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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: kylieshotpants on January 08, 2019, 02:04:47 PM
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Hi my current stealth set up is
Roland R-07
Church Audio Bat 2B – Battery Box
SP-BMC-2 Sound Professionals Mini Binaural Microphones Omni-Directional with windscreens included Standard sensitivity.
This provides great results for 95% of shows. The only ones that are bad, are where the bass is ultra loud, mainly by reflection from walls.
Would switching to Cardioid microphones solve this problem?
Thanks
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The only ones that are bad, are where the bass is ultra loud, mainly by reflection from walls.
I don't think cards are going to help you much with standing bass waves, other than cards naturally having somewhat of a "natural" bass rolloff compared to omnis. If excess bass really is your only problem, it seems to me that can be better addressed in your post processing.
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I second heathen and recommend doing EQ on your files. You will be surprised with how much you can change the sound - I saved a recording I thought was garbage and turned it into something enjoyable with only a bit of (tasteful) EQ. Reaper is the program I use.
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That's what post is for if its a serious issue. Better option than using bass roll-off
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Cards are generally a better option unless you are in a small club or next to the stacks.
When doing post for a bass heavy show, I generally use high pass at 60-80. Honestly you won't hear much below that.