mistermikev
Experienced
so have been sort of stalking old posts of ML/Mr.ClarkKent in an effort to get better at mixing irs. I have a few collections that don't offer any mixed selections and have always struggled getting something I like when mixing myself.
it appears i've been making the mistake of picking the ones that sound the "fullest"... almost always opting for some bold 1" - 3" choices.
was reading an old post with recipe for mics and mic positions where I was surprised to find mr kent opt for several 6" choices aside one 1" (57) choice.
So I set about trying out the idea of mixing several choices I wouldn't normally pick... coupled with a single 1" choice. had 20 mixes from prior, and did 5 new mixes employing farther mics.
due to the names being too long, I auditioned them blind and and marked my favs. Curious, I went back and peeked at the full names. Of the 5 i chose 3 were based on the farther mics.
The other two I like where mixes where I only combined 2 mics.
now I can't help but wonder - what else am I doing wrong! what do you do? lots of mics or minimal? cap or cone or mix? near or far or mix?
it appears i've been making the mistake of picking the ones that sound the "fullest"... almost always opting for some bold 1" - 3" choices.
was reading an old post with recipe for mics and mic positions where I was surprised to find mr kent opt for several 6" choices aside one 1" (57) choice.
So I set about trying out the idea of mixing several choices I wouldn't normally pick... coupled with a single 1" choice. had 20 mixes from prior, and did 5 new mixes employing farther mics.
due to the names being too long, I auditioned them blind and and marked my favs. Curious, I went back and peeked at the full names. Of the 5 i chose 3 were based on the farther mics.
The other two I like where mixes where I only combined 2 mics.
now I can't help but wonder - what else am I doing wrong! what do you do? lots of mics or minimal? cap or cone or mix? near or far or mix?