Big Bottom, Big Bottom, R84's gottem

toledo3 · 3rd March 2004

I picked up an R84 from Nathan at Atlas the day before yesterday.

Nathan and Bridgette are great people! It was nice to meet them in person

The least "gear-pimp" of gear pimps I have met. thumbsup Actually, you can tell that Nathan and Bridgette have a love for music that goes WAY beyond selling gear.

I am going to record a few soundclips off of the r84 and post them up in the next couple of days.

So far, I had one experience that was surprising. When I came home to plug it in and make sure everything was working, I happened to have a nylon string flamenco guitar by me. I would normally mic that with a small diaphragm condenser...

I put the r84 about a foot and a half away, in line with around the ninth fret, but angled in towards the soundhole. What a sound, with clear well defined low mids- you could at once hear each individual string, and each of the strings harmonics, with no blurring. Quite impressive. I have never heard that particular guitar sound so good, even when using c60. I was amazed at the preservation of the transient attack.

In the next few days as I fiddle with this, I will make some clips to post up here.

concentric · 3rd March 2004

Stoked!

I am so ready to pick one of these up. I have my eye on one at the local gear peddler.

I'm looking forward to the sound clips.

Jason

NathanEldred · 4th March 2004

George,

Thanks for the kind words!

How's the move going on the new rehearsal and studio space?

KBOY · 4th March 2004

Very much agreed! Just got mine last week and to me............I'm finding that if I stand in front of something or someone playing or singing and stick that mic there I get the most fantastic realism I've ever heard out of a mic. And mine is running through a dark pre, Vintech 1272. Next on the list is a pair of M160s for room mics and a second R84. Ribbons all the way man for digital.

KBOY

frist44 · 4th March 2004

i'm ready for some sound clips. Can you do some clean guitars by any chance? I've really thought about picking one up. I have a royer 121 but it's seem like it's sort of the opposite boat of the royers. It's hard to justify the cost when i have another $1000 ribbon sitting next to me.

Brandon

3rd March 2004	#1
toledo3 Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Funky Town FL Posts: 1,304 Thread Starter	Big Bottom, Big Bottom, R84's gottem I picked up an R84 from Nathan at Atlas the day before yesterday. Nathan and Bridgette are great people! It was nice to meet them in person The least "gear-pimp" of gear pimps I have met. thumbsup Actually, you can tell that Nathan and Bridgette have a love for music that goes WAY beyond selling gear. I am going to record a few soundclips off of the r84 and post them up in the next couple of days. So far, I had one experience that was surprising. When I came home to plug it in and make sure everything was working, I happened to have a nylon string flamenco guitar by me. I would normally mic that with a small diaphragm condenser... I put the r84 about a foot and a half away, in line with around the ninth fret, but angled in towards the soundhole. What a sound, with clear well defined low mids- you could at once hear each individual string, and each of the strings harmonics, with no blurring. Quite impressive. I have never heard that particular guitar sound so good, even when using c60. I was amazed at the preservation of the transient attack. In the next few days as I fiddle with this, I will make some clips to post up here. __________________ www.vimeo.com/georgetoledo www.myspace.com/xsongs "what me worry?"

3rd March 2004	#2
concentric Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Irvine Posts: 164	Stoked! I am so ready to pick one of these up. I have my eye on one at the local gear peddler. I'm looking forward to the sound clips. Jason __________________ Sonikwire Studios - A great place to record http://www.sonikwire.com

4th March 2004	#3
NathanEldred Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Central Florida Posts: 7,242	George, Thanks for the kind words! How's the move going on the new rehearsal and studio space? __________________ Nathan Eldred Visit Atlas Pro Audio

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KBOY Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2003 Location: philadelphia Posts: 945	Very much agreed! Just got mine last week and to me............I'm finding that if I stand in front of something or someone playing or singing and stick that mic there I get the most fantastic realism I've ever heard out of a mic. And mine is running through a dark pre, Vintech 1272. Next on the list is a pair of M160s for room mics and a second R84. Ribbons all the way man for digital. KBOY

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frist44 Gear addict Joined: Oct 2003 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 491	i'm ready for some sound clips. Can you do some clean guitars by any chance? I've really thought about picking one up. I have a royer 121 but it's seem like it's sort of the opposite boat of the royers. It's hard to justify the cost when i have another $1000 ribbon sitting next to me. Brandon