MarkAllwood Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Hello everyone, a band I work fro are doing a charity gig on the 27th of march. last night they gave me a set list and I couldnt help but notice that they are doing the R.E.M classic 'Losing my religion'....very nice I thought ... and then I realised that I'd have to try and make a mandolin be heard infront of a crowd of atleast 200! ;) I have never had to enginner a Mandolin before and I am guessing I would need a condenser mic?! something like an AKG C414? :D can anyone help me on this issue and point me in the right direction? please post a reply here or e-mail me! cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 I'd say a C414 was a bit overkill for a mandolin, and poss. a bit too sensitive. . . if the mandolin in question doesn't have a built in pick up that you can DI, use a Sure SM57 or beyer M201. get the mic in as close as is practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichH Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 use a Sure SM57 or beyer M201. get the mic in as close as is practical. Use the SM57 as a door stop, and go for the M201, they have quite a nice sound on picked acoustic instruments. should I delimit that by saying IMO.... .Narrr we all now how "special" the SM seres is :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 use a Sure SM57 or beyer M201. get the mic in as close as is practical. Use the SM57 as a door stop, and go for the M201, they have quite a nice sound on picked acoustic instruments. should I delimit that by saying IMO.... .Narrr we all now how "special" the SM seres is ;)<{POST_SNAPBACK}> fair enough...that would be my preference, but 57s are fairly common... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 non-electro'd mandolins are a pain - nothing to do with the mic choice, it's that the players strumming hand tends to move very fast, and a close mic picks up the wind noise, or the buggers hit the mic. move it to a safer distance and the damn things are too quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 If it can't be DI'ed then I'd use a midnight Blues 4000 -- Worked well for flamenco guitar for me, and I have one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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