From bruce@ashbysolutions.com Wed Aug 01 08:58:06 2007
Subject:=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re=3A_=5BCWSG=5D_Re=3A_miking_a_MS_?= =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Pro__3T_and_LP-120?=

The reason for using two mics on a Leslie (upper, lower) has to do with the realities of mic'ing a Leslie in a live venue: 1) In order to get a good representation of both the horn and drum with a single mic, the mic must be 3-5 feet away (or more) from the cabinet. If one attempts to place a single mic close to the cabinet, but NOT pointed at either rotor, the sound will be somewhat muffled. 2) Placing a mic 3-5 feet away from ANY live source leaves an opening for bleed-through of other instruments, making adjusting the organ volume very difficult.

In a studio environment, it may be possible to place a mic the required distance from the Leslie, yet keep background noise to a minimum. Some engineers actually prefer this approach. In a live environment, this is rarely possible.

Regards,

-BW

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Bruce Wahler
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At 03:33 PM 8/1/2007, bellows22 wrote:
>Sorry I don't have an answer but I would like to expand the
>question.I don't understand why everyone insists on having 2 mikes
>for the "leslie" setup (I speak of upper and lower rotor). I too
>BELIEVE it is best but would like to understand the logic.
>
>Except for a better signal/noise ratio caused by being closer to the
>sources, I don't understand why the mixing of the 2 sounds "in the
>air" is worse than mixing the 2 sources in the mixer before going to
>the power amp.
>
>I am only talking about running a mono output because I don't use any
>stereo at the outputs.
>Any comments would be appreciated,
>thanks,
>LooseBruce
>
>PS It seems that if you use 2 mikes for the upper you are getting a
>different image than you would in real life also. Is this desireable?
>
>--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "stateside2" wrote:
>>
>> Hello, I hope this is the right group for this, here goes.. I have a
>> Motion Sound PRO-3t and Lo-Pro and would like to know if anyone has
>> had experience miking the units for live performance. Possibly some
>> do's and don'ts and placement, or the type of mics that would work
>> best for this. Also since mine is not the 3tm version, has anyone
>had
>> mods done to add XLR type direct outs added as an alternative to
>> miking? Good results? Any thoughts on these things are appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>> CB Laney
>>
>

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