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audiofreqs
New member
has power recieved their shipment of meekrophones yet?
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chessrock
Banned
You know, Alan's got an email address. And a web site.
And a PM box.
Even a telephone number.
And a PM box.
Even a telephone number.
alanhyatt
PMI Audio Group
audiofreqs said:
See my PM!
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acorec
Banned
alanhyatt said:
What is a Meekraphone?
This sounds interesting.
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jerfo
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acorec said:
It's one of the following:
1. A very humble and submissive Microphone.
2. A Joe Meek Microphone.
I have a pair of JM27 mics. They're a great value. I've gotten nice results from them as drum overheads and on acoustic guitar.
I believe that this thread was regarding a free mic rebate program that PMI Audio has been running for a while. In short, if you bought a Joe Meek preamp from an authorized retailer, you were eligible for a free mic. The details are here .
- Jerfo
alanhyatt
PMI Audio Group
acorec said:
The Meekrophone is a microphone. Perhaps a Meekacaster should be next!
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Quantagee
Banned
alanhyatt said:The Meekrophone is a microphone. Perhaps a Meekacaster should be next!
I saw one of these the other day at Harmony Central. Does it color the sound? How much does it cost? Will it record as well as a Gefell?
I like the green color, so I am assuming it colors the sound "green"?
I want one, can you tell me more about this mic?
I might also be interested in the Meekcaster, but I think the name sound s too much like the guitar. Anyway, I would like to know more. Thanks.
battleminnow
What's this button do?
I recieved mine a few weeks back and at first glance I am really impressed. We haven't put it through the ringer yet, but it looks promising on my voice at least. We have had it up in the control room for practice and it has been pleasant so far.
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Quantagee
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battleminnow said:
Really? How is it pleasant? Does it color the sound?
I have a few quality mics and I found them to be harsh sometimes. I think that the chinese mic builders have bad hearing. They all sound like this. I know that Joe Meek recorded to analog and he liked the color green I guess.
But, is your voice high or low? Raspy or smooth? I think if you can describe the sound for me in detail, I might be willing to buy this mic after I do a few more lawns. Unfortunately, my lawnmower needs a sparkplug and a tune up to run again. I don't really want to spend too much money on it because there are only like 8 weeks of summer left. I think that my next door neighbor has a push mower he will lend me, but it gets hot here and it might be too much work.
Anyway, I am concerned about the cost of this mic, how much is it?
Thanks.
alanhyatt
PMI Audio Group
The JM27 is colored, kind of dark and smooth, but it has pretty good top end as well. It can be bright or just right depending on the conditions. Like everything else, room conditions, experience and talent are all necessary for the makings of a great recording, but we have had wonderful results from this mic not only by our company, but many other positive comments from users.
Opinions will vary, but we think it is a very nice little mic for the money. It has it good points, and its weaknesses. It is not a Gefell by any means, but it does pretty well on its own. They sell for about $79.00
The Meekocaster was meant to be a joke....!
Opinions will vary, but we think it is a very nice little mic for the money. It has it good points, and its weaknesses. It is not a Gefell by any means, but it does pretty well on its own. They sell for about $79.00
The Meekocaster was meant to be a joke....!
battleminnow
What's this button do?
Well, like I said, I haven't really put it through the ringer, BUT...
Compared to my Shure ksm44, AT4040, Studio Projects B1 and M-audio Solaris, as well as the usual dynamic suspects (sm58, sm57, audix i5, audix om5, sennheiser 835) it has given the best sound when used in my normal practice environment, which is a room about 22x12 w/laminate floors and appropriate sound treatment (it's my studio control room.) It is used with another mic in the room for my bassist, and the acoustic guitar, bass and vocals all routed through a Mackie Onyx 1640 (main vocal through a meek twinq) into KRK V8 monitors w/the rp10 sub.
My voice is an aggressive rock vocal, like Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, or Live. I tend to blow out a lot of mics just due to SPL. My only complaint right off the bat is the mic's sensitivity to plosives, more so than my other mics. Even with a pop filter (stedman or nylon) I had to position myself a few extra inches back. But, when I got the positioning right, it really shined. There was a polish to it that even the ksm44 didn't have... read: on my voice.
I am going to track some tomorrow night with it and I'll let you know what I think after the fact.
Compared to my Shure ksm44, AT4040, Studio Projects B1 and M-audio Solaris, as well as the usual dynamic suspects (sm58, sm57, audix i5, audix om5, sennheiser 835) it has given the best sound when used in my normal practice environment, which is a room about 22x12 w/laminate floors and appropriate sound treatment (it's my studio control room.) It is used with another mic in the room for my bassist, and the acoustic guitar, bass and vocals all routed through a Mackie Onyx 1640 (main vocal through a meek twinq) into KRK V8 monitors w/the rp10 sub.
