Mic question

amanitas · 25th March 2003

Given the choice of a Manley Gold Reference or a Lawson L47mp, which would you choose? I'm just doing some preliminary research and I wanna know if any of you have an opinion either way?

NathanEldred · 25th March 2003

Both, and many others.hippie

death

littledog · 25th March 2003

My opinion is useless, since I've only tried one (L47).

But for what it's worth, it's a hell of a mic.

There are a few things I wouldn't use it on:

close mic'ing snare or toms (it probably would sound great, but it's too damn big, plus I don't want it getting clobbered by a stick.)

stereo applications (except for M-S, because I only have one, duh!)

tambourines, triangles, etc. (my earthworks qtc's are much better on jangly things).

loud trombone (I like my Royer 121 for that)

Other than those (and maybe a couple of things i forgot) it's pretty much my go to mic: vocals, acoustic guitar, saxes, guitar amps, acoustic bass... pretty much you name it.

I'd love to try a Manley some day. But I've never heard anyone getting really passionate about it... might just be I'm not hanging out with the right crowd!

Given my satisfaction with the L47, what I'd REALLY like to try next is the Lawson version of the ELAM. In both cases (the L47 and the ELAM knock-off) it seems like Lawson comes in at a significantly better price than some of it's competitors like Soundelux.

25th March 2003	#1
amanitas Gear addict Joined: Mar 2003 Location: LA Posts: 431 Thread Starter	Mic question Given the choice of a Manley Gold Reference or a Lawson L47mp, which would you choose? I'm just doing some preliminary research and I wanna know if any of you have an opinion either way? __________________ Danny T. Levin Mushroom Stamp Productions Horns: Trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, valve trombone, slide trombone, euphonium, marching baritone, alto horn, slide trumpet - arrangements, solos, etc.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Question for Steve (Remoteness) re: drum mic	Robobo1	Remote Possibilities in Acoustic Music & Location Recording	57	2 Days Ago 08:05 PM
Abbey Road session mic question	cravenmonket	So much gear, so little time!	3	1st December 2011 08:30 AM
Drum Session + Mics question...	strat+ac30	So much gear, so little time!	3	10th March 2008 02:01 PM
Quick Question About A Mic...	Smitty Boy	Rap + Hip Hop engineering & production	5	23rd January 2007 04:42 PM
General mic pre question for location recording	leddy	Remote Possibilities in Acoustic Music & Location Recording	7	6th May 2006 07:58 PM

25th March 2003	#2
NathanEldred Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Central Florida Posts: 7,242	Both, and many others.hippie death

25th March 2003	#3
littledog Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Boston area Posts: 874	My opinion is useless, since I've only tried one (L47). But for what it's worth, it's a hell of a mic. There are a few things I wouldn't use it on: close mic'ing snare or toms (it probably would sound great, but it's too damn big, plus I don't want it getting clobbered by a stick.) stereo applications (except for M-S, because I only have one, duh!) tambourines, triangles, etc. (my earthworks qtc's are much better on jangly things). loud trombone (I like my Royer 121 for that) Other than those (and maybe a couple of things i forgot) it's pretty much my go to mic: vocals, acoustic guitar, saxes, guitar amps, acoustic bass... pretty much you name it. I'd love to try a Manley some day. But I've never heard anyone getting really passionate about it... might just be I'm not hanging out with the right crowd! Given my satisfaction with the L47, what I'd REALLY like to try next is the Lawson version of the ELAM. In both cases (the L47 and the ELAM knock-off) it seems like Lawson comes in at a significantly better price than some of it's competitors like Soundelux.