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Wtf is a PRS
Yes .. some know im new and im all full of questions. Now i have some mic questions.

I have just come to own three mics and im not sure what benefits they would serve me. OR more to the point what i should be using them for in a Recording scenario .. if of course they are worth using in recording at all.

the mikes would be a Samson R11 Hypercardioid Dynamic, An AKG D 1200 E, and your run of the mill Radio shack Optimus 33-7058 ("higher end" Unidirectional radio shack mic. blue in color)

The AKG is confusing casue it has a little switch on it on the bottom B,M,S, ???

any pointers would be great.

Thanks
 
Sounds like different pickup patterns... which I know nothing about...
 
Atom Bomb said:
The AKG D 1200 E is confusing casue it has a little switch on it on the bottom B,M,S, ???
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On most mics the M S positions usually refer to Music and Speech. The AKG D 1200 E however is different.

The B refers to Bass: no rolloff and maximum proximity effect.

The M refers to Medium: some bass rolloff to correct for proximity effect and recommended for orchestral use.

The S refers to Sharp: a sharp bass rolloff in situations where feedback can occur.

It was a pretty good mic when it was popular in the 60's.
 
Ok. thats a huge help. Would the AKG be of any use for miking a guitar amp ? I am usually recording loud heavy dirty guitars? And if not that what would be a good one to reccomend for use for this application.
 
I dont think it would sound great on an amp..It was primarily designed for vocals "i think" so the frequency response is going to accomodate that. I can tell you though that the MXL1006 sounds great on guitar, is made in the same factory is the ADK TLS and has a frequency response similar to schoeps. You can get a pair , cables and mounts for only 200 bucks. They are great sounding mics and the hidden gems of the music world.
 
The AKG would probably be okay for recording electric guitar. I still have one of those mics, which I bought new in 1972, and it's good.

The Samson and Radio Shack? While it's true you can record anything with any mic, don't expect it to sound great.
 
BigRay said:
I dont think it would sound great on an amp..It was primarily designed for vocals "i think" so the frequency response is going to accomodate that.
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aren't all the best guitar amp mics vocal mics?
 
nothing to hear. just an observation...lets see here...57, 421, 635a, re-20, 4033...
 
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