When we put bodhran on Lesley Schatz' three cd set of folk music for Bear Family Records, we used a Neumann U-87. In that case, the bodhran was going to be the primary percussion. Razzy Bailey cuts additional percussion in the main room, usually with a TLM-103. He's usually adding to kit stuff. For the Dakota album, on Ra Records, I played tambourine to Steve Turner's drums (Steve's wonderful, played on a bunch of Travis Tritt and Dolly Parton hits.) Brad Hartman engineered and used a Groove Tubes mic in the vocal booth.

At home, for percussion, I either use a Rode NT1, or a Shure SM-81 depending on how "close" or "roomy" I want it to get.


Great stuff, Tom and Tom...the Tom Tom's at the drum forum smile

Mike

You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

It's only music.
-niteshift

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