Klarinet Archive - Posting 000032.txt from 2010/10

From: Nitai Levi <clarnibass@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet pickup
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:35:56 -0400

Natali is not trying anything... Nitai is...=A0but I'm used to people (espe=
cially =

Americans for some reason)=A0spelling my name wrong=A0imediately after=A0se=
eing it =

spelled correctly... always thought that was strange...

My question is=A0not general about amplification and how to get the best so=
und. I =

guess I should have clarified it first=A0to get an=A0answer to what I actua=
lly =

asked...?

Maybe everyone assumed I don't have other ways to amplify. But if I simply =
want =

to amplify,=A0I=A0use whatever the sound person brings, or what the palce h=
as, which =

is dynamic and/or condenser mics depending on situation. I have also tried =
the =

AKG 418 and 419 that Tom mentioned. I also have AMT mics (which I prefer th=
e =

sound slightly over=A0AKG), both the single one and the double one specific=
to =

clarinet. I use any one or several of these options in certain situations.

However none of these options is good enough for the specific purpose that =
I =

will get a barrel pickup for. =

I hope it's clear now.

Thanks

Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 17:51:47 -0400
From: Tom Puwlaski <tski1128@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Clarinet pickup
To: The Klarinet Mailing List <klarinet@-----.com>
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> 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 wo=
rk. =

> I=A0know my Akg 419s do a bang up job for me in almost any situation, far =

> better than the Amt stuff I've tried.=A0 =A0 Tom Puwalski

Sent from my iPad

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

>> Untrue....=A0 Nothing destroys a sound like poorly done amplification.=
=A0 You
>> want quality sound, you aren't going to get it from any of these product=
s.
>> A pickup on a clarinet is like a pickup on a stringed instrument.=A0 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.=A0 It may not be =
cheap,
>> but it can be done.=A0 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

=

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