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  • September 12, 2009 at 12:03 pm #109171
    Sylvia
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    I always put the mike on the floor (padding under it

    September 12, 2009 at 7:25 pm #109172
    tony-morosco
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    1st thing is I always use my own mics. I use two. One on a short stand pointing towards the base of the harp. The second on a boom stand pointing towards the treble string, but not too close.

    I have never found a way to get an even sound over the full range of the harp using a single mic. If I am trying to record I use a third from a distance to get the sound from the whole room as well.

    September 12, 2009 at 11:16 pm #109173
    Misty Harrison
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    I always like the tape mic best.

    September 13, 2009 at 1:15 am #109174
    Sylvia
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    I just meant like at a wedding or reception…not recording.

    September 13, 2009 at 5:30 pm #109175
    tony-morosco
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    Well, even when not recording I still use two

    September 13, 2009 at 11:52 pm #109176
    Sylvia
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    Just for fun.

    September 15, 2009 at 2:23 pm #109177
    unknown-user
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    I, myself, have a pickup permanently attached to the inside of my soundboard (which, frankly, I rarely use in wedding situations, because I just don’t feel it’s needed). But for many years before getting this pickup, I played for local community theatre groups and they often wanted to mike me.

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