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With mics like a U87, you can place it in front of an instrument and know the result you will get. Sure, it may not be the best mic for that instrument, but it'll work, and work okay or better.
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This is what I would say instead. We can agree to disagree on this point, though: it's not particularly important.
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Originally Posted by DrumIntoTheNight
I'd never use an 87 for brass myself. Always a 4038 or AEA/RCA. 87 is too harsh and has too much self noise.
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Hey buddy, saxophones are reed instruments!
(But it's a common issue of contention. In my case, I was playing through a plastic mouthpiece, with a loose embouchure: it had more reed qualities than horn qualities for that take, IMO).