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shotgun mics usage
JimmieC:
How often do you guys use your shotgun microphones (e.g., AKG ck69) and what instances? Would you use them in a smaller places like a bar type venue? Would think it would definitely cut through the crowd noise but would think better placement of the mics can over come this. I used to see them at stadium, arena, and pavilion shows. However, it seems really loud at the arena shows now days. I see some just use one with a MS configuration.
Also, looks like the seller does not have the extension. Trying to decide to get a pair of ck69 or ck63.
JimmieC:
Talked out of the shotguns by the following posts by Dsatz and John Willet: http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=158391.0 and http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=148982.msg1903532#msg1903532 I think I will go back to the idea of getting the ck63.
tgakidis:
I run them at every Arena show i go to (Phish,Dead,etc) and I think they typically sound better then other sources from the OTS.
darby:
I'm not discounting what DSatz or John Willet say, but I record music played thru a PA, not classical music.
I find them useful when mixing with another source in larger rooms.
By themselves, they work for relatively quiet music recorded from a distance.
You will the find the ck63s more useful than the ck69s though.
EDIT:
for a little more than the price of a used set of ck63s you can get these 568s from Tony:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=165391.0
acidjack:
There's always something to be said for experience vs. theoretical type discussions. Two things can be simultaneously right -- guns can be terrible for recording music theoretically, and they can be the ideal tool for what we're doing. I'm pretty sure recording music being played from a PA system at a distance is, itself, theoretically a terrible idea, too, so to some degree, when it comes to doing it, you have to go with your gut and your own experience.
I believe DigiGal uses a gun in M-S configuration a good bit. I've heard some of her results and thought they sounded great.
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