String noise when recording dobro

[dw kleine]

When I tried to lay down some tracks with my dobro I'm really fighting the swishy noise I'm getting using a glass slide. I really try to dampen behind the slide but I still get that ocaacional swish.

 

I'm using Rode NT-5s with a RNP. These mics are super sensitive and pick up every little thing. Should I switch to an SM57, or is this more a guitar or string issue.

 

Thanks

 

DW

[JasmineTea]

Where do you put the mic? Mabey put it farther away from the neck side. What about EQing it at playback? Mabey you can back some of the high-end doun without loseing the character. A heavier slide might help. I use "deep-well sockets" sometimes.

• ...What finger is the slide on? I play slide with ring finger, this way I have two fingers to stop string noise on the other side of the slide.

[54merk]

What kind of slide are you using? If you are using a thin glass one that could be the cause. Make sure the walls a nice and thick, like the neck of a wine bottle. Or switch to a heavy metal slide. With a heavier slide you barely need to touch the strings, so you will barely hear the sounds as it slides across the windings.

[PFB]

 

Originally posted by 54merk What kind of slide are you using? If you are using a thin glass one that could be the cause. Make sure the walls a nice and thick, like the neck of a wine bottle. Or switch to a heavy metal slide. With a heavier slide you barely need to touch the strings, so you will barely hear the sounds as it slides across the windings.

 

 

Do you have any slide recommendations? I've bought a few slides and they are all very light, metal or glass. (under $10 types, so that could be the problem)

 

Although I have a nice heavy Lap Steel slide, which is great for that, but I'd like a good one for standard slide playing.