Effect Mics

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Effect Mics

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We've all got go to mics for standard recording, but what if anything are you guys using for effect mics? I picked up a copperphone from placid audio last year, and love the tonality of it, and I've got a few cobbled together mics I use from time to time. I've even tracked vocals through the makeshift pickup on my dobro (musical greeting card piezo driver fixed to the cone). I doubt I'd ever use an effect mic by itself, but the more I use them the more I wonder why it took so long for me to start doing so.
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You should jam up a clip of a quick sample or something using that copperphone one. I've been sort of curious to see what it does.
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Can't say I've ever intentionally used an "effects mic". I've had some bad results from regular mics. Does that count?
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Greg_L wrote: Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:11 pm Can't say I've ever intentionally used an "effects mic". I've had some bad results from regular mics. Does that count?
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A little while ago a bloke was selling a load of ancient Carbon mics that had come into his possession. I turned down the chance to buy one, but I suppose they're the very definition of a special effect mic with their simple constuction and very limited frequency response
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