by DRodriguez » Wed Sep 21, 2016 4:09 am
I love me a 421, but it also has much more low end than a 57, which can muddy up a mix if you're not careful. My go to for rapid micing when I want lots of flexibility without a lot of soundcheck time is 57 at 45º, 414 straight at a cone, and a 57 directly opposite from the first at 45º, ø in the open back if it has one. Gives me great open full range sound to mold with the 414, gives me a more cutting tone with the 45º for a solo, and the rear mic can give me a more ambient naturally reverby type of sound with a lot of low end. Just need to watch phase, If you can't get the phase to sit right live, track monitoring just the 414 and do phase alignment in post.