Ear Trumpet Labs Single Mic Shoot-out with Never Come Down

We invited award-winning bluegrass band Never Come Down into the Ear Trumpet Labs workshop to put 4 of our most popular microphones to the test for acoustic single-micing. In this shootout, you’ll hear live demos of our Myrtle, Louise, Josephine, and Delphina microphones, showcasing their unique tonal qualities on a range of bluegrass vocals and instruments. 🎶 About the band: Never Come Down are RockyGrass and FreshGrass Band Competition winners and beloved bluegrass musicians of the Pacific Northwest. They’re performing their song “Better Late Than Never” in this demo. https://nevercomedownband.com/ 🎧 Pro tip: Listen with headphones or studio monitors to fully appreciate the subtle differences! Audio is unprocessed, just level-matched. Microphones featured in this video Myrtle - http://www.eartrumpetlabs.com/product... Louise - http://www.eartrumpetlabs.com/product... Josephine - http://www.eartrumpetlabs.com/product... Delphina - http://www.eartrumpetlabs.com/product... Shop all our mics: http://www.eartrumpetlabs.com/products/ About Ear Trumpet Labs Founded by a father-daughter, tinkerer-singer team in 2011, Ear Trumpet Labs is a craft workshop building unique microphones in Portland, Oregon, with a line of handcrafted condenser mics designed for vocals, upright bass, acoustic guitar, horns, and more. Ear Trumpet Labs makes natural sounding acoustic amplification possible for everyone from Grammy-winning artists to the gigging local musician. RELATED VIDEOS → How To Mic a Bluegrass Band    • How to Mic a Bluegrass Band with Ear Trump...   In this 30 minute lesson, Ear Trumpet Labs founder Philip Graham gives some pointers for acoustic bands looking to get started with gather-round condenser microphone performance, with road-tested practical advice from IBMA-nominated bluegrass band Man About A Horse. →    • Never Come Down - Mother (live at Ear Trum...   →    • Never Come Down - Gimme Time (live at Ear ...   CHAPTERS 00:00 → Intro 03:26 → Full Song Run-Through 05:48 → Intermission 06:26 → Group Instrumental 07:20 → Female Vocals 08:59 → Male Vocals 09:48 → Group Vocals 11:07 → Mandolin Solo 11:40 → Guitar Solo 12:03 → Banjo Solo 12:38 → Final Thoughts Credits Louise photo by Shelly Swanger Photography Mic-building footage by Joe Sanchez of ‪@easyfolkmedia‬ Sierra Ferrell photo by Joe Bastura Jason Mraz photo by Eric Morgensen FIND US AT https://www.eartrumpetlabs.com GET IN TOUCH Contact us at [email protected] FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL Get updates or reach out on our socials! Tag #eartrumpetlabs to show us what you've made with your Ear Trumpet Labs microphones. Facebook:   / eartrumpetlabs   Instagram:   / eartrumpetlabs