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BANJO!?!?!? LOL
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:51 pm
by Gillihan
I know I ask a lot of silly questions in here, but I get the best honest helpful answers here also. That said ... What's the best way to track a banjo? I tried the acoustic guitar approach but It is losing something in translation.(CLEARLY I AM NOT MIC'ING IT RIGHT ) It is just not as robust as all the ones I am hearing come outta Nashville. It's not awful, but If ya wanna get somewhere ya gotta have the best, aye?
ps... the banjo is a MGB-1 Morgan Monroe not the best, but not the worst . lol
Re: BANJO!?!?!? LOL
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 6:22 pm
by AlanHall
I have never recorded banjo. That said, since it has a membrane head like a snare drum, I'd think a mic placed shooting across the head, a few inches away and at a 30-45 degree angle, might be a starting point to get some of the richness you seek. Maybe a second mic at a distance to get the higher freqs.
Re: BANJO!?!?!? LOL
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 9:08 pm
by funsongs
Gillihan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:51 pm
I know I ask a lot of silly questions in here, but I get the best honest helpful answers here also. That said ... What's the best way to track a banjo? I tried the acoustic guitar approach but It is losing something in translation.(CLEARLY I AM NOT MIC'ING IT RIGHT ) It is just not as robust as all the ones I am hearing come outta Nashville. It's not awful, but If ya wanna get somewhere ya gotta have the best, aye?
ps... the banjo is a MGB-1 Morgan Monroe not the best, but not the worst . lol
Not an expert... try a small-diaphragm pencil mic, aimed at the edge of the resonator opening just below where the neck joints the body.
(provided you're not playing an open-back style)
and experiment with locations and distance until you find the sound you like best.
It's really gonna come down to what makes your own ears happy.
Close-mic'd, like a snare drum might be a good place to start.
Re: BANJO!?!?!? LOL
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:30 pm
by Gillihan
Did a bit of experimenting and I GOT A GOOD BEAD ON IT NOW. 
