formerlyfzfile
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OK Chessrock here ya go.
Well .... my first impressions are VERY favorable.
I set up both mics (plugged everything in starting with the mic 1st and then plugged the PS in....no switch) and let them warm up for about 15 minutes while I scarfed down some grub.
I set up the mics into my Tascam M30 board with the 20dB pad on and then to my Delta 44 into Sound Forge 5.0 and recorded in 24/96.
First up was my clasical (which needs new strings) and I usually play it like an acoustic (i.e. with a pick and strummy) as I am not a very good finger picker.
The sound was very present and detailed and .......... well......warm.
The mic did not sound dark by any means but it just had a softness to it.
I played a lot of dense cords and a lot of full barre chords and it really had great detail and didnt "fuzz out" the low strings in those denser chords.
The mics definitely have a very pronounced proximity effect.
They can get righteously BOOOOOMMY up real close.
These mics are solid (all brass) and heavy and seem very well constructed.
I would use one as a hammer to bust up the MXL v93 I used to have if I had to any day.
Shockmount is metal framed and had two hefty elastic thgamajiggys.
I like this type of shock mount in that it only contacts the mic at the bottom where a brass nut screws the bottom plate of the mount to the bottom of the mic and the cable connect through the nut.
Not real overly sensative to bumps and knocks on the mic stand...... I might have to get heavier duty mic stand for these things.
I tried many positions with the guitar ...... by moving myself and the guitar rather than the mics because it was faster.
About four inches off of the neck/body joint aimed slightly inward yeilded the best sound tonight.
These were quick and dirty tests.
I only so far tonight did each mic seperately and not stereo yet because my recording area is a mess with re-setting up some stuff so was getting frustrated trying to position the two mic stands.
Tomorrow I will put em up stereo.
Individually they sound the same to me. I cant really hear any noticable difference between the two.
So then I did my voice (which is not musical in any way) and it really kinda complimented my nasaly voice well....... took some edge off and with a little prox effect I could give a some more body to it.
Oddly.......though it took some trebly edge off my voice in general......it was pretty sensative to lip noise and the clickety wet sounds ...........
yet handled plosives very well.
Normally I would set up a pop screen but didnt bother tonight.
Next was electric guitar.
YEAH baby!!!!
Strat into my little Tech 21 tradmark 10 on tweed/low gain/with the drive at about 6-7 a splash of reverb and the master at 6.
8) :wink:
Butter.
Silk butter melt in your mouth smooth and delicious.
I think I may like this better than an SM57 on the cloth.
I wont commit to that yet because I really love the sound of a 57 on the cloth but goddam!!!
This mic sounded abolutely awsome on the guitar amp.
Up real close it was pretty bassy (not too muddy) but at about 6" out from center cone its killer.
So I wont get to try em out as overheads anytime soon ..... i dont think.... but so far it was a 200 bucks well spent.
Tomorrow I will check out the stereo sound.
-mike
Well .... my first impressions are VERY favorable.
I set up both mics (plugged everything in starting with the mic 1st and then plugged the PS in....no switch) and let them warm up for about 15 minutes while I scarfed down some grub.
I set up the mics into my Tascam M30 board with the 20dB pad on and then to my Delta 44 into Sound Forge 5.0 and recorded in 24/96.
First up was my clasical (which needs new strings) and I usually play it like an acoustic (i.e. with a pick and strummy) as I am not a very good finger picker.
The sound was very present and detailed and .......... well......warm.
The mic did not sound dark by any means but it just had a softness to it.
I played a lot of dense cords and a lot of full barre chords and it really had great detail and didnt "fuzz out" the low strings in those denser chords.
The mics definitely have a very pronounced proximity effect.
They can get righteously BOOOOOMMY up real close.
These mics are solid (all brass) and heavy and seem very well constructed.
I would use one as a hammer to bust up the MXL v93 I used to have if I had to any day.
Shockmount is metal framed and had two hefty elastic thgamajiggys.
I like this type of shock mount in that it only contacts the mic at the bottom where a brass nut screws the bottom plate of the mount to the bottom of the mic and the cable connect through the nut.
Not real overly sensative to bumps and knocks on the mic stand...... I might have to get heavier duty mic stand for these things.
I tried many positions with the guitar ...... by moving myself and the guitar rather than the mics because it was faster.
About four inches off of the neck/body joint aimed slightly inward yeilded the best sound tonight.
These were quick and dirty tests.
I only so far tonight did each mic seperately and not stereo yet because my recording area is a mess with re-setting up some stuff so was getting frustrated trying to position the two mic stands.
Tomorrow I will put em up stereo.
Individually they sound the same to me. I cant really hear any noticable difference between the two.
So then I did my voice (which is not musical in any way) and it really kinda complimented my nasaly voice well....... took some edge off and with a little prox effect I could give a some more body to it.
Oddly.......though it took some trebly edge off my voice in general......it was pretty sensative to lip noise and the clickety wet sounds ...........
yet handled plosives very well.
Normally I would set up a pop screen but didnt bother tonight.
Next was electric guitar.
YEAH baby!!!!
Strat into my little Tech 21 tradmark 10 on tweed/low gain/with the drive at about 6-7 a splash of reverb and the master at 6.
8) :wink: Butter.
Silk butter melt in your mouth smooth and delicious.
I think I may like this better than an SM57 on the cloth.
I wont commit to that yet because I really love the sound of a 57 on the cloth but goddam!!!
This mic sounded abolutely awsome on the guitar amp.
Up real close it was pretty bassy (not too muddy) but at about 6" out from center cone its killer.
So I wont get to try em out as overheads anytime soon ..... i dont think.... but so far it was a 200 bucks well spent.
Tomorrow I will check out the stereo sound.
-mike
saw one for $250 somewhere though...ok I am lying...