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26th June 2009
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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Thread Starter | 3 Lower priced LDs I've rounded up three lower priced LD mics and put them in an array for a comparison. Here's a blog post with a couple of video clips documenting the process: Homebrewed Music − Mic Comparison – a Tutorial The three mics:Mics: CAD M179 Rode NT2a Audio-Technica AT3035 All in cardioid, all switches and pads neutral. Clips: http://www.homebrewedmusic.com/audio/20090625-J.wav http://www.homebrewedmusic.com/audio/20090625-K.wav http://www.homebrewedmusic.com/audio/20090625-L.wav PM or email me or post your identification of the clips in a comment at the Homebrewed blog and I'll respond with the key. Fran
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29th June 2009
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| 3 + infractions, forum membership suspended. Join Date: Oct 2008
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L- Sounds vintage, similar biased to old neumanns u47fet or u87, muddy, blurr, colored, darker decays and quiet attacks. J- Sounds metallic, cold. records fundamentals, sounds like the mic camera. that means the guitar could be like that. My personal taste: K **************** mic-pre & AD converter profire2626? cable brand & model? what mic needed the most gain? what mic needed the least gain? **************** about the salesman manipulating you to purchase the blue speaker. crap is crap... louder sounds more crap. infact, loudspeakers that have weak magnetic BL, or bad thermal disipation, when pushed harder/louder the frequency responce changes "worsens" like behringer old grey truth 2031a. also most class H amplifiers sounds better when used quiet, becouse almost all are class A/AB in the lower levels and change to class H in higher gains, some are class A and change to class AB like Krk exposé maybe vxt, but thats another story... becouse some class H sound better than some Class AB. adding a harmonic enhancer or EQ, or better cable, better amplifier if passive, maybe... but just 3dB? nah. but nice test anyway... | |
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30th June 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Copenhagen, DK
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So I preferred J :: Mads
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30th June 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2008
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| My preference order is K-J-L. |
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2nd July 2009
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| Gear nut Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Asheville, NC
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 | I would say the K sample would be the m179, just because of a lack of high end. I guess I'm comparing it to a 414 in its flat but dark sounding qualities, compared to other much more colored mikes. I would guess the J samples is the AT, and the L is the Rode....just guessing based on price. The AT pry doesn't have much warmth given it's cheep? So which is which? I'd really like to know. |
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17th October 2009
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal
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| Listening on headphones... J- I like this one the best. k- Almost identical to J, except, there's a boring quality to the melody L- I was distracted by the fret noise, so, my least favorite. |
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