wire the two mics together onto a single circuit but it seems to me this will leave me with the same issue, just better rounding of sound due to mic placement (eg with this I can also get better representation of sound of the entire accordion as opposed to the one mic setup where the notes closest to the mic have more volume). Am i right in thinking this? If so, would I have the ability to somehow sum the circuits into one signal without loss of gain? Does this make sense?
Also - any better suggestions? I guess ideally I might also try any dynamic with a high level of sensitivity, higher than the 58's and see if that would work, but am also having trouble finding out what those actually are.
Many thanks!
Be forwarned, this post is about accordion micing in live situations.
I have tried a few different setups now, and still can't find a 'thing' that works.
I play in a very loud folk punk outfit and am having trouble keeping up with the volume.
At this point I have discovered the best method to be an SM58 capsule glued inside the box and wired to a 1/4" out which I then use with a rather inexpensive wireless guitar to send the signal to my amp/speaker. I have tried much more expensive omni/condenser mics specifically designed for accordions but have found they feedback like crazy when I try to turn them up to a useable volume. The only problem with the 58 approach is the fact that I have to turn the gain up so high it creates a tremendous amount of 'hiss', and the volume is barely useable with a good chance for feedback...still better than the condensers though! I am also using a Triton Fethead in my setup to help boost the signal but it is still not enough.
So now I have had this thought about installing a second 58 capsule inside the accordion - maybe then I could reduce the gain substantially and retain volume?
Initially I thought to wire the two mics together onto a single circuit but it seems to me this will leave me with the same issue, just better rounding of sound due to mic placement (eg with this I can also get better representation of sound of the entire accordion as opposed to the one mic setup where the notes closest to the mic have more volume). Am i right in thinking this? If so, would I have the ability to somehow sum the circuits into one signal without loss of gain? Does this make sense?
Also - any better suggestions? I guess ideally I might also try any dynamic with a high level of sensitivity, higher than the 58's and see if that would work, but am also having trouble finding out what those actually are.
Many thanks!