Recent content by Tom Cram

http://www.mannelectronics.com/index.html Anyone heard of these guys? Their stuff looks very familiar :rolleyes: At least they have a cool logo:D :p Tom Cram dbx Senior Technical Support (801) 568-7530 tcram@dbxpro.com "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much...

It'll only cost you 285k. http://www.oceanvu.com/ Tom Cram dbx Senior Technical Support (801) 568-7530 tcram@dbxpro.com "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." -Thomas Jefferson-

I just got the new Carvin catalog and they have a new line of dynamic drum mics. Normally I wouldn't even consider it, but these mics are VERY inexpensive. I think the kick mic is like $50. Has anyone tried them, or are they too new? I imagine they are some chinese copies of AKG or Shure...

I know how much you guy's love non-scientific mic evaluations, so here is another:D I just tried the MXL 1006 and the Oktava MK-219 here at work. First impressions are; 1006; facing the capsule-very, very bright. Some, but not a lot, of proximity effect. Reminds me of the 2001 (not good)...

I'm not sure where to post this question, there isn't really a forum for this. I feel there needs to be a new category for studio designations. There are project studios, music studios, production studios, mastering studios, and post production studios. My studio falls in between a project...

Here are my impressions from the vocal sessions this weekend. First, dispel any illusions that any of the mics beat the AKG C12. The C12 was the clear winner for all of the vocalists (no suprise). I ended up using the C12 for most of the lead vocal tracks. All the mics sounded good on their...

It's an old RCA ribbon mic. It has a square brownish/charcoalish body. The RCA logo isn't the big red round one, it's square. The ribbon inside goes over the top and down the back. It seems to be a figure eight pattern but also has three switch positions (patterns? impedance? low cut...

A disc treatment that actually works is Turtle Wax. If your data CD gets scratched, Turtle Wax will allow you to temporarily read the CD. It fills in the scratch, simple. I used this kludge to recover the data from a scratched archive disc from my last recording session. It saved my ass...