Well, I was recording a jazz band the last two days and I needed the pair of AKG C451's for the grand piano.
I found out that the combination of PZM's, taped to the lid and the C451's, positioned as a DIN pair halfway at the end of the strings, gives me a warm and deep piano sound with a nice stereo image.
So I decided to put the B1's as an ORTF pair for OH's and what a surprise, it sounds wonderful.
The B1 is a workhorse LDC, but though it sounds good on many applications, it can sound bad on horns for example and on some vocals it craps.
For OH's it's a good mic though.
I found out that the combination of PZM's, taped to the lid and the C451's, positioned as a DIN pair halfway at the end of the strings, gives me a warm and deep piano sound with a nice stereo image.
So I decided to put the B1's as an ORTF pair for OH's and what a surprise, it sounds wonderful.
The B1 is a workhorse LDC, but though it sounds good on many applications, it can sound bad on horns for example and on some vocals it craps.
For OH's it's a good mic though.