Colin McDonald
April 17th, 2012, 04:39 PM
... Images of your favorite set-up is a plus.
James, here's a few quick iPhone pictures of the inexpensive rigs I use. If I could afford it I would much rather use something like these
Spacebar Stereo Microphone Positioners (http://www.gracedesign.com/products/spacebar/spacebar_stereo.html)
Stereo Bar Assembly » Rycote (http://www.rycote.com/products/accessoriesspares/stereo_bar_assembly)
but instead I spent about £15 at Maplin for a basic stereo bar and two goosenecks.
With these I can do a pretty quick ORTF setup using a card template and a slightly less quick X-Y rig. A bit fiddly, but certainly more affordable if like me you only record a few orchestras, choirs or ensembles every year.
I have to say the SM6 shockmount that comes with the Rode NT2A studio pack has a great unadvertised feature - the pop shield mounting has a standard 5/8" male thread on it so you can easily suspend another mic over it with a suitable spacer or gooseneck. It only takes a me couple of minutes now to set up for M-S.
I have found this thread very interesting - thanks for starting it James!
Pics of ORTF (top row) and X-Y rigs (middle left) using a pair of Rode NT1As and M-S rig (middle right and bottom row) using a Rode NT2A for the side mic. The Maplin stereo bar and goosenecks are also shown.
James, here's a few quick iPhone pictures of the inexpensive rigs I use. If I could afford it I would much rather use something like these
Spacebar Stereo Microphone Positioners (http://www.gracedesign.com/products/spacebar/spacebar_stereo.html)
Stereo Bar Assembly » Rycote (http://www.rycote.com/products/accessoriesspares/stereo_bar_assembly)
but instead I spent about £15 at Maplin for a basic stereo bar and two goosenecks.
With these I can do a pretty quick ORTF setup using a card template and a slightly less quick X-Y rig. A bit fiddly, but certainly more affordable if like me you only record a few orchestras, choirs or ensembles every year.
I have to say the SM6 shockmount that comes with the Rode NT2A studio pack has a great unadvertised feature - the pop shield mounting has a standard 5/8" male thread on it so you can easily suspend another mic over it with a suitable spacer or gooseneck. It only takes a me couple of minutes now to set up for M-S.
I have found this thread very interesting - thanks for starting it James!
Pics of ORTF (top row) and X-Y rigs (middle left) using a pair of Rode NT1As and M-S rig (middle right and bottom row) using a Rode NT2A for the side mic. The Maplin stereo bar and goosenecks are also shown.