Recent content by hairylarry

Hi, I just got my second PL9 so I'm really ready to give them a workout doing some field recording this Fall. I have been using my secret weapon omni dynamics for recording bands outside, the Realistic 1070b (or c or d), RE50 clones made by Shure for Radio Shack. But I will soon have a pair of...

Hi, There are a bunch of these new on ebay from the same seller. (not me, in fact I'm bidding) These are very good mics, far better than they ought to be for their price point. They are no longer being made so this is new old stock and he has a bunch on buy it now at $30 + $5 shipping. AKG D...

Hi, Anthony asked me a question about dynamic omnis so I thought I'd post my answer. Please add your thoughts on omnis. When you would use them and how. Also any additional history of omnis in audio recording would be cool. ----- The EV RE50 and the EV 635a are really the same mic and they...

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Hi, I like to mic drums with 4 mics. A stereo pair of overheads, a kick mic and a snare mic. This gives a stereo image of the drum kit and good control over the drum mix in post. Now I'm retired and recording is my hobby and obsession so the most famous kick mics were out of reach for me...

Hi, I use a Zoom H4 for field recording and I have a problem. Maybe someone here has had to deal with this situation and can help me out. I was recording the Hoggard Brothers at a KASU Blue Monday show. I recorded the first set fine. Then after the second set was done but before I stopped the...

Test clip with an EV Cobalt Co4 microphone. This is a mono recording of my Sigma acoustic guitar. I am using an EV Cobalt Co4 microphone about 6-8 inches from where the neck joins the body as recommended on their spec sheet. I recorded it to my Zoom H4 in mono mode using the built in preamps...

Hi, My posts have been less frequent because after the ice storm we've been living in the dark. Not only did the ice take out our feed lines it took out many poles in every direction. We're hoping for power in March. I've got wireless broadband now running on a car battery and an inverter. My...

Hi, I recently purchased an inexpensive AKG D120E microphone. Although this is a vintage mic from an excellent company I don't think it was an expensive mic even when it was new. When I got the mic I noticed that it was very light. The grill is metal but the shaft is a silvered plastic. It is...

Hi, You can choose more than one but you can only vote once. This is a list of the recommended fifty dollar mics from my fifty dollar mic thread. Now I know as soon as anyone puts up a poll someone logs on and says but you left off mic X or mic Y. Please do. I'm counting on you. The rule is...

Hi, I started my mic buying career in the late sixties when I bought a Shure 545 used for fifty bucks. In the early seventies I bought a new EV 635a. I think it was fifty bucks too but it might have been a little bit more. But since they are still making them today and they sell for about $120...

Hi, Does anyone have any experience using these for recording? It's a dynamic omni reference mic from the seventies. 30-20K The Behringer cm8000(?) is a reference mic that gets some good reviews for recording. The EV RE55 is still the gold standard omni dynamic and is sometimes used as a...

Hi, I'm working on a new internet radio station called KGPL. It links to mp3 files and runs on m3u and XSPF playlists. It also features a m3u widget and embeds the XSPF Web Music Player. Link over to hear some of my recordings and many others. http://www.kgpl.org But I'm not posting this to...

Hi, In the Musician's Friend flyer they devote a page to the new EV PL series and they are all moderately priced. From the old PL series it looks like only the PL80 survives as PL80a in black and PL80c with the classic finish (kind of a grey green). I used to use a PL80 as my main vocals mic...

Two mics out of phase In the heat of the sun and the heat of the moment I pushed the phase switch in on my dmp2 preamp. I was testing a new mic. That is new off of eBay used EV PL9. A high quality omni dynamic. I was comparing it to my Realistic 1070b omni mic. One of my favorites. I recorded...