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K-dub
Well-known member
It's always curious when folks think a mic (or any equipment really) is going to make them "sound" like the excellent recording they might have just heard, and then get disappointed when they don't sound as good themselves ... because they are who they are, and the professional is who they are.
If you want to sound like Billy Joel, the first thing you need to do is ... well ... be Billy Joel. The mic choice is only meant to compliment the sound to achieve the optimum sonic partnership. It doesn't deliver magic. It can't turn water into wine.
It's been said many, many times, but it still needs drumming into folks heads: It's all about the performance. The equipment isn't going to save a mediocre performer. The equipment is solely intended to support the delivery of the performance to the recording medium. It doesn't make Tiny Tim sound like Barbara Streisand.
There is no "jazz" mic category ... even though jazz might be what's being recorded with any given mic.
There is no "best" mic for ...
There are only microphones and experience and the sound you're dealing with ... and half the time you won't know what works until you listen to any particular source w/ any given mic for the resulting interplay of the two (three really -- including the mic pre).
In the meantime, unless you're willing to invest in the expensive box of sonic crayon colors (i.e.-a large mic cabinet), be content to grab a decent sounding mic, combine it with a decent sounding pre --
Then make decent sounds ---
...and you're good to go.
Best,
Kev.
If you want to sound like Billy Joel, the first thing you need to do is ... well ... be Billy Joel. The mic choice is only meant to compliment the sound to achieve the optimum sonic partnership. It doesn't deliver magic. It can't turn water into wine.
It's been said many, many times, but it still needs drumming into folks heads: It's all about the performance. The equipment isn't going to save a mediocre performer. The equipment is solely intended to support the delivery of the performance to the recording medium. It doesn't make Tiny Tim sound like Barbara Streisand.
There is no "jazz" mic category ... even though jazz might be what's being recorded with any given mic.
There is no "best" mic for ...
There are only microphones and experience and the sound you're dealing with ... and half the time you won't know what works until you listen to any particular source w/ any given mic for the resulting interplay of the two (three really -- including the mic pre).
In the meantime, unless you're willing to invest in the expensive box of sonic crayon colors (i.e.-a large mic cabinet), be content to grab a decent sounding mic, combine it with a decent sounding pre --
Then make decent sounds ---
...and you're good to go.
Best,
Kev.