Just got mine 2 weeks ago... Just happen to have a DPA 4099 for my other wireless setup.... got a mike adapter from AMAZON for $35 (others want $100+ for the DPA one)... NO problems with dropouts, distortion, loss of signal, etc...still deciding what the EQs do with what bands... In other words... VERY happy with MY purchase... and this is NOT a paid commercial... lol IMHO, the reason the Alto sounds better than the Tenor is how you're pointing the mike... WHY players are pointing their mikes into the bell?? Do you do that in Studio?? THIS is how DPA says to do it: How to mount the 4099 DPA clip-on instrument microphone For a round and warm character on the soprano sax, place the 4099S as far away from the bell as possible. Place it in front of the bell for a harder sound with more bite. To create the most balanced sound on the alto, tenor or baritone sax, do NOT point the microphone directly into the bell, but angle it between the bell and the keys. I point it across the bell, aimed at my G key... and I don't miss the "hollow sound"...
Very helpful. So on bari, would you use the alto sax preset because they are both Eb? Kidding. Like you, I want to get away from wires to a belt pack and the need to get power to the receiver. I just hope the mic is a little more suspended somI can get less pad slap noise than my AKG. I could here some pad noise on your alto demo, but maybe unavoidable with clip ons.
Thank you for the fair opinion. This mic is advertized as sax mic everywhere, though do you thing it can work for trumpet too? Is the mic itself heavy?
He is connecting the B-6 into the Alesis, but we are just hearing the ambient sound in the room (which is being picked up by the iPad mic). I don't think the Alesis is being used to capture the sound directly.
