Klarinet Archive - Posting 000029.txt from 2010/10

From: Tom Puwlaski <tski1128@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet pickup
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:51:47 -0400

I think that Natali is trying to drive some electronics not amplify the clarinet per se, in which case a barcus berri or the other barrel pick up might work. I know my Akg 419s do a bang up job for me in almost any situation, far better than the Amt stuff I've tried. Tom Puwalski

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On Oct 4, 2010, at 5:39 PM, "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com> wrote:

> Untrue.... Nothing destroys a sound like poorly done amplification. You
> want quality sound, you aren't going to get it from any of these products.
> A pickup on a clarinet is like a pickup on a stringed instrument. It sounds
> nothing like the instrument in real life in a room.
>
> There are plenty of ways (many of which I've discussed on this list- do a
> search) to get good amplified sound out of a clarinet. It may not be cheap,
> but it can be done. The best way to do it really depends on what you are
> trying to get out of the amplification and the type of group it is.
>
> --Ben
>
> Benjamin Maas
> Fifth Circle Audio
> Long Beach, CA
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shaw,
>> Subject: Re: [kl] Clarinet pickup
>>
>>
>> (kurt) - well said!
>>
>> WHY?
>>
>> nothing destroys a nice sound so efficiently as amplification
>>
>
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