Members Tim Mayock Posted August 23, 2005 Members Share Posted August 23, 2005 I have just dabbled in the omni mic world. I have 2 pairs of cheap omni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by Tim Mayock can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members where02190 Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Often I use an AKGC4000B in omni mode for room mics with drums, and 414's in omni for vocals or acoustic guitar with great results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Close mic technique with omni mics has its place... one significant advantage is that omni mics do not suffer from proximity effect when placed really close in to the sound source. That can be useful sometimes. Having said that, I primarily use omnis for room mics and for group vocals, where I have several people around a single mic. They're also good for large ensemble recordings (spaced pair stereo). But I do occasionally use omni capsule sm dia. condensers for various things. But unless you are running them "up close", you'd better have a good sounding room, because you're going to hear it when you use omni mics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tim Mayock Posted August 30, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 You guys are using your large diaphram mics is the omni position. I would guess that the groove tubes model 6tm does not do omni well. I have tried it as room mic in omni and it didn't do anything for me. But it is a good vocal mic in the cardiod postion. I found the 635A's have a good sound for acoustic guitar. The Ecm 8000's sound good on drums in a overhead application, but for acoustic guitar they pick up lots of string noise. Thanks for the replies Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted August 31, 2005 Members Share Posted August 31, 2005 Originally posted by Tim Mayock You guys are using your large diaphram mics is the omni position. I would guess that the groove tubes model 6tm does not do omni well. I have tried it as room mic in omni and it didn't do anything for me. But it is a good vocal mic in the cardiod postion. A lot of whether it sounds good is a matter of how good your room sounds, your personal preference, how it blends with the song, and other issues. I frequently, although not always, use the cardioid position on my Lawson LDC for vocals. But sometimes, there's just something utterly cool about recording in omni. Also, since my mic has an infinitely variable polar pattern (not discrete choices), I will often move the polar pattern around until it sounds really great for the song. Often, this is a very wide cardioid pattern. Good luck with your recordings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted August 31, 2005 Members Share Posted August 31, 2005 Originally posted by Phil O'Keefe Close mic technique with omni mics has its place... one significant advantage is that omni mics do not suffer from proximity effect when placed really close in to the sound source. That can be useful sometimes. Phil, what applications have you used an omni for when close-micing? Just curious. This is one area I haven't explored very much. BTW, the only thing that I've been somewhat satisfied with so far is doing this with an outside kick drum mic on one particular session. For some reason, it just sounded really great for that recording, but for others, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members where02190 Posted August 31, 2005 Members Share Posted August 31, 2005 I use omni mode alot for vocals and acoustic guitar with excellent results close micing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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