Is this with a 57?
You mean you don't use harmon mutes for classical music?
I haven't used a 57 on my horn in like a decade. It'll work, but really that's better for live stuff. Trumpets are good with large diagphragm condensers and ribbons. Preferably not bright ones. My point about the classical thing is just that the distances I was describing are too close for a classical sound. I used to play classical, but not really anymore. As a producer and mixer I'm generally working on pop, r&b, rock and hip-hop so when I bust the horn out, it's on those kinds of tunes.