Mic Advice - Tenor Saxophone

Hi guys,



I'm working with a tenor saxophonist/bass clarinetist to record a new album.

The genre is a bit slow/dark jazz. You can listen something from our previous record here:



Trigg & Gusset - Kohilo



On this album, I recorded everything with an MXL V6 (which was OK, but not the best ever). That mic is broken.



So I tried some new microphones yesterday, but have not found a winner yet for the tenor-sax.



Some mics in the test group:



- Rode NT1A

Very bright. All-round, but unbalanced. Lack of depth



- RE20

Warm, natural, but seems to miss a bit sparkling. Great on bass clarinet though



- Golden Age Project R1 MK2

Ribbon sound, good low end. A bit dull in the mids/highs.



- Sennheiser MD241

Too much presence in the mid-high regions. Didn't like this one at all.



- AKG 241

Too much 'loudness', lack of mids.



- Neumann TLM-102

Good all-round sound, but misses character somehow.





Do you guys maybe have some other mic advice for recording tenor sax? I want a natural sound with a good low end, but still have enough presence in the mids/highs.

Mic Advice - Tenor Saxophone