Klarinet Archive - Posting 000070.txt from 2010/06

From: Matvey Kostukovsky <matvelius@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] pickup for clarinet
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:29:29 -0400

Appalled by the notion of distortion? Lol. Which century is he from?

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 1:28 PM, <johnnieg2@-----.com> wrote:

> I ran this by a Vienna-based pianist/composer (initials W.A.M) and Wolfie
> was appalled by the notion of distortion; perhaps Mr. Leeson (a
> contemporary, I believe) could weigh in on this.
> - John G
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Benjamin Maas <benmaas@-----.com>
> To: 'The Klarinet Mailing List' <klarinet@-----.com>
> Sent: Fri, Jun 4, 2010 2:17 pm
> Subject: Re: [kl] pickup for clarinet
>
>
> >
> > Ben,
> > Wow! Good things to try! Thanks a bunch. A few questions, tho:
> > 1. I have a nice Peavey SM-98 that I use with a goose neck to put it
> > in the middle, above the joint where the bridge key is. Do you think
> > that is usable?
>
> The SM 98 is a rather bright mic- not a favorite of mine, but it comes
> across lots of stages I work on- especially for rock groups as mics for
> toms
> on the drum kit, sax, trumpet and other things. If you own it, though, it
> is certainly worth a try.
>
> > 2. The mic needs phantom power. Will that be a problem when feeding
> > into the effects pedal? Will I have to use a dedicated preamp between
> > the mic and the pedal?
>
> Yes you will have issues- with a condenser mic, you must provide phantom
> either through a phamtom power supply or by using a preamp. Chances are
> your pedals will work better at line level (see my earlier email) so a
> preamp of some sort would be good to have. An M-Audio Audio buddy is not a
> fantastic fidelity pre, but it is inexpensive and would do what you need
> (lists for a bit over $100). You'll then take the output of the pre and
> run
> that through the box.
>
> > 3. Also, with the SM-98 I have the problem of thudding finger noise.
> > I have largely licked it by putting the mic in very thick foam.
> > However, will that thudding also be magnified? I had a problem with
> > it when I tried that peizo contact mic.
> >
> > Fred Jacobowitz
>
> The thumps will be a bit harder to deal with... The issue with your
> fingers
> is that the vibrations are traveling up the gooseneck to the mic where it
> is
> being picked up.
>
> At a console, I usually engage the highpass filter to deal with this. It
> is
> basically an EQ that I can set which will allow frequencies above a certain
> point through. For a clarinet, I usually set it at about 150 Hz (about an
> octave below middle C). A microphone where the mic is in some sort of
> suspension will help. Even a mic on a stand or mounted on you (as a lav
> mic
> like I mentioned earlier) will also obviously fix that issue. Otherwise
> lighter fingering is what is needed... :-)
>
> --Ben
>
> Benjamin Maas
> Fifth Circle Audio
> Long Beach, CA
>
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