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Pohaku
The M500 is actually hyper cardioid. It has a BIG (around 6db, i think, i don't have time to check its sheet but you may check on the Beyer web site, they still have info about it) presence peak that makes it almost harsh, to me at least. I found it works better with male vocalists (not all, of course) then female. If the artist has some sibilance problem you are in for a treat....Now, that's really nothing that can't be cured with some subtractive eq so....no panic. Not your average smooth ribbon though. Another "issue" that i had with it and also with the M88 (still hyper) is that requires a certain degree of acquaintance from the singer. The pattern is pretty tight. Many singers would "feel" , hear and prefer more a Beta 58 or regular 58 than both these mikes. Even if they may sound worst, believe or not. The comfort factor is very important. If the singers are used to a certain mike, even if not the ideal one, recording time is not usually a good moment for having them to adapt to something else. Of course you may try...i always do. Cheers
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