Looking for the sweet spot / Erhlund EAP placement & Realist Lifeline comparison

0:00 intro

PIZZ:
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3:45 mic (condenser sE X1 ca 1,5m in front of the bridge)
4:16 Realist Lifeline no preamp
4:46 #01 Ehrlund EAP pickup + preamp
5:13 #02
5:40 #03
6:08 #04
6:32 #05
6:57 #06
7:22 #07
7:45 #08
8:15 #09
8:40 #10
9:01 #11
9:29 #12
9:56 #13
10:24 #14
10:53 #15
11:19 #16
11:46 #17
12:12 #18 on the bridge
12:44 #19 rear desk
13:16 #20 rear desk
13:51 #21 in the c-bout
14:20 #22
14:45 #23
15:10 #24
15:34 #25
15:58 #26
16:25 #27 back of the fingerboard
17:02 #1 – sweet spot (again)
17:27 #1 – 10mm towards the bass bar
17:54 #1 – 10mm towards the f hole
18:21 #1 – 10mm towards f hole, 10 mm lower
18:46 #1 – 10mm lower
19:13 #1 – 5mm towards the f hole
19:42 #1 – proximity check – normal height (ca 1mm)
20:10 # 1 – proximity check – less putty (ca 0.5mm)
20:38 #1 – proximity check – more putty (ca 1.5mm)
21:06 A #1 final – sweet spot, normal height
21:33 B lifeline + paradriver
22:02 A #1 sweet spot + paradriver
22:30 B mic
23:00 A #1 final – sweet spot, normal height
23:29 B mic

BOW:
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3:59 mic (condenser sE X1 ca 1,5m in front of the bridge)
4:29 Realist Lifeline no preamp
4:57 #01 Ehrlund EAP pickup + preamp
5:24 #02
5:52 #03
6:20 #04
6:44 #05
7:08 #06
7:33 #07
8:02 #08
8:26 #09
8:51 #10
9:16 #11
9:40 #12
10:11 #13
10:35 #14
11:03 #15
11:30 #16
11:57 #17
12:29 #18 on the bridge
13:01 #19 rear desk
13:36 #20 rear desk
14:07 #21 in the c-bout
14:31 #22
14:55 #23
15:20 #24
15:44 #25
16:09 #26
16:45 #27 back of the figerboard
17:12 #1 – sweet spot (again)
17:38 #1 – 10mm towards the bass bar
18:06 #1 – 10mm towards the f hole
18:32 #1 – 10mm towards f hole, 10 mm lower
18:58 #1 – 10mm lower
19:23 #1 – 5mm towards the f hole
19:56 #1 – proximity check – normal height (ca 1mm)
20:22 # 1 – proximity check – less putty (ca 0.5mm)
20:51 #1 – proximity check – more putty (ca 1.5mm)
21:18 A #1 final – sweet spot, normal height
21:45 B lifeline + paradriver
22:13 A #1 sweet spot + paradriver
22:42 B mic
23:13 A #1 final – sweet spot, normal height
23:42 B mic

Looking for the sweet spot
Erhlund EAP placement & Realist Lifeline comparison

carved double bass: ca 1920 Bohemian flatback strung with Spirocore Mittels

reference mic: sE X1 condenser ca 1.5m in front of the bridge

pickup systems:
Realist Lifeline with/without SansAmp Para Driver preamp
Ehrlund EAP pickup with Ehrlund preamp

recorded through Steinberg UR22C interface
no sound coloring

Jiří Matys 10/2021