Members MainEventSound Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 I personally found out last weekend that a Sennheiser e945 works out REALLY well, just wanted your opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 I like 604s cuz they can eat the mic in the bell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crownman Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 Believe it or not, I have 3 cheap as hell Behringer mics at the club (they were there before I started there). I ran out of mics one night and was forced to pull these out for some horns. To my complete surprise they sounded pretty damn good. Just as good as a 57 that I've had to use before. I'll only use them on horns though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stevie j Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 Those behringer mics also do well for backing vocals. If they're switched just wrap duck tape round it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dogoth Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 What microphone do you use to mic a sax?? I would say it depends on the player and what you're trying to achieve. If you use one of the "clip on the bell" mics (RF works great here), you won't have to use much compression (or maybe none if the player's dynamics are good). Some of these are pretty high end SD condensers and can sound pretty good. This is by far the best setup if your player is a showman and travels about the stage (a stationary mic won't do here). Purely for tone quality (this works if your recording or if you have an exceptional player, live) a LD condenser (or even a ribbon) will sound much fuller and more natural. There are a lot of reasons NOT to use LD condensers and ribbons on a stage. These mics should be only used in a precisely controled environment I have not used an e945 but I have heard them used for vocals and can imagine that it would sound pretty good on sax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary in NJ Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 I have never mic'ed a sax, but the SM57 should handle the frequency range perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 There are many ways depending on what you are trying to achieve, and the sound of the instrument. I have used the following all with excellent results depending on the specif needs of the gig: 441, 421, 604, 609, SM-57/58, CAD 95, ATM-25 (barri) etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W. M. Hellinger Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 My all around favorite mic to use on tenor sax is the Audix D6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pro1-54 Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 My all around favorite mic to use on tenor sax is the Audix D6. I wasn't expecting that mike to make the list. Senn 421, 441, e608 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted May 15, 2008 CMS Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 My all around favorite mic to use on tenor sax is the Audix D6. I was gonna ask if anyone had tried one on a bari-. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted May 16, 2008 Members Share Posted May 16, 2008 We use the ATM 350, hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted May 16, 2008 Members Share Posted May 16, 2008 Tonigt I am using a CAD D90, nice solid tight sound. Add a little PCM90 and the player had a big smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W. M. Hellinger Posted May 16, 2008 Members Share Posted May 16, 2008 I was gonna ask if anyone had tried one (Audix D6) on a bari-. Yes... maybe a couple dozen times. Excellent results IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhopper Posted May 16, 2008 Members Share Posted May 16, 2008 AMT System 1... simply an amazing sax/brass mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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