Recording a Glockenspiel?
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:38 pm
In the theme of recording different instruments another thread
So today I started on recording a small Glock overdub piece and wondered what you good t'rockers like to use for this little instrument?
Any particular pres or mics that really capture it's notes without suffering too much from the impact dynamic?
fyi I tried a few combos of mics / pres / placements as follows:
Mics:
MD441n
PR40 (Heil)
RE320
Little Blondie
Pres:
Focusrite Penta
ART Studio V3
DM4800 console
Placement:
standalone on a piano stool
same as above but with gobos all around
same as above with gobos and mirror behind
and the winners are..... actually, there wasn't a winner as most combinations sounded good (but there was a loser)..... I was after a tinkly music box sound and am leaning towards PR40 + Penta + gobos with mirror.
So today I started on recording a small Glock overdub piece and wondered what you good t'rockers like to use for this little instrument?
Any particular pres or mics that really capture it's notes without suffering too much from the impact dynamic?
fyi I tried a few combos of mics / pres / placements as follows:
Mics:
MD441n
PR40 (Heil)
RE320
Little Blondie
Pres:
Focusrite Penta
ART Studio V3
DM4800 console
Placement:
standalone on a piano stool
same as above but with gobos all around
same as above with gobos and mirror behind
and the winners are..... actually, there wasn't a winner as most combinations sounded good (but there was a loser)..... I was after a tinkly music box sound and am leaning towards PR40 + Penta + gobos with mirror.