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Originally Posted by redddog  I'll tell you, Michael from Bayview Sound(Cascade's distibutor) is not shy about his opinion of these two mics. He says the FH is hands down better than the Royer. |
No way. Maybe on some stuff. But a blanket statement like that is just wrong and reeks of hypey salesmanship. There is no doubt that on certain clips the Royer is a much more "expensive" and "better" sounding mic - leaving the FH souning like a cheap budget mic.
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Originally Posted by redddog What did you like the FH better on and what did you like the Royer better on?
Sounds like you'd pick the FH over the 84 either way. |
Each of the 3 mics had their place at times. Keep in mind that the arbitrary placement of the mics could make it lean towards picking any one over the other.
I liked the fatheads on some of the chunky rhythm stuff. I tended to like the 121 on the lead stuff. The Royer was definately a more "hi-fi" sound for lack of a better term. The 84 was a little too thick on most of the clips for my taste. Pulling the mics back a bit would probably have favored the 84 more, but that would have undoubtably left the fathead not sounding as good so..........placement is the wildcard here. Also, solo'd clips are good, but ultimately we always hear the sound in a mix, so my opinion could definately change depending on the song or density of the mix.
I kept wishing they had a Joly modded 205 in the shootoout, but I daresay that would have not been good for the fathead.
At any rate, it goes to show that the mics are very similar and that in certain circumstances, ANY of them could be the right pic, with any of the others following closely behind.