rene-lemieux
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Ok, So I did a mic test today to see which mic I would like to use best out of a few I have to mic drums. I simply places the mics very close in a row in front of the kit and did a track each to my 4 track tape reel and I listened to them very carefully, and I don't know which one I should use.
Mic A. Electro-Voice Cardinal:
nice high end and low end response, but lacks the characteristic, for lack of better a better term, crunch, of the sony mic.
Mic B. Vintage Sony C-38B:
High end, and mids have a wonderful presence that is better than everything else, the low end is not bad either. However, the highs are also razor sharp, and have to be rolled off.
Mic C. Oktava MKL 2500
Very soft, although not defined, punchy and pleasant. Perhaps the least appealing, but most practical.
I'm in a toss up because the Sony is very sharp, and when rolled off sounds a lot more like the Oktava, and I only have one of them (getting another will be hard and/or expensive). The Oktava is perhaps sculptable, and is very warm and soft edged, but is definitely not as exciting to listen to as the Sony is, getting a matched pair of this mic will be very expensive. The cardinal sounds good, and is also the only mic that's affordable and accessible to get a matched pair, but it's again, not as exciting, slightly hollow.
WHAT SHOULD I DO!
Mic A. Electro-Voice Cardinal:
nice high end and low end response, but lacks the characteristic, for lack of better a better term, crunch, of the sony mic.
Mic B. Vintage Sony C-38B:
High end, and mids have a wonderful presence that is better than everything else, the low end is not bad either. However, the highs are also razor sharp, and have to be rolled off.
Mic C. Oktava MKL 2500
Very soft, although not defined, punchy and pleasant. Perhaps the least appealing, but most practical.
I'm in a toss up because the Sony is very sharp, and when rolled off sounds a lot more like the Oktava, and I only have one of them (getting another will be hard and/or expensive). The Oktava is perhaps sculptable, and is very warm and soft edged, but is definitely not as exciting to listen to as the Sony is, getting a matched pair of this mic will be very expensive. The cardinal sounds good, and is also the only mic that's affordable and accessible to get a matched pair, but it's again, not as exciting, slightly hollow.
WHAT SHOULD I DO!