Vintage mic ID???

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Mike Caldwell said:
Makes me kind of wonder what a good cardiod podium mic would work like in the real world of one mic live bluegrass! Maybe one day with enough time and the right band I'll give it a try.
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They can work great. I am at a festival right now with a whole row of earthworks on stage.
 
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I wonder what types of boom mics were also being used because sometimes it looks like they are playing the mics and other times not. There is at least one full length show available streaming on netflix.I have seen a lot of pictures of WSM productions that used the hexagonal rca ( I can't remember the model number).
 
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Mike Caldwell said:
Makes me kind of wonder what a good cardiod podium mic would work like in the real world of one mic live bluegrass! Maybe one day with enough time and the right band I'll give it a try.
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Rhonda Vincent is/was a Shure endorsing artist, and a few years back all of the instrument "solo" mics were lectern mics and the main mic was KSM-44.

If you watch any of the videos from Prairie Home Companion you'll notice that most of the instrument mics are of the lectern flavor, too. Next time I get to work with Pat Donahue, I'm putting up an MX412.

Have fun, good luck.

Tim Mc
 
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Jay Barracato said:
I wonder what types of boom mics were also being used because sometimes it looks like they are playing the mics and other times not. There is at least one full length show available streaming on netflix.I have seen a lot of pictures of WSM productions that used the hexagonal rca ( I can't remember the model number).
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I don't know what kind of boom mics were used but i've read interviews with members of that band that state that boom mics WERE used on the Martha White television shows.
 
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I have had a bash at the one mic thing using the EV Polarchoice podium mic and it worked really well in "cardiod" mode, especially as it's quite a wide cardiod pattern. Of course a lot come down to the band's use of the mic and the 3 guys I tried this on were good at the mic dance G
 
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It's all about the "mic dance" some bands have it down to an art form and others stand in one place like their feet are set in concrete!

The ones that use one mic just to have that vintage look without any form of mic dance are always interesting to work with and it never fails that the lead vocal stands three feet behind the banjo player who is a foot away from the mic!
 
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You want to ty it with small Northumberland pipes instaed of a Banjo !!! and quite possibly the loudest fiddle ever, still it all worked out in the end and everyone was happy, except the poor cat inside the pipes:))) G
 
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I've been using a "podium" mic on NSP's for over 10 years with good results. Pipers tend to be a bit picky, though.
 
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Tim McCulloch said:
Rhonda Vincent is/was a Shure endorsing artist, and a few years back all of the instrument "solo" mics were lectern mics and the main mic was KSM-44.

If you watch any of the videos from Prairie Home Companion you'll notice that most of the instrument mics are of the lectern flavor, too. Next time I get to work with Pat Donahue, I'm putting up an MX412.

Have fun, good luck.

Tim Mc
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I did sound for Rhonda and her band last year for a local bluegrass fest. They had their own in ear system mixed from stage. I don't recall the microphones other than they all were condensors. It was a very fast change over. Seemed to remember 2 mics on each stand. I inverted polarity on most.
What a good show it was. I don't see them listed for this year and I won't be doing any shows because of other gigs. :-(

http://www.countybluegrass.com/schedule

Douglas R. Allen
 
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