Simple mod and fix

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moresound

Loud Sun Studios
Just pulled the inner screen out of a MXL R144 ribbon microphone and repaired a Beyer M500 N (C) Silver edition ribbon microphone.
I'll test them out tomorrow and report back.

Man!!! I don't know how much longer I can do this type of work. My eyes are getting so bad. I could barely work with those tiny screws. :(
 
brother rat said:
I look forward to hearing your evaluation of the R144 without the inner screen.
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I'll be testing this afternoon BR.


Steenamaroo said:
I look forward to hearing what you really dismantled! :p

Just kidding Henry. How was the mic before? You gonna post clips?
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Come to find out I was dismantling a tin of tuna! :eek:

The R144 wasn't all that bad before. I had used it on guitar cabs and it did the trick. It's just out of pure boredom and the need to experiment.

I'll have nothing to post a before and after with this microphone -- all I'll be able to do is say *sounds better* or *don't even think of doing this to your microphone*.
 
Well gotta say the MXL R144 now has a different quality to it.

It seems more open than before. Not to say that it was cloudy before I removed the inner screen. I just like the way that I'm hearing it's transduction now for sure! Especially on voice. ;)

And the Beyer M500 N (C) Silver edition ribbon microphone is back in full swing with minor repairs.
 
moresound said:
Well gotta say the MXL R144 now has a different quality to it.

It seems more open than before. Not to say that it was cloudy before I removed the inner screen. I just like the way that I'm hearing it's transduction now for sure! Especially on voice. ;)
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That's a little vague.
Would you say that this newfound quality means that you will be using the R144 more frequently than you did previously?
 
brother rat said:
That's a little vague.
Would you say that this newfound quality means that you will be using the R144 more frequently than you did previously?
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Hmmmmmmmmmmm............. maybe, but probably not. Same duties as before yet I'll be a wee bit happier with the finished product.
Won't be my go-to microphone for vocals. Though I am sure that it will have it's place in the studio notes with equipment used.
 
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