Cello Players

[musicopro]

well i play Cello and i wish to make a place for Cello players, and i a would like you to share knowledge on Cello and Strings Recording byebye

[smithju]

Looks like you posted this a while ago but.......

I just started playing cello and took a few lessons. I don't have really any knowledge to impart but I love the instrument. I've recorded with it a few times and you can't come close to matching the sound of a real cello with midi strings. The real thing is above and beyond. I just mic it directly with my condenser mic that I use for vocals.

[rockerdude]

I record cellos once in a while.I use two mics one over the sholder of the player pointing down at the bridge and one pointing directly at the front of the cello about 12" from the cello and pointig up at the bridge.I get the killer tone everytime.I use Sennheiser 421's Vintech preamps