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Bodhisan
Hillbilly
I spent a couple of hours last night going thru, over and under threads, and I'm purty sure I know what my recently acquired B3's functions are. But just so I know, would you please do this hick a favor and verify:
I know the symbols on the type switch are Omni, Cardioid, and Figure 8. The Figure 8 (bottom on the switch) is easy, but which is the Cardioid and Omni? My guess, because I saw the picture of the '67 Neuman, and it had a broken circle on it, so is that the cardioid? And the Omni symbol is the solid circle?
And the applications are:
Cardioid: Limits room sound and pretty much gets what's coming directly into it?
Omni: Used for multiple things going into it -- or if you want to get studio/room ambiance?
Figure 8: I would use this primarily for stereo recording along with my C1. But what would make this more desirable for vocals or acoustsic guitar than a cardioid setting? As a side note, I find that the output of the Figure 8 setting is not as hot as the other two.
Another question: I'm purely a solo recorder, recording everything in a very small room (about 8 feet by 10 feet) without reverb effect, and record the following instruments directly into a mike: acoustic guitars, mandolin, accordian, banjo, resonator guitar, and the following I mike an amp: Lap/pedal steel, and bass guitar.
For the acoustic instruments, which setting on the B3 would you suggest?
For miking the amps, which setting would you suggest (for the guitar amp, and the bass amp)?
THANKS.
Bodhisan
I know the symbols on the type switch are Omni, Cardioid, and Figure 8. The Figure 8 (bottom on the switch) is easy, but which is the Cardioid and Omni? My guess, because I saw the picture of the '67 Neuman, and it had a broken circle on it, so is that the cardioid? And the Omni symbol is the solid circle?
And the applications are:
Cardioid: Limits room sound and pretty much gets what's coming directly into it?
Omni: Used for multiple things going into it -- or if you want to get studio/room ambiance?
Figure 8: I would use this primarily for stereo recording along with my C1. But what would make this more desirable for vocals or acoustsic guitar than a cardioid setting? As a side note, I find that the output of the Figure 8 setting is not as hot as the other two.
Another question: I'm purely a solo recorder, recording everything in a very small room (about 8 feet by 10 feet) without reverb effect, and record the following instruments directly into a mike: acoustic guitars, mandolin, accordian, banjo, resonator guitar, and the following I mike an amp: Lap/pedal steel, and bass guitar.
For the acoustic instruments, which setting on the B3 would you suggest?
For miking the amps, which setting would you suggest (for the guitar amp, and the bass amp)?
THANKS.
Bodhisan