Check this mic sound out....

[tubedude]

If you haven't heard this yet, check it out. It speaks tons.
This was recorded by Longwave using an AT 3035 into a Joe Meek VC1 as the preamp. I think you'll be quite surprised at the outcome. Very nice.
Anyone else have this mic yet?

http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/rockpop/longwave/

Listen up to at least the 1st chorus, as that is where it really shines.
8th street has the 3035 WITH boom stand and cable for $199.
Pretty damn cheap considering what he got out of it for this track, especially.
Hey Longwave, post some more on your chain and what you've got going (converters, etc).
Peace.

 

[Dolemite]

The track itself sounds great, seriously...but if I'm correctly interpreting the influence of the mic, I'd have to say that the AT3035 sounds a little dull. I think the doubling masks this in the chorus, but I can really hear it in the verses.

 

[tubedude]

All I'm saying is that for under $200, it sounds pretty damn good. I kind of like the "dullness" as you put it. Doesnt sounds as hyped.. the hyped sound is a cheap sound to me. This sounds a little thicker than most mics under $200. At least it seems to. There is a weirdness somewhere in the lower mids or somewhere that sounds a tad strange, but I think overall worth every sent. At least as far as I can tell. Might be different actually owning it.

I was just raising awareness.

 

[wes480]

yeah i think that a lot of it has to do with something that is pleasing to listen to being posted

more so, the way it was produced..it was well done..good vocals..etc. You probably wouldn't think the mic sounded as good if Joe Bloe was humming twinkle twinkle little star into a centered track.

Not saying the mic isn't good...point I am making is you work with what you have...and in the end a 100 dollar or a 700 dollar mic can both give you results you can be very proud of. Just my 2 cents, as usual.

 

[tdukex]

I think it sounds awesome, but I think the VC1Q might have had a lot to do with that.

 

[charger]

I have heard the same sort of weird lower midrange "heat" in my 4033. To me it just sounds a little bit distorted, and it definitely has an AT character I recognize. But I'd love to get a vocalist of this type in front of about 12 mics to hear the differences.

 

[Dolemite]

All I'm saying is that for under $200, it sounds pretty damn good. I kind of like the "dullness" as you put it. Doesnt sounds as hyped.. the hyped sound is a cheap sound to me. This sounds a little thicker than most mics under $200. At least it seems to. There is a weirdness somewhere in the lower mids or somewhere that sounds a tad strange, but I think overall worth every sent. At least as far as I can tell. Might be different actually owning it.

I was just raising awareness.

Yeah...I know what you mean. Can you tell I'm getting used to my cheap-ass condensers?

I was mainly just trying to describe what I was hearing, I'm not sure if I can attribute it to the mic or not. I think smooth/dull is better than crisp/harsh most of the time.

 

[JuSumPilgrim]

It definitely has an AT sound. Which is basically a nice midrange presence with a nonhyped top end. Like the 4033, the 3525 (which almost sounds like the air was sucked out) and a little like the 4050 (which is a bigger sound) the track sits in the mix nicely. AT generally excels at mature, fairly flat mics that can be used in alot of dif applications and thats what the 3035 sounds like to me in this song. I think the 3035 lost out to the other mics around the $200 point bec it doesnt sparkle and doesnt have the classic condenser (neumann) sound with the overhyped sizzle which is what most homerecrs are going for. The less hyped the mic the more you can do with it.

Overall its a very nice mix. Id be curious to know how much he EQd the vocals and whether this track was mastered. It sounds like it was.

 

[LongWaveStudio]

**helloooo**....


ok, im the guy that produced it. i see you've all been talking behind my back! haha! lol


wes480, i have way more expensive mics which i recorded her infront of, but, i think it was the fact that she was well positioned and the AT really suited her voice. I had a U87 on her which sounded too open for my liking. the solid tube was next up which had an awesome sound and i tested that with her too. id only used the AT once before and i had no idea how much it cost (was only trying out at the time). i put that on her, and it was like 'yes!'. it seemed to sound a bit more, hmm, 'there'. the solidtube also emphasised a little too much siblance and i didn't wanna go into de-essing and whatever. the mp3 converstion seems to have increased the siblance, but it is not that loud on the real version. bruce has had the same problem, i noticed.

bottom line, the price of the mic doesn't bother me, it's what sound i can get out of it is what matters.

JuSum, i really didn't touch EQ that much, I cut an extreemly tiny bit at 1kHz, and i inserted a low cut filter from the joe meek.

thanks guys,
romesh

 

[tdukex]

LongWaveStudio

Did you compress the vocals at all? If so, what settings?

 

[mgiles7]

I have been hearing the word "Hyped" a lot lately, and have come to the realization that I am not quite sure what everyone means by this. Is it the same as say exagerated? If anyone could give me a laymans answer for this or point me to site that might explain it plainly, I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Matt

 

[tdukex]

You've already figured it out. Exaggerated is a good synonym for hyped. In context, most people use it to refer to an "exaggerated" higher frequency response of a particular mic.

 

[mgiles7]

Ok, I might be stating the obvious here, but it is good for me to talk things out. If I was recording a demo for an Opera company, and I wanted the most accurate sound of my voice, I would not want a hyped Mic - True or False?

And while I am on the subject, Are the ecm8000's a good thing to invest in, if I want an accurate sound?

Thanks for youe help.

Matt

 

[wilkee]

It has become the norm for most people to prefer a sound off their mikes that have a presence boost and it can sometimes come as a shock to hear mikes that have a flat response i.e. words like dull, No air etc. etc. spring to mind.

I find the ecm8000 too be very accurate with only the slightly elevated noise floor stopping me from using them to record acoustic instruments. For this duty I stick to my Sennheiser Omni's (or my Rode NT3s if I want the Presence boost?)

 

[h kuhn]

Ok, I might be stating the obvious here, but it is good for me to talk things out. If I was recording a demo for an Opera company, and I wanted the most accurate sound of my voice, I would not want a hyped Mic - True or False?

And while I am on the subject, Are the ecm8000's a good thing to invest in, if I want an accurate sound?

Thanks for youe help.

Matt

If you are looking for a measurement type mic, you might also want to look into the earthworks sro. They are a bit noisy, but judge yourself, you can listen to a clip recorded w/ a pair of sros here:

and

Beware: the music is abit "folcloristic"