hi I'm trying to record a set of tablas but on the left hand drum I'm having a lot of difficulty getting the thumping bass i do live when using a sm57. In my room or any smaller room the sm-57 sounds thin. I've tried my studio projects c1, MXL v69 tube mic, its better but the tube sound doesn't have the clarity i need.
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My son plays tablas and I've also recorded Swapan Chaudary and s
My son plays tablas and I've also recorded Swapan Chaudary and spoken to Zakhir Hussain, who only uses SM57's live.
I've had excellent results recently using a Shure Beta52 kick mic on the big head and an Audix D-1 on the small head. Very clean, rich, full, fat tones and you can pan the 2 tracks a bit to get a nice 3D sound image.
I've also used a big condenser on the big head as well as a stereo pair of Earthworks TC40K's for a nice stereo ambient overview, blended with the condensers.
Ron...
Try using a pair of Neumanns km184 or 185 get pretty close in.Al
Try using a pair of Neumanns km184 or 185 get pretty close in.Also schoeps mics work nicely.I think it helps to think of tablas like a fine classical instrument and go from there.