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Originally Posted by gzent  Really ? Lucky you! I've never played in a venue large enough (over 1000 seats) that the sound folks would give the trumpets mics! |
The largest two were an open air concert at Union Park in NYC, and the other a 13,000 seat venue in Central Florida, both times with the sound run via professional sound contractors who knew what they were doing with the "house mix."
In both cases too, this allowed me to have a stark contrast between the bright and powerful trumpet and the sweet, gentle, human-like sound of the cornet playing as gentle as a whisper and then amplified to the proper balance level.
Talk about a really cool contrast in one's tonal sound palette! Naturally, one approaches their sound concept on each instrument separately and for many of us it takes a while not to subconsciously "force" the cornet to sound like a trumpet.
Actually, close-micing of the short cornet via a modern sound system and a modern jazz or commercial sound project offers one a truly fresh and compelling sound not avaliable to the original masters of the cornet!
Try it . . . you'll love it.
I'm especially sure that Ingrid would enjoy the texture too with the kind of feel and style she has.
Hey Ingrid, let us know when you get a chance to check out those new sounds via a short cornet and a deeeeeeep-V mouthpiece!
Sincerely,
Tom Turner