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Bring your own mic to gigs?

#21
JimmyM said:
Any mic stand that will line up a speaker will work. The Z Bar is also quite good as long as you have a way to hang it. And I chose the PR40 based on rave reviews from Justin Meldal-Johnsen. But I had tried a few other mics like the RE20, Sennheiser MD421, Beyer M88, a couple different Shures. They were all cool except the kick mics, but the PR40 was $75 less and much lighter than the RE20, which I would have gotten if not for the Heil.

As for the travel, we used to drive in an RV everywhere, except the RV kept breaking down, and a trip to Montana once made all of us suicidal. We soon phased the RV out and now we fly if it's longer than a 5 hour drive.
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Jimmy (and everyone), have you found any significant difference with matching mics to different speaker sizes? i.e. some mics work better with certain speaker sizes?
 
#22
prometheus said:
I have very limited performance experience. Most of that has been small venues where the amp has carried its own. So, maybe I am missing something. I just do not understand the concept of finding that just right sound coming from that just right rig and then bypassing right by it when the big day comes. Why would I DI when there are options for getting that great sound I have tweaked and tweaked out there. Again, maybe just inexperience talking.
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Yeah I agree with this logic, That has always been my feeling. It's all about preference though at the end of the day. Some times I feel like I'm an oldie woldie, I have a specific way I want things done.

What amp do you have at the moment?
 
#24
electracoyote said:
Jimmy (and everyone), have you found any significant difference with matching mics to different speaker sizes? i.e. some mics work better with certain speaker sizes?
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A good mic is a good mic and a good cab is a good cab. So no, I find speaker size has zero to do with what mic you use, especially when you consider that speaker size is irrelevant to tone. There are cabs with 10"s tuned extremely low and there are cabs with 15"s tuned quite high, so the mic is unimportant as long as it can capture your lows.
 
#25
Thnx, Jimmy. You got me thinking hard 'bout buying a PR40. In the US, by the way, for they're almost double the price in Europe. Can you please tell us some more about the mike positioning you use live, on an 810 for instance? You think it's good for studio use as well? Ever tried it on your B15...?
 
#28
T-Bird said:
Hi.



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Only if the sound person is a totally clueless how to EQ and mix the band.

I do not agree of the D112 sounding great with about anything though, it's NOTHING like its predecessor D12 it was supposed to "replace". IME/IMHO anyway.

True, one can coaxe the "mainstream" bass drum tone (mainstream at one point in time anyway ;)) with it, but otherwise I view it as one of the rare failures when it comes down to AKG mics.

Dave, if You like it, great, but I'd keep my eyes open for some other mics out there as well.

Regards
Sam
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Thanks for the advice, 99.9% of the time I just use either my built-in DI on my amp (Peavey PRO500) or my Whirlwind DI. The only time the mic comes into play is when the soundman want to give me an extra channel and run a blend of DI and mic'd cab.......which doesn't happen often.
 
#32
JvN said:
Thnx, Jimmy. You got me thinking hard 'bout buying a PR40. In the US, by the way, for they're almost double the price in Europe. Can you please tell us some more about the mike positioning you use live, on an 810 for instance? You think it's good for studio use as well? Ever tried it on your B15...?
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Sorry I missed this...but this was posted right around the time I switched over to a REDDI ;) Actually found a DI I truly enjoy. I still really dig the cab mic...just got to be too much arguing with unfamiliar soundmen. With the PR40 I usually back it off a little...couple inches...keeps the lows from being overwhelming, and pointed right in the middle of the cone to get the most treble. Works on any cab no matter what IMHO.
 
#33
Thnx - I'll start experimenting from there. If a sound man insists on a DI, by the way, for me the winner was the Palmer PDI-9. Great tool if you use old tube amps. But nothing ever comes close to a good mic...
 
#40
Ok guys - all set up, waiting for our next gig :-D...!

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