[Dixielandjazz] Re: [Dixieland jazz] microphones for clarinet

[Flip Oakes]

It's model #MD 441, it can be seen at:
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/category.asp?transid=cat32

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on 11/22/04 12:49 PM, Flip Oakes at flip at flipoakes.com wrote:

> For clarinet, another very good one is the Sennheiser, I think the model is
> 440 or 441, I have one but the number is not marked on it? It's long and
> rectangular. 
> 
> All The Best,
> 
> Flip Oakes
> http://www.smsjb.com
> 
> Flip Oakes
> ³Wild Thing Trumpets²
> COME AND HEAR THE DIFFERENCE
> http://www.flipoakes.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> on 11/22/04 12:23 PM, Paul Edgerton at paul.edgerton at eds.com wrote:
> 
>> The best microphone for the clarinet is the one that's turned up the
>> loudest!
>> 
>> Okay I'm kidding about that, sort of. Really, there a lot of good cheap
>> microphones. The overall quality and physical setup of the rest of the
>> sound system is actually just as important. By that I mean, using a
>> great  microphone won't improve a crummy PA, but using crummy mics
>> guarantee that the rest of the system will sound crummy.
>> 
>> Look on the stage at any concert, big or small, and you're more likely
>> to see a Shure SM-57 or SM-58 than anything else. If those mics are okay
>> for a 50,000 watt stadium system, they are also be okay for an 800
>> dollar portable PA. Those two mics are essentially identical except that
>> the 58 has a pop filter making it more suitable for vocals. Both are
>> widely available for $100 or less.
>> 
>> There are plenty of knockoffs of the same design under various names,
>> including (believe it or not) Radio Shack.
>> 
>> My advice as a clarinet player and as a college-educated sound man is to
>> buy 58s and pay attention to the rest of the system.
>> 
>> -- Paul Edgerton
>> 
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