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[Steve Mason]

Did an outdoor event last weekend which culminated with some fire dancers who, I was told would just need playback from their audio device.  Ended up that they were accompanied by a Didgeridoo player as well.  He had his equivalent of a pedal/mixing board on stage and was just an xlr to the snake.  Easy Peazey on the mix.  However I forgot to check what he was mic'ing the didgeridoo with (he had his own as part of his on stage set-up)

So what say you members of "the board."  What would be a good mic for something like a didgeridoo?  Kick mic for the low end?   A '57 cause they do "everything?"

[Matthias McCready]

I haven't miced one, but I am familiar with them. I would be tempted to reach for a 421, but a 57 would work as well.

It would be fun to learn to play one someday, but I don't know if I am macho enough for it... haha
I haven't gotten my head past the circular breathing...

[Dave Garoutte]

Try a 906?

[Tim McCulloch]

SM58 will do.

The didgeridoo has an anti-nym:  didgeridon't.

[Tim Halligan]

SM58 is common, as is SM57.

I've also seen Beyer M69 and M88 used...with good results.

There was a band called Gondwanaland where the didge-player was quite active on stage, and so used to tape an Sony ECM44 into the end...which worked extremely well.

Cheers,
Tim

[Chris Grimshaw]

I'd avoid a kick-specific mic, as they're often heavily contoured - if I want a low-mid scoop and 10dB spike in the kHz range, I'll do it myself, thank-you-very-much.

So, anything with decent low-frequency extension will do fine IMO.
My choice from my own mic locker would be an SE Electronics X1D, unless it's used elsewhere. In that case, probably a Beyer M88.

Chris

[frank kayser]

I'd avoid a kick-specific mic, as they're often heavily contoured - if I want a low-mid scoop and 10dB spike in the kHz range, I'll do it myself, thank-you-very-much.

So, anything with decent low-frequency extension will do fine IMO.
My choice from my own mic locker would be an SE Electronics X1D, unless it's used elsewhere. In that case, probably a Beyer M88.

Chris

I like to put an Audio Technica 2020 on the digs I mic.  Gets the high breathy sounds.  I also cut the low mids to get rid of any mud it produces.  One way are the other, I prefer a condenser over a dynamic.  YMMV.
frank

[Dave Guilford]

 Akg C 1000

[Scott Helmke]

Trying to remember the name of the guy who plays didg with a pedalboard, does a whole solo act, and coming up blank. But I remember him using the Audio-Technica clip-on mic.  Actually more than one.

[Helge A Bentsen]

DPA 2011c.

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