TelePaul
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Any thoughts on how to do this? It seems almost all the volume comes form the skin.
pdlstl
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I record a lot of bluegrass and am quite happy with this scenario.
2 SDCs, usually at 4041's but on occassion SM81's.
One in the front. Slightly higher than the fretboard, about 14" out and angled back toward 12th. fret.
The other coming over the player's shoulder about head high. Slightly out in front of the instrument and angled down toward the bridge area.
Season to taste.
Of course,the banjo has so many variables, it really helps if the player understands proper set-up and technique. More so than an acoustic guitar player. Just my 2¢...
I'd be happy to post an example but it will have to be tomorrow when I'm at the studio.
2 SDCs, usually at 4041's but on occassion SM81's.
One in the front. Slightly higher than the fretboard, about 14" out and angled back toward 12th. fret.
The other coming over the player's shoulder about head high. Slightly out in front of the instrument and angled down toward the bridge area.
Season to taste.
Of course,the banjo has so many variables, it really helps if the player understands proper set-up and technique. More so than an acoustic guitar player. Just my 2¢...
I'd be happy to post an example but it will have to be tomorrow when I'm at the studio.
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Anfontan
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TelePaul said:
A condensor mic would probably do the trick. Is it open back or resonator back, bluegrass with fingerpicks or clawhammer? Clawhammer might make quite a bit of noise for a condenser or you might need to back the mic off from the instrument a bit.
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Cult_Status02
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Hrm, because it's so twangy, I'd try a ribbon mic a few feet in front of the banjo, as long as you have a decent room. Otherwise, I'd just use an LDC a little less than a foot in front of the birdge, preferably a mic that's not too bright, I think on the cheaper side of LDC, an AKG Perception 100 or 200 would work nicely. Using the LDC there you should get the reso head and a good picking sound.
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xstatic
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It pains me to say this, but banjo is one of the very few things that i have actually liked an AKG C1000 on.
TelePaul
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Thanks alot for your very helpful replies. It's an Irish tenor banjo, so it would be picked in 90% of cases. I have noticed though that my mics pcik up a good amount of ambient sounds, normally fingers scraping the bridge. It's quite a cheap banjo but I'll try what you suggested in my little sound booth; the sound I had was very weak.
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SteveE9C6
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I am working on recording a song called "Lonely Close Behind". I laid down a background banjo track a few days ago. I used a AT4050 aimed at the area of the fingerboard/body joint. It sounds pretty good.
rory
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Shouldn't the title be "recordin' a banjer"?
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