Gearslutz.com - View Single Post - Building an effects microphone out of an old telephone
View Single Post
Old 27th September 2007   #9
joeq
Lives for gear
 
Joined: Jun 2002
Location: New York
Posts: 9,885

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaymes G View Post
I was wondering if you could elaborate a little on your experiences with this microphone. What a great idea!

Have you used it on strictly vocal stuff or did you ever mic up a guitar cabinet with it? More input please....

It does seem like a logical way to go to achieve that 'telephone' sound...you seem to hear that everywhere these days.
I never miced up a guitar cabinet or a drum set with it, just used it in some "silly" applications on vocals.

I have had rappers use it for skits, and this comedy writer I work with has used it on a couple of tunes.

I have plugged it into a guitar amp - I just plug it straight in, without the DI - and then miced up the speaker to get an even more filtered sound.

I suppose it would be worth a shot to try it in a wider variety of applications.

If it turns out to be TOO low-fi for you, you might be interested in the Copperphone mic. Judging from the posted samples, it has that same band-limited tone, but a nice clarity at the same time.
__________________
.

“What you ask about is music. What you like is sound. Now music and sound are akin, but they are not the same.”
— Confucius
joeq is online now   Reply With Quote