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What if you get a bit further away and raise the gain? I record with ribbons a lot and I find this helps to reduce the emphasized low-end characteristic the ribbons bring to the table. The downside is you need a good sounding slightly bright room to get away with it
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But I keep trying new positions. Here's probably my best result so far, with the mic a bit above the guitar, angled down. Does this seem too bassy to you? I'm pretty happy with this example. 2 short noodles with 2 different guitars, same mic position:
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Lovely sound, Doug. If anything I'd like to hear a tad more bass but it's beautiful as it is too.
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So it's double-whammy, more preamp self-noise, more room/environmental noise.
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The second clip sounds really great!
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I had just put new strings on the 2nd guitar in that clip. I think the highs of the new strings and the warmth of the ribbon worked out nicely
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Well....I dunno what I can add other than what I've already mentioned. This is just a very, very nice sonic and sound. It stands up under concentrated listening and well as a casual pass which for me is often mutually exclusive. For me (and I know it's all relative) this compliments your playing style and your personal tone really well. The wonderful high-end detail emerging out of the body of the tone is for me stunning.
On another note the challenge of a mic that needs intense gain obviously and first and foremost sheds a pretty bright light on just how important "rooms" can be. Royer's have always been a challenge to properly gain stage and I've heard painfully failed recordings where the pre-amp and room simple refuse to cooperate with the mic. In the end I guess, if a beautiful and fairly unique signature sonic is a priority the cost of the mic and any room adjustment needed would be well worth the investment! |
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I think that latest clip sounds wonderful. Did you end up keeping the mic.
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Thanks Anton, the mic I used here was a floating loaner/demo from Royer, so that one went back, but I went ahead and bought a nice shiny new one :-)
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