Shallow Instrumental Guitar And Cello

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.

Great little addition to any instrumental setting

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.

This cable was instrumental in helping me to setup dual monitor without buying an hub.

I needed something to hold a cello for a hair light. This works nice.

I was looking for a bag or case for my Luxli Cello LED light, this is perfect.

Shallow works in my setup. Not sure what other people are doing with this, but I use for broadcast video in a shallow depth rack case. It's perfect. I would not want this for my recording studio because it's too shallow with full rack units around it, but again it's perfect for broadcast rack case on the go.

I have a little studio, and I use the mics far all sorts of stuff... this mic set is my instrumental mic set it does a good job with all my applications on musical instruments.