Klarinet Archive - Posting 000165.txt from 2004/02

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Miking a clarinet
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:54:50 -0500

Search the Klarinet archives, I've written pretty extensively on this over
the years...

Why do you want to amplify your solo with concert band? It will probably
cause more problems than it will solve.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Fifth Circle Audio
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.fifthcircle.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howard M. Green [mailto:clarinet_man@-----.com]
>
>
>
> I know there are many threads out there on this topic, but
> none that are particularly recent. I
> am going to play a solo with a concert band in the near
> future. Past experience with mikes on
> mike stands is that they do a poor job of amplifying the
> clarinet - even when aimed at the middle
> of the instrument. It also greatly restricts movement.
>
> Does anyone know of a good reasonbly priced (under $200)
> solution? Has anyone tried succeefuly to
> use a lavalier mike on eother thier lapel or even attached to
> the bell/lower bottom joint via a
> strap, facing up?
>
> I have seen the AMT WS solutionm, but it costs nearly $500!
>
> Thanks.
>
> Howard Green
> Buffalo Grove, IL
>

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