SP C3/Thanks

[Richard Monroe]

Well, I never got to audition a C3 because the dealers in the Boston area went flaky and Alan really doesn't have local people right now. So I broke one of my most hallowed rules and bought the puppy, because I needed a large diaphragm omni and a cardioid that doesn't have a tube. I was looking for something more accurate and with a little less self noise than AKG Solid Tube.
I really just want to thank all you guys for turning me on to a whole lot of high quality mid-priced gear. If it weren't for this BBS, I probably wouldn't know about The Sound Room, Envoice, Studio Projects, ART, and many others. Please, spam me some more, as long as the gear is worthy. This mic simply rocks!
It seems to like quite a bit of tewb drive from the DBX, but when it has that, it has the same usable proximity I get from AKG dynamics on stage. When I move relative to the mic, I get the same controllable proximity shift I'm used to. (I've spent a hell of a lot more time singing to cheap dynamics than condenser mics.)
On Monday, I get to plug it into Joe Meek twinQcs, and we'll try "tube" drive. With the addition of AKG D112 for standup bass and kick, the first phase (what I can afford now) of the mic cabinet is complete. For all your good advice, I'd like to thank Alan Hyatt, chessrock,harvey,octoruss,track rat,knownuttin,blue bear,and countless others here.
I had the first consulting visit with Aidas Kupcinskas, the engineer for the first real commercial project, and he thanked me for making his job easy.- "You got good musicians with great instruments. You spent the money wisely on good gear, and the room is basically OK. Good Job." That thanks goes to everybody who helped out here. Now can I *please* stop reading tech sheets and play?- Richie
P.S.- It seems only fitting that with this post, I'm a senior member. I don't know if I'll ever be able to wash this keyboard...

 

[crawdad]

Its great to read a thread like this. I too have learned tons from being here. Hearing this really validates the time everybody puts in to help everybody else. Its cool to see the good things that happen when info gets shared and it makes me feel good that you are getting the seal of approval on your studio. If only the rest of the world could be like this board, we'd have a better world.

 

[Richard Monroe]

One minor annoyance I hadn't previously noted about the C3- unlike my AKG's, you can't use the pad and the bass cut simultaneously. Of course I can work around this, but for some configurations, I need both. In particular, the remote setup uses a battery powered mixer that only provides 18v of phantom power, and the pad is useful because of a shortage of headroom, gain is boosted at the board. I know this is minor, as most setups would not use a pad and a high pass filter simultaneously. Just thought I'd pass on the observation.-Richie