Klarinet Archive - Posting 000355.txt from 2004/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: clarinet to saxophone
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 15:22:32 -0400

At 09:02 AM 7/11/2004 -0700, Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:
>Forest Aten wrote:
>
> > If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of
> > the band is TOO LOUD!
>
>Because of Bill's tagline, for the last year or so I've paid attention
>to mic'ing when I go to jazz concerts. The fact has been that *all*
>the instruments in a group, from trio to small band, have been mic'd.
>This forces a mic on the saxophone as well.
>
>Thus it's not really an issue of how loud the rest of the band plays.
>It's more an issue of obtaining an appropriately balanced sound once the
>decision has been made to mic individual instruments.

As you say, the sax is only mic'd because the OTHERS are mic'd, and thus
too loud once the rock-deafened sound guy gets done with them. I like my
music ACOUSTIC!

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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