[LAU] OT: Microphone choice for pipe organ

[Ray Rashif]

On 14 June 2010 07:46, Kevin Cosgrove <kevinc at cosgroves.us> wrote:
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> On 13 June 2010 at 22:40, Jonathan Gazeley <jonathan.gazeley at bristol.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> So, is anyone able to recommend good quality but inexpensive dynamic
>> mics that can cope with the loud SPL of a pipe organ at ten feet, have a
>> low background noise, and don't mind being at the end of a 20m XLR cable?
>
> I first got a set of Audix mics (D1, D2, D4, D6) for drums.  It turns
> out that they're great instrument mics in general.  I'm sure they'd
> sound really good on a pipe organ.

+ 1 to Zoom H2/H4. I did organs with my H2, a couple of Rode NT3s, and
even KSM 44s!


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