My voice is an aggressive rock vocal, like Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, or Live. I tend to blow out a lot of mics just due to SPL. My only complaint right off the bat is the mic's sensitivity to plosives, more so than my other mics. Even with a pop filter (stedman or nylon) I had to position myself a few extra inches back. But, when I got the positioning right, it really shined. There was a polish to it that even the ksm44 didn't have... read: on my voice.
I am going to track some tomorrow night with it and I'll let you know what I think after the fact.
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Quantagee
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alanhyatt said:The JM27 is colored, kind of dark and smooth, but it has pretty good top end as well. It can be bright or just right depending on the conditions. Like everything else, room conditions, experience and talent are all necessary for the makings of a great recording, but we have had wonderful results from this mic not only by our company, but many other positive comments from users.
Opinions will vary, but we think it is a very nice little mic for the money. It has it good points, and its weaknesses. It is not a Gefell by any means, but it does pretty well on its own. They sell for about $79.00
The Meekocaster was meant to be a joke....!
Can you tell me more about the top end please? I have a few chinese mics that I used to really like. However, my friends at Harmony Central all think it sounds too harsh. I don't know how to tell smooth from harsh. Is this something that a good mic pre-amp can fix? If I buy the green mic, will I have the same problem or should I just get a good pre-amp? I currently have Behringer pre-amps but am thinking of upgrading to something like a VTB1(?) I have heard from many here that it is a good high-end pre amp that will sound like a $1000 pre-amp. I might go in that direction if you tell me to.
Thanks alot.
alanhyatt
PMI Audio Group
battleminnow said:
Pete,
So you got the free JM37 deal with the purchase of the twinQ. Sorry for the delay on delivering the mic...
For the benefit of Quantagee, the JM37 is a fixed cardioid Large Diaphragm mic. There is also a JM37-DP that is dual pattern, so it adds an OMNI pattern and a dual pad switch for either 10 or 20dB of pad. The JM37 is very different from the JM27 which is a small diaphragm mic.
We have been getting very little feedback on the JM37, but all of it has been extremely good so far. Of course, your experience in your enviorment will differ than others Pete, but I am looking forward to your feedback and will appreciate any of your comments.
alanhyatt
PMI Audio Group
Quantagee said:
Quantagee,
You should not form an opinion of any mic based on what your friends tell you. You must decide if you like what you hear out of a microphone in your room. Innexpensive mikes serve many purposes. Some users never outgrow them, and others do moving on to expensive microphones. You can never have enough mikes in your locker as far as I am concerned. This is why innexpensive mikes are good to have becuase you can have lots of them that do specific things well.
Having top end is not necessarily a bad thing. I would much rather EQ top end out, then have to EQ it in! Smooth or harsh can very well be a result of the room or mic placement.
My experiences regarding the top end of the JM27 will be different than yours as well as your friends. Every room is different and mikes respond differently to every room.
The VTB1 is a very good mic amp for $99.00. It is not a $1,000 mic amp. We have had all kinds of reports from many good people including Dan Richards who frequents HR that the VTB1 did as good of a job for them as a $1,000 mic amp did, and we have seen others simply not like the VTB1, but I can't tell you that you will get this kind of result. Every mic and mic amp combination will only work as good as the room, the conditions, the engineers abilty to capture the performance and the talent.
Before you buy the JM27, you might want to let us all know what your specific application is and how you intend to use this mic. Is this just a vocal mic, or do you want it to do other things?
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Quantagee
Banned
alanhyatt said:
I think that the VTB1 may be what I should get. I was talking to my friend (you know, over at Harmony Central) and he was telling me that the VTB1 is a great pre-amp and all that I will ever need. I have $70 and will cut a few more lawns this week to get the rest. I got set back alittle because my lawnmower needed a new sparkplug and a tuneup. It wouldn't start. I asked my neighbor if I could borrow his, but he only had a pushmower. It was just too hot to use it. So, I spent $30 to fix MY lawnmower and now I only have $70 left.
Anyway, to make a long story short, I will have the $79 this weekend. I will order next week if my friends comes over my house and checks my monitors. He thinks that they might be trash and said that my money would be better spent on monitors. Well, I told him what you said and I am now making up my mind.
Thanks so much.
noisedude
New member
You're hilarious, man. Hilarious.
alanhyatt
PMI Audio Group
noisedude said:
Thanks to an unnamed person, I now get it as well....Dupped!!!!!!
noisedude
New member
No harm in that ... so are you in the UK at the moment? Got caught up in the mess in London yet?
alanhyatt
PMI Audio Group
noisedude said:
No man, terrible thing to happen.... I leave on Saturday, so you will get the threeQ's next week. The old warehouse really messed us up, but that is over now...
Anyway, I arrive Sunday at noon. I will be in touch next week. Justin is getting the new server up so the forum will be back up in a couple of days...Finally