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Re: Mic for clarinet

Author: clarnibass  Date:   2011-08-14 05:55 For jaz and ethnic music... it still depends. Do you even want a mic to connect to your clarinet or do you want it to stand next to you? etc. I have both the single and double mics from AMT. I like them. Especially the double mic will make your clarinet heavier and a bit annoying to put it on a stand (you have to bend the bottom mic out of the way each time). The single mics will make the clarinet slightly heavier and won't capture as evenly but still very good most of the time. I've tried simialr type of mics from AKG, Shure and SD System. All are fine, sound is a bit different but that will also depend on the sound engineer and sound system (speakers, mixer/consul, etc.) anyway. All are good, I presonally prefer the AMT and although they are pretty well made, they are not the best made ones. The barrel mics are great for some things and terrible for other things. I most often use a pickup for amplification (on both soprano and bass) but there are issues. Some of them will have parts of the range louder than others. Some might even make specific notes louder (though mine doesn't). You can get a lot of key noise, not much problem on my soprano, a bit of an issue sometimes on my bass. I can make the keys a bit quieter but actually use that key noise sometimes on purpose with the pickup. On soprano clarinet it's really not a problem IMO. The tone will be slightly different from a "normal" mic. The samples on the TAP website (that Ralph posted) sound mostly different because of the player. When I the pickup (also a TAP) it doesn't sound like that. It also doesn't sound exactly like I do without amplification or with a "normal" mic (AMT or a standing mic). Two dynamic microphones (sometimes even one) or a condenser mic can also be good. Advantage is it doesn't connect o your clarinet... disadvantage is it doesn't connect to your clarinet If you want to connect effect pedals for live then IMO the pickup is best (also depends on the effects you want), though other mics can work too depending on the stage, etc. For some loud stages (e.g. like a rock band) a pickup might work best too. The quality of a pickup will also depend on the sound engineer and sound system a lot. Some types of playing (e.g. slap tongue) can sound different with a pickup. I guess in your situation (from the little I know about it) I would first look into a mic that attaches to the clarinet like AMT, AKG, etc.

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