Adam! wrote:NIce! Why is there a toilet seat on you micstand?
Wow - there are just so many answers to that question!
and the best answer would have been "pull my finger" Ray!
Sorry, but I disagree. The obvious answer is that the singer has a potty mouth. (Duh-da-dum)
The actual truth is that I was experimenting with some close mic isolation, and that circular shaped piece of thin foam was something I found lying around and tried. I didn't see much of a difference though, so I'm working on building something like one of those boxes that have been posted as well as putting more foam in the booth.
Honestly I thought the first thing someone was going to punk on me about was the tape holding the carpet padding to the wall.
melvin wrote:Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Reist, I believe you're supposed to put your noise into the SIDE of that mic, not the top.
Yeah, I've been notified kindly by several prominent SF artists, and I'm gonna fix that.
Man, I feel dumb.
Don't be so sure about that. There are definitely mics like that one that are front address. What mic model is that? It should be easy to figure out if you're right or not by looking on the manufacturers website. Secondly, it seems you've made some pretty nice upgrades to your studio since I last saw it. Good deal.
melvin wrote:Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Reist, I believe you're supposed to put your noise into the SIDE of that mic, not the top.
Yeah, I've been notified kindly by several prominent SF artists, and I'm gonna fix that.
Man, I feel dumb.
Don't be so sure about that. There are definitely mics like that one that are front address. What mic model is that? It should be easy to figure out if you're right or not by looking on the manufacturers website.
Or by looking at the mic itself. Look at this one which looks similar to yours.
See that big round thing in the middle of the mic behind the windscreen? That's the diaphragm, it's what picks up the sound. Most, if not all modern condenser microphones are side address. You'll also want to note that this is the front of the microphone (the side you want to use to record into) and unless your mic is a dual diaphragm (front and back diaphragms capable of producing a true figure 8 pattern) if you record into the other side you might as well be using the top.
On the good news front you're not hurting anything by not pointing it in the right direction, your just not using it optimally. When you do confirm which direction to point the microphone, be sure to turn your gain down in case you did have it pointed the wrong way. The difference in sensitivity could hurt your ears a little bit.
Yes, most (but definitely not all) large diaphragm condensers are side address, and it's likely that Andrews is too. I brought up the Manufacturers website though because it doesn't look like you can see through the 'grill' of his mic to actually see the diaphragm. I guess if you can see through it though, it's definitely easiest to just check the diaphragm.
Either way, I'm still curious as to what model of mic that is.
Upon doing some sneaky detective work, I've come to learn that it is indeed a side-address mic, and though mildly informative, everything else I've said in this thread can be disregarded.
