Groove Tubes mics, whose got em?

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So who has messed with these things? They sure do look purty. What could I expect from them?
 
I've got an Alesis GTam52 - not one of the ones reviewed in last months Recording mag. I purchased it in hopes of using it for vocals, but turns out I like an AT4033 or even sm57 better for that purpose. Luckily, the am52 is very nice for some high pressure signals like kick drum and bass. I really only use it for things along those lines, but I've had success with micing guitar amps with it too. It's a nice mic.
 
I have an AM-52 too and my impressions are the same as Vurt's except I also like the figure 8 pattern for doing middle/side miking of acoustic guitar and such.
 
Hey TR - I've read Harvey's long mic thread and the technical jargon of Wesley Dooley (AEA) that he refers to, but just don't completely grasp the whole idea of why m/s is so advantageous. The placement of the mics seem easy enough, but the the concept of manipulating each signal in the mix from stereo -> mono eludes me. Why would I use this if I don't give a shit whether or not my mix will be played through a tv, fm stereo, or other source that could go mono? I keep meaning to get off my ass and just experiment with it, but I keep thinking I'm missing something in the literature. What am I not understanding?
 
Even if you're not worried about mono compatibility, it can sound just glorious. Just nice and...stereo.
 
Well then I guess I just need to try it and stop reading so much into it. All the mysterious wording and shit surrounding it sure is annoying, though...

thanks
 
I have a pair of GT MD-6TMs which I've used mostly for MS projects. I've used them also for female vocals, on account of their warmth and accuracy.

The main advantage of using MS is that it's totally mono-compatible. Also, if you record 3 channels (middle, left, right (-left)), and mix from the 3 recorded tracks, you will have total control of the stereo image at the mix time, rather than at the time of recording.

Hope this helps


- Wil
 
If my memory serves (memory of the Gerst thread), the primary benefit of M/S stereo micing is the ability to adjust the width of the soundstage during mixing, with a method that may sound more natural than panning.
 
I have one of the new GT 66s, and I am very fond of it.

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