From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Sun Oct 12 10:25:51 2003
Subject:Re: Leslie Mics

Very cool!

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--- Bruce Wahler wrote:
> Hi Tony,
>
> >You have to be CAREFUL about permanently mounting
> mic
> >or mic holders IN your leslie...too close to the
> rotor
> >and you will get too much "wind noise".
>
> I have mic clips permanently mounted in my Leslie,
> on the left side. I use SM57 mics with the Shure
> wind screen added. These screens are NOT the
> standard ball screen; they are the type that news
> reporters use. They have a set screw that
> permanently mounts the screen to the mic. I've
> found this setup sufficient to minimize wind noise,
> particularly if the genre is louder music like rock,
> R&B, new country, etc. I never point the mics
> directly at the horn/rotor path -- cuts down on the
> AM content -- which helps a bit, too.
>
> For stereo mic'ing, I have a special bracket I
> designed that mounts on the right side of the
> tweeter horn, at the same distance as the internal
> mic clip. The bracket attaches to the Leslie to a
> threaded mounting plate on the Leslie -- which is
> actually the leg-brace plate from the bottom of a
> Rhodes 73 Stage. :^)
>
> Regards,
>
> -BW
> --
> Bruce Wahler
> Ashby Solutions™ http://music.ashbysolutions.com
> 978.386.7389 voice/fax
> bruce@ashbysolutions.com
>

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