The Logic Off Topic list

i_love_ubik wrote:

> 
> So I'm playing around with patterns and placement and
> at some point, probably after an indulgent bong hit,
> I came at the mic in a very odd way and ended up being 
> floored with the results.  I had the capsule pointed 90
> degrees to the right, with the mic about 1" diagonal
> to the left of my lips.  This put me extremely close to the
> diaphragm (husky low mids) but being straight off
> to the side of the cardioid pattern softened the sibilances
> in exactly the way I was desiring.
> 
> Singing "past" the mic like this also eliminated any and all
> plosives from hitting the diaphragm, which I hate because
> I like to print with 4-6db of opto limiting on the way in,
> and big P's hitting an opto is not pleasant.
> 
Interesting, I have experimented around with similar positioning with 
a Brauner VM 1, and found the results very useful, particularly with 
a singer who has difficulty controlling sibilance. I do notice 
though, that vox recorded this way are more difficult to bring up in 
a loud, full sounding mix, they are better suited to a quiet, ballad 
style tune. I don't know the sounddelux mic, are we talking cardioid 
pattern?

Must try the variation with the bong ;-). 
kind regards

Mark Cahill