congaron
792 posts
Apr 12, 2010
12:43 PM
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Usually I am wireless, with my receiver on my digitech pedal. I may go from that to the PA or into my valve junior head. If I am wired..i am still using a vocal mic into my pedal...etc.
Either way, I have found I can sing into my harp mic with my pedal on bypass and it is very similar to using another vocal mic on a stand, even through the valve junior if I turn it down a touch. This comes in handy at our local jam where space is limited and I go right into the pa off my pedal.
I can stay on stage and sing background vocals during songs the jam band wants that for then hit the pedal and do a harp solo, from the comfort of wherever i ended up that night on the stage. No extra space needed for a mic on a stand.
Just another application for vocal mics as harp mics.
Last Edited by on Apr 12, 2010 12:44 PM
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geordiebluesman
300 posts
Apr 12, 2010
2:59 PM
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Hi Congaron,this caught my attention as i like to write my own songs but at the mo i always perform them acustically coz i cant sing though my harp mike.
At the mo i am using a Bottle of Blues mike through a Micro Cube amp.
The amp has 5 effects settings plus reverb,delay,chorus and vibrato and i always have it set up for the dirtiest sound which is good for the harp bits but bad for the vocals.
Could i use a cleaner set up on the amp and a vocal mic through a pedal which would then allow me to instantly dirty up the sound when its time to blow?.
Could you explain this further please
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congaron
802 posts
Apr 12, 2010
3:35 PM
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That's what I do for jam night. I have a couple of dirty settings and one with just delay. when I sing, I tap the two buttons for channel up and down...that bypasses the pedal and with the PA being next in the chain i'm essentially on a vocal stick mic. With my valve junior, I will set it with the pedal in bypass to make sure it's "tubey" but not gritty yet. I have settings in the pedal that will take it the rest of the way when it's not bypassed. Since I mic the amp..the pa takes care of the volume anyway for bigger rooms. Works great.
Keep in mind, the valve junior has nothing but a volume knb, so it's a little different animal than yours....it will take some experimenting.
Last Edited by on Apr 12, 2010 3:38 PM
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Joe_L
153 posts
Apr 12, 2010
3:46 PM
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You can also you a vocal mic to play through a PA system.
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nacoran
1641 posts
Apr 12, 2010
9:16 PM
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I haven't spent much on harp amplification, but I've played through my vocal mic and my vocal multi fx pedal with decent results.
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Kyzer Sosa
332 posts
Apr 12, 2010
11:14 PM
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ive been playing thru a vocal mic, thru a PA at the jams for a few weeks now... sounds good to me. maybe i should plug in my 57 to see if theres a difference?
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geordiebluesman
302 posts
Apr 13, 2010
1:48 AM
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Congaron, i need more info so i can do this could you post some photos of that set up with details of what is what, (pedal and cable wise), so i can try and work out what to buy and how it all hooks together.
Sorry to be a pest but i dont have anyone unbiast (ie not a sales person) that i can ask about this stuff, Cheers
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congaron
810 posts
Apr 13, 2010
8:09 AM
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After I do my taxes...lol.
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lumpy wafflesquirt
200 posts
Apr 13, 2010
12:22 PM
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Geordie - which microcube do you have, I'm thinking about saving the pennies for one, but there are several models. Guitar, or Bass and both have an RX version that has a 'drum machine' built in.
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congaron
816 posts
Apr 13, 2010
1:07 PM
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Without the pics, until I have time to take some:
Mic (vocal)-xlr cable-impedance transformer-pedal-1/4 inch cable-amp (or from pedal to DI box and another xlr cable to the PA).
wireless rig:
Mic-body pack transmitter.
Reciever -pedal- 1/4 inch cable-amp (or to PA via DI box)
That's how I do it. I find it easier to keep the mic and cable together if i use the xlr cable connection at the mic, versus putting the transformer on the mic and 1/4 inch cable from a sleeve adaptor. It keeps the mic short, with a firm connection to not pull out if the cable gets stepped on. I have never had the transformer get pulled out of the pedal..it's right on floor level and there's no pull angle to yank it out.
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