Recent content by Mark H.

I'm glad to have Studio Projects represented here. I welcome information from manufacturers and distributors, and especially any and all input from PMI Audio regarding their products and experience. Many thanks to Alan and Justin for participating in this forum. Sincerely, Mark H.

>Just curious if anyone's tried anything that's improved it significantly in the areas I just mentioned? Matthew Baker did the Dorsey mod on my V67m a couple of years ago. I liked it as a stock mic, and I like the modded version as well, but I never had the chance to compare them directly. In...

Rocker, you bought the A Design, tried it, didn't like it, got your money back. Few deals in life are more fair than that. It's unfortunate that you had to re-record some of your tracks, but was it worth becoming "very angry" about it? The product's rep agreed with you about the product's...

What's the difference between the re20 and re27? The RE27 uses neodymium magnets to produce 6db higher output (according to EV) and it has a nicer physical appearance. The RE20 is matte grey, while the RE27 has a semi-polished champagne finish. The RE27 street price is about $50 more than the...

It's called a zeppelin, after the German airship of the same name. It's a type of windscreen that goes over a shotgun microphone. A good zep costs $260 or more, in addition to the cost of the shotgun mic with which it's used. If you're going to do film-style sound acquisition outdoors, you'll...

Here's an interesting article on three reasonably priced shotgun mics: http://www.lafcpug.org/reviews/review_shotgun_mic.html If you do a Google search on "shotgun mics" or "outside recording shotgun" you'll get results ranging from film applications to birdsong acquisition. The Schoeps site...

There's a fellow on eBay (drtaudio) who is selling the Apex 460 kit for US$279. His claims are as follows: ***** "These are the preliminary results of a microphone shootout at The Factory studios here in Vancouver with a APEX 460 multi-pattern tube microphone used on vocals and acoustic...

There's more information about the Tascam 488 at: http://www.homerecording.com/tas488.html Best wishes, Mark H.

http://www.marantzpro.com/Products/docs/PMD670_media_times.pdf For stereo PCM at 44.1 Khz, a 64 MB CompactFlash card in the PMD 670 would hold approximately 6 minutes of sound recording. Mark H.

Don't beat yourself up, Rochey. It's not the SPL from speaking, it's the plosive sound effects of Rap with the lips held close to the mic that'll do the damage. Press your lips together, tighten your diaphragm, and release your breath onto your fingertips. You'll feel a LOT of pressure! It's why...

For the amount of money that many home recordists are willing to spend, consideration of a mic preamp's "coloration" is important. When you start listening to preamps that cost $600 per channel and up, often it is their LACK of coloration that becomes more important. Unfortunately, no "preamp...

In my limited experience with some of the mics you mention, the AT 4060 and the Studio Projects T-3 are both outstanding, and listening to comparison recordings, I found the AT 4060 to be much better than the M-147. Since no one else has mentioned this, in practice, a dynamic such as the...

In my limited experience with them, the Kiwi cables have given good service with different brands of mics. I even tried a pair of BLUE Kiwi cables as interconnects between a Mark Levinson No. 26 preamp and No. 27 stereo amplifier. The 20-foot balanced run very slightly hardened the overall...

Yes, the Chinese company 797 Audio makes microphones similar to those made by other companies. They also are the manufacturing partner for the Studio Projects line of microphones, which are made to Studio Projects' specifications. I can certainly vouch for Weston Ray's honesty and integrity, so...

What a gentlemanly and thoughtful thread. It is refreshing to read all of your good comments and support for one another's ideas. As a consumer, I tend to bridge the two worlds of pro audio and hi-fi. I'm barely a beginning recordist with little experience, but I've listened a great deal over...