Joy Of Christmas Cd Instrumental Cello & Guitar

We use them in our church to emplify the choir and we want to make CD's from singing groups or instrumental groups. They emplify the sound very clear.

I've been recording all kinds of concerts for the last few decades, and one super-reliable one-size-will-fit-almost-all approach for orchestras is two small diaphragm condensers, up over the conductor's head, splayed out sideways. (The ORTF style specifies an angle of 110 degrees, the NOS configuration is 90 degrees. Both have their unique strengths.) These Lewitt LCT 140's are spectacular in this application: over the weekend I recorded a tracker organ (which means mechanically operated- other than the electric blower fan, this is the kind of organ Bach knew and loved) concert in an 1800's church, and the results were amazing. The different registers and voices came through distinctly, and the rumbling of the pedals was earthquake-like. The weekend before that, it was a cello-guitar duo, and the mikes were placed on knee-high stands in front of each player. Again, the capture was thrilling, larger than life- the guitar crisp and punchy, the cello sweetly singing. This was all with the "flat" setting, as opposed to the "high end sparkle accentuation" setting, which seems like a wonderfully slick way to heighten the clarity of some instrument meant to have the central focus. The onboard pad and low cut options are also fabulous to have, when you need to contend with the rigors of the real world, which can get noisy and can be unpredictable at times. For many years I was using Oktava MK-012's for these kinds of duties, and later Avant CK-1's, fantastic mikes indeed, but from now on it'll be the Lewitts. Since these are so lightweight, you'll want special shockmounts (I got the Rycotte Inv-6 softies). And if you still need convincing: check out ANY of the multiple Youtube videos where people put these to the test- music, voice, sound effects, whatever. There is just something about the accuracy, the precision, the truthfulness of these things... you will be a believer, I guarantee.

I am a hobbyist and I Just got into recording higher quality audio a few weeks ago. I use this with an MXL R144 ribbon mic paired with a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 to record stringed instruments and classical guitar and some voice. I saw potential in the R144 to record the cello but I had to crank up the gain all the way up on the 2i2 to get decent recording levels but increased noise levels. I tried moving the mic closer to the cello but the Bass levels were too strong. With the Triton Audio Fethead, I could move the Mic further back into an "optimal" position and lower the gain to about the 10:00 position (like I said, previously, I had to crank it up all the way). Now, this setup records the entire range of cello very well. And for my purposes, I need to do very little sound enhancing. It really is a great product, and I will be ordering another one along with a another R144 to record small string and guitar ensembles.

The Microboard DVD/CD dupicator is a joy to behold and a gem for results. It ran perfectly, smoothly, easily, right out of the box. Zero set up time. I plugged it in and have been hapilly cranking out precision dubs ever since. The machine is brilliantly engineered and built to last.

I bought this mixer so I could connect a microphone, a guitar and a cd player and sing with a chamber effect, and I'm very pleased with it. Now I enjoy the time singing with friends.

Great little addition to any instrumental setting

I got these for Christmas and the sound is iconic! Imagine time traveling back to the 70's & 80's and hearing every guitar solo, drum hit, bass slap and vocal range of your favorite band as if you were standing front row of their concert. Yeah, that type of sound.

I received this as a Christmas gift, and I couldn't be happier with it. It plays every format I have in my DVD and CD collection, and it does it with upgrade software that makes everything sound great. Thanks Sony!

These are a great softener for the cello and should come standard with each.

The SM57 is an instrumental mic but it still works great as an interview mic as well for videos.