One of my Oktava MC012's lost a screw... inside!

[Steve Henningsgard]

So I've got three Oktava MC012's: a well-matched pair (which are still fine, thank god) and a third single one that I use for things like ride/hats/hi-toms/whatever: it's just nice to have around.

I was tracking drums the other day, and I kept getting this odd, loud 'click' sound in the hi-tom mic (my third MC012). At first I figured it was a poor cable connection, so I went and checked both ends, which were snug with a good cable. I went back into the control room and had him hit the tom a couple of times. The problem seemed to have gone away, so we started tracking again. Sure enough, the sound came back! I was using a rim-mounted mic clip (as I didn't have any extra stands due to my low-budget operation) so I figured maybe he was rim-shotting the tom, which was nearly parallel to the ground (his style). I used one of my socks to isolate the mic and had him test it out again. Hitting the tom everything seemed fine, but on a verse where he was keeping the beat with his hats, the sound would come back whenever he closed the hats! I was pretty damn confused at this point, so I went and took the mic off of the stand to take a look at it... and heard a noise inside, like something clanking around inside! Shit!

I looked the mic over, and noticed one of the three "screw-type things" at the base was missing. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what happened, of course, so I went and got a small screwdriver to try to un-screw the two remaining "screw-type things" and try to take the mic apart to remove the offending "screw-type thing" that was f*cking up my signal. All I managed to do was nearly strip one of them, and couldn't entirely remove either of them. The bottom of the mic wouldn't budge, and as I'm not familiar with the inner-workings of this particular mic, I wasn't about to apply a huge amount of force to the housing as I'd think this would be a really easy fix once I got inside of it.

Anybody else have this problem and/or know how the hell to take this thing apart? I really like this mic and would rather not have to replace it just because a stupid screw-type thing was stuck inside of it!

 

[faderbug]

ok i haven't tried this on that spicific mic but you prob have to screw them inwards, the part of the screw that's showing is the thinner top section of a much thicker screw. so by 'tightening' them you're actually loosening them.

i hope this is making any sense.

 

[faderbug]

ok i haven't tried this on that spicific mic but you prob have to screw them inwards, the part of the screw that's showing is the thinner top section of a much thicker screw. so by 'tightening' them you're actually loosening them.

i hope this is making any sense.

 

[Steve Henningsgard]

ok i haven't tried this on that spicific mic but you prob have to screw them inwards, the part of the screw that's showing is the thinner top section of a much thicker screw. so by 'tightening' them you're actually loosening them.

i hope this is making any sense.

Definitely a possibility, but I'm worried that all I will accomplish is to put one or two more screw-type-things into the mic housing :/

Thanks for the suggestion though! I'll try googling for more info...

 

[faderbug]

listen dude you can google all you want but that's just the way you open up these mics.

 

[Steve Henningsgard]

listen dude you can google all you want but that's just the way you open up these mics.

Listen pal, you said yourself that you've never tried it with this specific microphone, and as the problem I have is directly related to screwing one of the 'screw-type-things' in too far, I feel extra research is warranted. No need to be hostile. As it turns out, yes these particular mics do open up the way your previous experience had suggested. Henceforth, if you'd rather not come off as a jackass, I'd recommend reviewing your comments to be sure they come of the way you intended.

 

[faderbug]

ok mate, it's your microphone do with it whatever you like.

 

[Steve Henningsgard]

ok mate, it's your microphone do with it whatever you like.

Are you even reading my posts? Or yours?

 

[faderbug]

Are you even reading my posts? Or yours?

i can only say the same. and don't call me a jackass please.

why do some people always resort to insults?

 

[faderbug]

ok i tried this on my own 012 and you have to turn the screws the OTHER way to screw them INWARDS because that's the ONLY way to disassemble the microphone.

period.

 

[Steve Henningsgard]

I can assure you, I very thoroughly read through posts I make, and the responses I receive. Please don't take my thoroughness as hostility or insults; I'm simply clarifying the situation and suggesting that if your intention is to represent yourself as a knowledgeable and helpful poster, it would behoove you to read over your posts and think about how what your saying might come off to those reading it.

Now to clarify.


-First, you suggested that, while you had no prior experience with this particular microphone, you MIGHT have to turn the screws a certain way to disassemble the microphone:

ok i haven't tried this on that spicific mic but you prob(ably) have to screw them inwards...

-As you seemed unsure of the particular workings of my specific microphone, I responded that I appreciated your input, but wanted to do some further research to be sure I wouldn't be exacerbating the problem by unintentionally screwing the screws into the casing:

Thanks for the suggestion though! I'll try googling for more info...

Notice the complete lack of hostility.



-You responded in a very condescending manner:

listen dude you can google all you want but that's just the way you open up these mics.

Which I didn't appreciate, but assumed you might have mis-interpreted the nature of my previous post mentioning a google search, and so I tried to clarify:

Listen pal, you said yourself that you've never tried it with this specific microphone...

-And then proceeded to tell you that my research had indeed confirmed your hypothesis:

...and as the problem I have is directly related to screwing one of the 'screw-type-things' in too far, I feel extra research is warranted. No need to be hostile. As it turns out, yes these particular mics do open up the way your previous experience had suggested.

-And tried to point out that, while your intent may be to help, you were coming off in a way you might not have intended:

Henceforth, if you'd rather not come off as a jackass, I'd recommend reviewing your comments to be sure they come of the way you intended.

-Your following, most recent post proved that you were indeed neglecting to read my posts, as I had just mentioned that you were correct about the disassembly of my microphone:

ok i tried this on my own 012 and you have to turn the screws the OTHER way to screw them INWARDS because that's the ONLY way to disassemble the microphone.

period.

And so I will repeat myself one more time:

Henceforth, if you'd rather not come off as a jackass, I'd recommend reviewing your comments to be sure they come of the way you intended. Please read through all previous posts thoroughly before responding.

 

[liv_rong]

We can all learn something from this thread...two things actually

 

[crazydoc]

steve.h
"All Criticism Welcome"

Apparently not.

 

[Steve Henningsgard]

We can all learn something from this thread...two things actually

Eh?

steve.h
"All Criticism Welcome"

Apparently not.

Huh? I wasn't aware I was being criticized! The only thing I was having a problem with was faderbug's attitude.


I generally like this forum, but this thread's full of complete fucking idiots.