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Originally Posted by rick-slo
All these changes made a difference. I just have to go back and listen to my earlier recordings to remind myself of that fact. It is difficult to say exactly what particular change did what and to what degree however.
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yeah, it's also hard to separate out what you have learned. For example, I'd say that I *believe* that the higher quality mics I have these days are far more forgiving of placement. I started with a Shure SM81 and it always seemed that just moving a fraction of an inch made a difference between good and terrible. When I got the pair of KM184s, suddenly it seemed like I got a pretty nice sound wherever I put them, so it was just a choice between good or better. Now, is that true, or have I just learned more about mic placement, or playing, or guitars, or acoustics, or the rest of the gear? I have no idea. Maybe if I still had those SM81s, they'd be forgiving of placement now, too.