| squeegybug, I wasn't recommending the TT or the custom CS-1. I specifically recommended the ADK TL - which is neutral, unhyped, and doesn't sound anything like the other ADK mics you've used.
The Avenson's are great mics. I recommend them often. I also caution people who have rooms that they think may not flatter the overall recording - which is often the case.
If Kubilay gets a pair of transparent SDC omnis in his room and they don't work - that's the end of that. But with a 4-pattern transformerless mic that also sounds great - he's going to have a lot more choices.
And I also recommended the Peluso CEMC6's if a SDC pair is more important.
I've put up some Avenson's recently in room that didn't complement the overall sound of the guitar we were recording. So I put up a TL in cardioid and it worked great. Then I put up a pair of CEMC6's on the acoustic - and they were perfect. A little hint of the space immediately surrounding the guitar - but non of the fluttery early reflections splashing off the walls and ceiling that we'd been picking up with the omnis. We ended up tracking with a TL on vocals and a pair of cardioid CEMC6's on the acoustic guitar.
I use SDC omnis all the time. Omnis work great when they work. And when they don't work - they really don't work. |