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Double Bass Chuck Israels signature mic
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SOUND SAMPLES OF THE CHUCK ISRAELS MIC WITH A TRIO, PIANO BASS AND DRUMS
I recorded the Chuck Israels Mic on a trio gig tonight. I sat right between the drums and the piano. I have included a clip with all 4 channels with no added EQ, just balanced for gain.
I included a short clip of the bass track only. This is the Chuck thru the Genzler Gollihur model, Post EQ DI to the Zoom recorder. You can hear the minimal bleed that comes through from the piano and the drums.
I recorded the Chuck Israels Mic on a trio gig tonight. I sat right between the drums and the piano. I have included a clip with all 4 channels with no added EQ, just balanced for gain.
I included a short clip of the bass track only. This is the Chuck thru the Genzler Gollihur model, Post EQ DI to the Zoom recorder. You can hear the minimal bleed that comes through from the piano and the drums.
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Nice work Rick, obviously there is some bleed into the Xlson, but I'm not sure how much that would bother me playing a gig, as I've never actually checked the bleed on my Ehrlund. You're workin' pretty hard in this particular
rhythm section. The ride cymbal is pretty up front, but maybe it didn't sound like that out in the room. The natural phase shift of that ride, kinda takes me out of the time. Just my take. So far I'm pretty impressed, it sure does
sound like your bass and not like a pickup.
Expecially when the drummer decides to play extensive fills over your solo, as can often happen
On hand I have both the Remic Green, Remic Red, and possibly a DPA 4099B.
That’s quite a laundry list of microphones that I would be greatly suprized to find anywhere outside a
recording studio. We’ll make every effort to do the best with what we have on hand.
On hand I have both the Remic Green, Remic Red, and possibly a DPA 4099B.
That’s quite a laundry list of microphones that I would be greatly suprized to find anywhere outside a
recording studio. We’ll make every effort to do the best with what we have on hand.
Come visit, we have all of them and many more at home courtesy of a mic obsessed recording producer as a wife.
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Thanks for the invite, since your profile is “private” I assume you are located somewhere in Scandinavia or Europe based on the time of your posts. We only have the mike on loan to us for a somewhat limited amount of time here in the U.S., thanks to the manufacturer.
Ric
Thanks for the invite, since your profile is “private” I assume you are located somewhere in Scandinavia or Europe based on the time of your posts. We only have the mike on loan to us for a somewhat limited amount of time here in the U.S., thanks to the manufacturer.
Ric
I am in Scandinavia. I am swimming in good mics and only use either the MK41 or one of the remics for live use and sometimes AEA A440 or M49 or even M150 for studio use depending on the isolation.a q)
Thanks for the invite, since your profile is “private” I assume you are located somewhere in Scandinavia or Europe based on the time of your posts. We only have the mike on loan to us for a somewhat limited amount of time here in the U.S., thanks to the manufacturer.
Ric
You are very fortunate indeed, to have all those choices. Tell me, what settings do you use or suggest for the Remic Green? It's gain is wonderful, but there
seems to be a low frequency bump, on the E String, that produces a hard attack on the notes centered around half position F, F#,G etc. Most
of us use a Grace Felix which is perfectly capable of zeroing in on the problem, were just having diffuculty narrowing it down. The HPF helps of course
but a little of that goes a long way. Personally, I'd be very interested in your thoughts. Thank you
Sincerley
Ric Vice
After a long wait, I finally tried out the e906 mic on a quiet gig on Friday, with no feedback problems at all.. but someone else in the group and I both noticed that the volume varied a lot on some notes, which has never been the case with the Ischell in the same setup.
I tried both phase positions on the EDB, and got the tone I wanted but no relief from the variability between notes. Is this an inevitable problem when using a mic without PA support? Phasing of some notes between mic and speaker (EON 510 on a stand) causing positive and negative reinforcement at different frequencies? Is it something with my bass that I don't notice when unamplified that does not stand out with the Ischell for some reason??
Well, like they say infinite solutions are infinitely variable. As you know, the Ischell is a contact microphone, embedded in putty. The Sennheiser e906 is a Large diaphragm condenser and it's a Supercardioid mic. There are some advantages to a smaller condenser, with a tighter pickup pattern. All Double
Basses have notes that speake better than others, but you aren't as likely to
notice that as much, playing them without amplification. I'm not one to use
big mic sometimes weaker is better. That's why the Troll ribbon microphone
works so well.
Ric
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Has anybody had trouble in viewing this video? It works fine on my computer and on my phone (both android), but I heard from one person that he couldn't view it on his mac or his iphone.
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
Is anyone having trouble seeing Rick’s video? Perhaps it’s just an issue with my local network. What say you folks.
Ric
Ric
No, Ric. That recording is not just from the bass mic but is from the whole band.
