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Originally posted by chessparov
The C1 was clearly superior to these two on my voice, along although YMMV. The 4033 seemed to emphasize nasality, and the MC012 has a "smaller" sound than the C1. |
I'm not sure if vocals is the best application with which to compare a small-diaphragm condenser to a medium-diaphragm condenser to a LDC. grggt It's kind of like saying "For my cough, I've tried cough medicine, decongestant, and an antihistamine, and the cough medicine seems to work the best." of course your mileage is going to vary, and it very well should.
The LDC will tend to be favored for vocals. The SDC will be a more likely choice on accoustic instruments and drum overheads, while a medium diaphgram will be more of jack-of-all mics.
And that theory seems to hold up pretty well in regards to all three mics you mention. Again, we're not really looking at any one of these mics being necessarily better than the other . . . although I would guess the Oktava and the AT 4033 have probably seen a lot more action in top recording studios (mostly on non vocal-related chores) than the C1 has, because they're more diverse mics, and quite possibly better at what they do.