Thanks! That very clearly illustrates to me the benefit of the technique. To my ears, 412 is a bit too trebly, Fathead a bit too bassy, put them together, sounds great.bender wrote:Here's a soundcloud playlist of a Sennheiser MD412 (not to be confused with a 421) and a Cascade Fathead, coincident miked, with the 412 pointing straight at the middle of the speaker and the fathead at 45degrees from the same spot (so out towards the cone).
https://soundcloud.com/benderissimo/sets/dual-mic-tests
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I've been using a slightly modded Avontone CV12 and a 57 blended for a few years. Really happy with the results, and they complement each other well. There are a few other mics I'd love to try, but these are what I have and they do a great job. Did some of the album guitars with a U87 and a Royer 121 and they are a pretty killer combo.
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oooh a tube condenser, nice!SimonHirst wrote:I've been using a slightly modded Avontone CV12 and a 57 blended for a few years. Really happy with the results, and they complement each other well. There are a few other mics I'd love to try, but these are what I have and they do a great job. Did some of the album guitars with a U87 and a Royer 121 and they are a pretty killer combo.
What band/album dude?
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE my Cascade Fathead - it's a dark sounding mic for sure, but when you chuck it in front of a cab, that means that you don't have to roll treble off like I tend to do with many mics. I'm sure a Royer R121 is even better but I've never had a chance to try one. If the Fathead is too, well, fat, you can blend with another mic. I have a soft spot for the Sennheiser e906, which is a killer dynamic. But I don't own one so usually I use the e609, which sounds similar but not quite as tasty. SM57 works great too, but it's quite 'grindy' sounding to me, quite aggressive midrange bite and bark.
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It's worth baring in mind that the mic placement/angle accentuate those characteristics too. But yeah, that's pretty much the exact point of the technique. I really love it.JHorner wrote:Thanks! That very clearly illustrates to me the benefit of the technique. To my ears, 412 is a bit too trebly, Fathead a bit too bassy, put them together, sounds great.bender wrote:Here's a soundcloud playlist of a Sennheiser MD412 (not to be confused with a 421) and a Cascade Fathead, coincident miked, with the 412 pointing straight at the middle of the speaker and the fathead at 45degrees from the same spot (so out towards the cone).
https://soundcloud.com/benderissimo/sets/dual-mic-tests
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Haha, yeah, it's nice sounding on amps! Generally works well with the clean to nicely over driving sounds I use. I haven't tried it with any hi gain amps yet though unfortunately. As a random aside, I'm not such a fan of it for vocals though.griff7628 wrote:oooh a tube condenser, nice!SimonHirst wrote:I've been using a slightly modded Avontone CV12 and a 57 blended for a few years. Really happy with the results, and they complement each other well. There are a few other mics I'd love to try, but these are what I have and they do a great job. Did some of the album guitars with a U87 and a Royer 121 and they are a pretty killer combo.
What band/album dude?
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I think the Fathead will work great if you're using an isocab. I love mine but it's non-switchable figure-of-8 pattern so I don't use it a whole lot at home.
Most of the times I just use 1x SM7B, what it picks up usually sound fairly close to what I'm hearing straight from the cab.
Most of the times I just use 1x SM7B, what it picks up usually sound fairly close to what I'm hearing straight from the cab.
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Yeah, that's my go-to mic at the moment. I've got a serious ribbon on the way which should be pretty kick-ass though.godgrinder wrote:I think the Fathead will work great if you're using an isocab. I love mine but it's non-switchable figure-of-8 pattern so I don't use it a whole lot at home.
Most of the times I just use 1x SM7B, what it picks up usually sound fairly close to what I'm hearing straight from the cab.
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Oooooo, what'chu got coming Bender?bender wrote:Yeah, that's my go-to mic at the moment. I've got a serious ribbon on the way which should be pretty kick-ass though.godgrinder wrote:I think the Fathead will work great if you're using an isocab. I love mine but it's non-switchable figure-of-8 pattern so I don't use it a whole lot at home.
Most of the times I just use 1x SM7B, what it picks up usually sound fairly close to what I'm hearing straight from the cab.
+1 on the SM7B, I swear they generally sound really good on pretty much anything.
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Coles 4038SimonHirst wrote:Oooooo, what'chu got coming Bender?bender wrote:Yeah, that's my go-to mic at the moment. I've got a serious ribbon on the way which should be pretty kick-ass though.godgrinder wrote:I think the Fathead will work great if you're using an isocab. I love mine but it's non-switchable figure-of-8 pattern so I don't use it a whole lot at home.
Most of the times I just use 1x SM7B, what it picks up usually sound fairly close to what I'm hearing straight from the cab.
+1 on the SM7B, I swear they generally sound really good on pretty much anything.
Plus a Neumann KM84 B-)
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I think most people here have the MK1. Just get the BE version which is the same mic but without bells & whistles like flightcase and shockmount.griff7628 wrote:Cool man! Sounds like the fathead is a goer but a bit pricey. Maybe a 2nd hand one will pop up.
The mkii's are $750
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Good on ya man.. maybe we can hear some of ya goodness when its released!?SimonHirst wrote:Haha, yeah, it's nice sounding on amps! Generally works well with the clean to nicely over driving sounds I use. I haven't tried it with any hi gain amps yet though unfortunately. As a random aside, I'm not such a fan of it for vocals though.griff7628 wrote:oooh a tube condenser, nice!SimonHirst wrote:I've been using a slightly modded Avontone CV12 and a 57 blended for a few years. Really happy with the results, and they complement each other well. There are a few other mics I'd love to try, but these are what I have and they do a great job. Did some of the album guitars with a U87 and a Royer 121 and they are a pretty killer combo.
What band/album dude?
I'm currently nearing the end of tracking a solo album.
Alas I could never find the right band so I had to go the solo route (Nooooo....) Haha. I just go by my name. It's certainly not Mick Jagger, but it's the name I have so there we are I guess