AT 3060 Tube Mic

[Buffalo Bob]

Anyone have a price or a source for these? There's an ad in TapeOp, and it looks very interesting. I can't find anyone who has one!

thanks,


Bob

 

[Track Rat]

Seen the same ad Bob and was also wondering. I wonder which cap they're using.

 

[Flatpicker]

I believe it was just introduced at NAMM. You can check it out here. http://www.audio-technica.com/prodpro/profiles/AT3060.html Not sure I like the frequency response curve. I doubt anyone would have one yet. Even though it solely runs off phantom power, it doesn’t appear to require any more current than their other mics. I don’t see how they do that – but hey, if it works, it works.
-Flatpicker

 

[c9-2001]

yea i', with Flatpicker on the responce...
everyone is making affordable tube mics these days..how much should this mic be?? less than the at4040? i have a friend that plans on buying a 4040 by the end of feb...

 

[Buffalo Bob]

I just looked at that chart again. Looks like it just dies above 10k. ?????

WTF?

 

[Track Rat]

Looks like an 8-10dB roll between 10k out to 20k. That's not necessarily a bad thing. I'd like to hear it on vocals.

 

[Buffalo Bob]

Me too, Spanky!

 

[darrin_h2000]

If anyone could sing above 10,000 cycles they should choose another mic, and jion the Circus, because you ought to be in a freak show. Nobody will accuse it of being too bright.

 

[Buffalo Bob]

Hey Darrin -

I understand that you record folk people. What do you use for a recorder - computer or stand alone DAW?


Bob

 

[littledog]

If anyone could sing above 10,000 cycles they should choose another mic, and jion the Circus, because you ought to be in a freak show.

That's a little misleading. While no one sings fundamental pitches that high, there is plenty of information in that range from upper harmonic overtones, consonant transients, and breath. If you don't believe me, put a brickwall filter at 10k on some of your vocal tracks and see if you can't hear a lot of the life sucked out of them. Hell, even the SM57 will pick up stuff a lot higher than that.