Sweetwater Session March 2013
On March 19, 2013, Jim Lauderdale played at Sweetwater accompanied by engineer/musician Randy Kohrs and a crack band of Nashville session players. The no-safety-net all-acoustic session was live with no overdubs. Here are photos showing the microphone positions for each instrument.
Audio tracks from the session will be available soon.
| Guitar (Jim) | Dobro | Banjo | Upright Bass |
| Fiddle | Mandolin | Guitar (lead) | Room Mics |
Randy Kohrs and Recording Engineer Mark Hornsby (Director of Music Production and Artist Relations, Sweetwater)
Guitar: Mojave MA-300 (in cardioid)
Vocal: Mojave MA-300 (in hyper-cardioid, with high pass filter engaged)
Jim Lauderdale
Guitar: Mojave MA-300 (in cardioid)
Vocal: Mojave MA-300 (in hyper-cardioid, with high pass filter engaged)
Dobro: two Royer R-122’s (backward for more high end)
Vocal: Mojave MA-300 (in hyper-cardioid, with high pass filter engaged)
Randy Kohrs
Dobro: two Royer R-122’s (backward for more high end)
Vocal: Mojave MA-300 (in hyper-cardioid, with high pass filter engaged)
Banjo: two Mojave MA-301’s (in cardioid), one Royer R-121
Scott Bestal
Banjo: two Mojave MA-301’s (in cardioid), one Royer R-121
Standup Bass: Mojave MA-100 on neck (in cardioid), MA-200 on body
Jay Weaver
Standup Bass: Mojave MA-100 on neck (in cardioid), MA-200 on body
Fiddle: Royer R-122V tube ribbon, Mojave MA-101 (lightly blended), Royer SF-2 (for testing, recorded but not used),
Luke Bulla
Fiddle: Royer R-122V tube ribbon, Mojave MA-101 (lightly blended), Royer SF-2 (for testing, recorded but not used)
Mandolin: Mojave MA-100 and Royer R-122 in Mid-Side configuration (R-122 is the Side mic)
Vocal: Mojave MA-201
John Frazier
Mandolin: Mojave MA-100 and Royer R-122 in Mid-Side configuration (R-122 is the Side mic)
Vocal: Mojave MA-201
Guitar – Two Mojave MA-100’s, Royer R-122 over shoulder
Clay Hess
Guitar – Two Mojave MA-100’s, Royer R-122 over shoulder
Royer SF-24 Stereo ribbon and prototype Mojave Stereo microphone room set for dual cardioid
Room Mics: Royer SF-24 Stereo ribbon and prototype Mojave Stereo microphone room set for dual cardioid
Last shot – John Jennings (Royer), Mark Hornsby (Engineer), Jim Lauderdale, Dusty Wakeman (Mojave Audio)
