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Topic: Audio Technica AT4040 Mic for Steel And Dobro |
Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2013 2:36 pm |
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My latest home recording venture features the Audio Technica AT4040 mic. I used this mic for the pedal steel (amplified), dobro, mandolin, acoustic guitar (both dreadnought rhythm and Ovation lead) and fiddle (amplified) parts. The drums are EZDrummer, Piano is EZKeys, lead guitar used a Shure SM-57 in front of a Fender Princeton Reverb. This is a great mic IMHO but not cheap for a home studio. It has a more natural sound and catches more detail than the cheapo condenser mic I've used for the last 4 years. It seems to work just as well on acoustic instruments as in front of an amplifier. It will catch a lot of room noise and reflections so you have to set your gain and distance appropriately. It was fed into a Studio Projects hybrid pre-amp and then into a Zoom R24, Final mix in Reaper where I added a bit of stereo reverb to the mandolin to thicken the sound.
Hear The Song!
AT4040 at MF
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Quentin Hickey
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 26 Sep 2013 3:36 am
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| That sounds really good Greg, the mic must be a condenser mic is it? My biggest problem with my sm 57 and E609 is trying to get the levels right, I was thinking about diving into the world of condenser mic's for this reason. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 26 Sep 2013 5:39 am
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It's a condenser mic that requires phantom power. I've had no luck with my E609 for getting a natural sound. The SM57 has awesome tone but I've had to get it a few inches from the instrument and that's tough to maintain. Even for a home studio I think you need at least a SM57 for amp micing and a decent condenser for acoustic instruments. I've used an MXL 991 that I got as a freebie from Musician's Friend and it does a nice job on acoustic stuff but it's not as natural sounding as the AT4040.
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 26 Sep 2013 4:58 pm
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| So true about the E609 Greg, I need to experiment more I guess, youre audio clip sounds amazing BTW. Take care. Quentin |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 19 Oct 2013 6:40 am
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Greg, not only a great sound but you are one talented guy!
Kudos,
Lenny |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 23 Oct 2013 6:02 am
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Hey Greg:
I ordered an AT4040 and plan to use it with my Tascam
DP-03 eight track recorder.
What is EZ drums? Would like to have a life like drum track to lay down.
Thanks,
Lenny |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2013 2:47 pm
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Len, here's a link to EZDrummer:
http://www.toontrack.com/ezdrummerline.asp
I wait until EZDrummer goes on sale for around $99 and the modules for $50 each. I primarily use the Nashville add on. Although I like the software a lot, the midi files provided are quite repetitive and mostly all played in the same style. They also could us some more compression and the toms can be a bit boomy. I really think any drum software can do a good of creating country patterns. And I miss having a really crisp wood block or rosewood snare rim shot as EZDrummer doesn't have a good one.
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 23 Oct 2013 3:10 pm
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Thanks Greg:
A friend called me today and said he picked up Roland programable drum machine
and he is bringing it over this weekend. He says we can patch some presets into a few channels so we'll se what happens. |
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