Speeddemon said:
But seriously, if you already have 2 4033's and a NTK, what would you need the 3035 for? Wouldn't that be a bit of a step-down?
BTW, how DO you like the AT 4033's? Good on vocals, and ac.guitar? Have you tried it on guitar cabs as well?
I'm hung up between a AT4033-NT1000 and C1. (if the NTK REAALLLLLY sounds WAYYYYYY better, I might go with that)...
What are your thoughts?
Well,
I dont know if its a step down, per se. It just sounds llike a good deal from the price and what I've heard done with one...(see longwave's song, for instance.) I dont know what size the diapragm is.....thats the rub. See, the only LARGE diaphragm I still have is the NTK. The 4033's are technically more "medium" diaphragm. I dont know...like I said....I may go with something like the C3 just for the Multi pattern aspect just to get more out of a nice utility LD mic.
As for the 4033's, I CAN say I will never part with them. They are WAY too valuable to me. As overheads, they are SA-MOOTH! Guitar cabs....sweeeeet! Vox...very nuetral to my ears....does an EXCELLENT job of no nonsense vox. I havent tried it on acoustics though. The other day I used it as a room mic to capture a new song at band practice....worked wonderfully. These things are versatile, man!
The NTK...yes..a much different beast altogether. Another mic I cannot see parting with. There is something so cool about setting it up...with the power supply and all.
Vox...RIPS!!! I tried it on a bass cab....very nice! I tried it once about 1.5 feet and then about 4 feet in front of a kick drum (slightly above) for a "front of kit" sound.....I will DEFINITELY be doing that again. Still havent tried it on acoustics though. I did place it in front of my guitar cab....Very cool for the right application....kinda raunchy, in a good way.
The only thing I've used on acoustics are the "in question" 414 that a friend let me borrow and the ECM8000. The ECM was OK. My bass player said that it sounded JUST like my acoustic. I liked it.
The 414 was honestly too bright. I dont like that mic much at all. My drummer is a "real" engineer and I help him in the studio from time to time. He is a big fan of a real "hyped" sound. He uses the 414 on lots of stuff and loves it....it all sounds hyped to me and sometimes irritating.
The only time I liked it was once he recorded me doing a very "whispery talked" vocal....think Elliott Smith. He just gave me a mix he did with a band. The singer I know to be excellent. I was in the studio when he did the vocal....it was down to the U87 and the 414. The U87 sounded SO good I nearly wet myself....very realistic and warm. They ended up using the vocal tracked with the 414 and I personally find it grating. He said they used it because it sounded so "real and lifelike." My response was, "Dude....if that dude were right here singing in my face....he'd sound nothing like that. And if he did, I'd bust him in the grill!" (I'm not making this one up!)We argue these things all the time.
hope this long ass post does something for someone
heylow
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