I'll try to answer as many of the questions raised as I can.
I'm guessing he got distracted by some "paying work".
Queue
Yup, that's exactly what happened. I'm just finishing up a 3 song demo for a group I've been recording since last Thursday. I did get a chance to use
the ECM8000 to record congas on Tuesday or Wednesday and it worked perfectly with the mic aimed down toward the top of the congas from about 18" above the congas. I recorded it flat, and all it needed was a little bass rolloff at 80Hz at mixdown to sit perfectly in the mix.
3 important questions here...
1) DO they have a mount of some sort, included?
2) Does the Behringer name rub off easily?
3) These wont work the same way as a coincident pair at 90 degree angles, will they? Whats the best call on overhead placement? Any comparison to the sm81's? Good clarity and air?
Tubedude
Yes, they have a really tightfitting micholder, a small foam windscreen, and a nice fitted case. The latch opens backwards from what you'd expect, so you hafta be careful when opening the case.
The name is etched in, but easy to hide by the holder. I like wide spaced omnis. You can also try ORTF and NOS spacing. For drums and some work, they would be much better than
the SM-81. Excellent detail and air.
If I remember this correct, these mics where once marketed as measurement mics for one of their units with analysing functionality. I also remember an engineer laughing his ass off when this unit was opened and electronically analysed and measured. Behringer had a huge correction curve for their own mics implanted.
So or this mic is far from straight frequency responce, or the unit was. I also heard the noise floor is relatively high.
Downside Studio
With the possible exception of B&K, and a couple of others, every mic has a sonic signature. I'd be willing to bet that the ECM8000 uses the stock WA60 omni capsule from Panasonic, just as most 1/4" measuring mics do, except this one sells for a small fraction of the others. Would it need some correction as a measuring mic? A little, so the fact that Behringer included that in the RTA would be a plus. Remember there are two types of omni - direct and diffused field. Both have different response curves on axis.
As far as noise in a condenser mic, a big part of that is diaphragm size, and those tradeoffs were discussed in another thread. Since I've been pretty busy, I haven't had a chance yet to try it on quiet acoustic guitars, to see if the self noise will be an issue.
As far as the actual frequency response, yes, I think it sounds pretty flat, with a slight rising characteristic on axis, but I don't have my mic testing facility anymore, so I can't gurantee that it's perfectly flat. So far, it sounds like my Audix TR-40 and that's worked well for me.
I hope to put it thru it's paces sometime this week, if things slow down here for a minute.
Does this cover everybody's questions?
What the?!?!?!
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