Schoeps Mono-Set MK 4

For recording irish fiddle (violin) this microphone went straight into use in a studio environment. Its able to reproduce the correct natural sound exactly. This microphone is stability and accuracy. In this context its the perfect microphone: acoustic fiddle in a studio with a neutral ambiance. There are less variables to compensate for which could dissuade the musician, make a musician need to change to compensate for how the microphone records an initial take, its not an uncomfortable microphone to work with in this sense. There is no bias in response or loss of brilliance with percussive playing either. You could be happy with very little post processing and go straight into positional mastering of the track very quickly. Interesting point: it will pick up the little dullness of older worn strings or an curved bridge on the instrument too.