Just had a chance to try mine yesterday with a great tenor sax player and it was perfect. last time I recorded him I used an MD421 and I was not entirely happy with the sound - a bit too honky. I know I'm not the first to say it, but the R84 is the sh** for sax.
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I had it about 1.5 feet in front and maybe 6 inches higher than the bell of the sax, pointing down slightly - maybe a 15-20 degree tilt. I did have an external pop filter about 6 inches in front of the mic too (just in case he moved in too close). As a safety I had a Cascade Vinjet about 2.5-3 feet above the R84 and perpendicular and slightly angled toward the sax. the reason I turned it was simply to place the null in the other direction (in case reflections caused a problem with the R84), but I did not need it. the R84 did well.
I took a bit of a chance going through a Golden Age Pre 573 (since I had not used it before with the sax) but it turned out great. other than that, a bit of a high-pass EQ and for some songs a tiny boost in the highs and a bit of Waves CLA LA-2A plugin for solos. it really didn't need much.
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I took a bit of a chance going through a Golden Age Pre 573 (since I had not used it before with the sax) but it turned out great. other than that, a bit of a high-pass EQ and for some songs a tiny boost in the highs and a bit of Waves CLA LA-2A plugin for solos. it really didn't need much.
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