Looking for ways to amplify without having to be confined to being near a condenser mic on a stand.
Anyone had any good/bad experience with transducer pickups for the mandolin?
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Looking for ways to amplify without having to be confined to being near a condenser mic on a stand.
Anyone had any good/bad experience with transducer pickups for the mandolin?
I think Mike may reference you to several threads about this topic. You can also do a search as it has been discussed many times here.
thanks pops. Sorry to make a redundant post. I did a search but nothing came up for transducer so I started a post.Quote:
Originally Posted by pops1
In that case let's get this started. I use a K&K with a RedEye preamp. I have tried many preamps and this is by far the best I have found. I have a really nice sound that captures the sound of my mandolin. I have had other mandolin players with many more toys compliment me on my sound, and with the RedEye I EQ very little.
Is it the K&K Twin internal or the external Twin Fusion?Quote:
Originally Posted by pops1
+1 on the RedEye. Best non instrument pice of gear I own.
Twin internal, I didn't want to drill the endpin so I used a Tapastring jack.
any issues soldering those two together?Quote:
Originally Posted by pops1
I'm not sure whether you only want to discuss transducers? Seems so, though the post title is "Transducer or Mic?"
Anyway, I'll chime in to say that I went with clip-on mic, and love it. I'm using the AT PRO 35 in a setup like this:
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I am fine with soldering and do a fair amount so no it was no problem. You may want to cut the wires shorter tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Wilson
Thanks Mark, I only replied to what I use. Glad the other side jumped in.
The advantage of a transducer is that you can achieve higher levels before feedback. The disadvantage is that it will not match a microphone in sheer 'quality' terms. It may be good enough.... only you can decide.
The advantage of a mic is that you capture the full sound of your mandolin, including the 'air'. With a highly directional mic, or with very close-mic systems such as a clip-on, you can get very good output levels before feedback, though not quite as high as you could achieve with a soundboard transducer under similar conditions..
It really comes down to how loud you need to go, in the end....
For my own purposes, I get more than adequate levels from a stand mounted condenser mic: though I also have ATM350 and DPA4099 clip on mics available if required... not that I tend to need them myself. I also have an AKG C411 transducer installed in my Ellis (via Tapastring jack), but I don't think I've used it more than once in the past 3 or 4 years....
However if you’re prepared to stump up the readies in your quest I have heard these working miracles, taking a jj baggs source and turning it into a crisp clear Neumann acoustic sound. Incredible bit of pro level kit. Rent the mic for the set up on all your instruments, then save (& backup) & you’re set for studio quality ‘acoustic’ sound from your pickups on stage.
http://audiosprockets.com
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I’ve no connection to them, just stunned by how well they do the job.
Schertler offers what is a contact microphone.. advantage , to a mixer its just another microphone ..
channel has the preamp.
Installed , opting for their end button jack there is a TRS connection,
you can get balanced mixed plug TRS one, XLR on the other end.
Passive version I have fount the signal strong enough to just use the guitar amp input..
A pickup will of course hear mostly what it is attached to..
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You may have had better search success using 'Pickup' rather than transducer ,Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluegrasscal_87
they mean the same thing, essentially..
and there are lots of past discussions of the various pickups and peoples favorites ..