Question about Electro-Voice

[thegloriaseason]

my friend gave me a electro-voice dynamic omni-directional mic. its model is 635-A.

what can ya tell me about it?

 

[Dolemite]

I can tell ya you got a good deal. The Electro Voice 635A is a great mic for guitar amps and acoustic guitar, and on some vocals. Its a dynamic omni with not much low end, but that works out much better than you'd think for a lot of things. Its also tough as nails. I'd say it belongs in the same category as the SM57 for sheer versatility and nice sound. They show up on ebay now and then for $60 or so, so free is good deal.

From: Ulysses (morse016@tc.umn.edu)
Subject: Re: EV635A (was: Re: Audio Technica AT 859b in Interview use)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
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Date: 1998/06/15


> Scott Dorsey schrieb:
>
>
> > Science Fiction Channel uses it for field interviews, and they seem happy
> > with it. Personally, I'd go with an EV635A under most circumstances, but
> > that's a religious issue.

it's by far my favorite mic for guitar amps. Today I was comparing a 635a
to an SM57 on a couple of amps (one awful Marshall Valvestate and one
Sovtek Mig 100). The 635a seemed to be brighter and a bit harsh on the
Mig's attempt at a "clean" sound, but when he kicked in the Big Muff the
57 suddenly sounded brighter. odd. On the Marshall, the 57 just sounded
a bit bland compared to the LOVELY midrange yum that you get from a 635a.

Ulysses

The Old Flight Center
Minneapolis, MN

"The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad."
-Salvador Dali

From: Bob Olhsson (olh@hyperback.com)
Subject: Re: Mic Pre-Amp
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
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Date: 2001-04-05 10:40:14 PST


In article <3ACC6500.CDB17843@minn.net>, Dan Kennedy
<dkennedy@minn.net> wrote:

>Another mic that always struck me as way better sounding than
>it should through my preamp is an EV-635.

A 635a and a good preamp are desert-island items along with the SM-57.
I think I still saw it in the last Bradley Broadcast catalog.

It's a killer handheld vocal mike too, very pop resistant even compared
to other omnis.

 

[thegloriaseason]

thats neat. ive been using it with cool edit pro and things sound pretty fair with it. I cant wait to get my Delphi sound card.