EQ Magazine - July 2008 - (Page 29) For a John Heard session, engineer Scott Sedillo jammed a Schoeps mic into the bridge. TWO MICS In this example, we have the great John Heard—truly one of the greats of jazz bass. Heard was tracking The Jazz Composers Songbook at Straight Ahead Records, and Sedillo wanted to put up a second mic to capture the many nuances of Heard’s playing. In addition to the U47, Sedillo wrapped a Schoeps mic in foam (which not only held the mic in place, but functioned as a “shockmount”), and placed it inside the bridge. This dual-mic setup delivered such a great sound that no outboard compression was used down the line. Everything just fit together, and it sounded as if the listener was sitting right next to Heard at a club date. The session was live, so Heard was isolated a bit with gobos, but the setup still allowed him to maintain sight lines with the band to ensure good interplay between the musicians. BOWING In another instance, I encountered a bowed upright bass. The player already had a transducer mic in the instrument. While these setups don’t “hear” the way a microphone does, the sound worked for me because it was for an alternative rock recording. I ran the signal through some compression for added character and gain. I also set up a Røde K2 large-diaphragm condenser in a wide cardioid pattern, and, believe it or not, added some reverb, as well. The result was perfect for the recording. As I say often, any mic works that works for the song. You can’t go wrong if you start by standing around the instrument, and listening to the player play. www.eqmag.com JULY 2008 EQ 29 http://www.strobosoft.com http://www.strobosoft.com http://www.eqmag.com
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