MEGA MIC SHOOTOUT Mic List Revealed

True North · 1st January 2006

Sorry for the delay, I decided to list all of the mics from our MEGA MIC SHOOTOUT (Parts 1, 2 and 3). I will reveal which mics relate to each of the numbers on the test after the Grand Finale Shootout (see below) is finished. Sorry to those anxious to know the exact mic correlations but I don't want to taint the tests on the final 10 test.

The list is sorted alphabebtically by Manufacturer;
AKG 414 BXL-II
CAD VSM
Charter Oak SA538
Korby U67
Korby U47
Korby 251
Korby C12
MXL V69
Neumann TLM103
Neumann TLM 127
Neumann M147
Neumann M149
Neumann U87
Rode Classic II
Rode K2
Royer R122
Soundelux iFET7
Soundelux E49
Soundelux Elux251
Telefunken USA Ela M12 F
Telefunken USA Ela M251 F

The final 10 mics will be mics # 1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21 - I want to double check and make sure my written list is accurate to the PT session before naming the final 10.

I will be mixing and editing the final 10 for a Grand Finale Shootout and see who wins, cheers and Happy New Year to my fellow SLUTZ!!

not_so_new · 1st January 2006

thumbsup

Again, thanks for putting in all the work North! Very cool.

Sayat Nova · 1st January 2006

Have been following this for the whole time and am looking foreward to finding the results!

Thank you for this, it is appreciated,

Sayat Nova

Johns · 1st January 2006

I know it's been a lot of work for you, but it's much appreciated

Marjan · 2nd January 2006

Well done North...!

Will be patiently waiting...

Rogervandeberg · 2nd January 2006

Great Job!! I am very curious to find out!

2Low · 3rd January 2006

Thank you ! thumbsup

euro · 3rd January 2006

Very interesting, - U87 not - K2 - hot

Thanks, - great job

sekim · 3rd January 2006

Looking forward to seeing the numbers to names list, thanks for sharing your work!

roon · 4th January 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by euro

Very interesting, - U87 not - K2 - hot

Thanks, - great job

keep jumpin buddy....

....he didn´t reveal the mics yet

euro · 5th January 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by roon

keep jumpin buddy....

....he didn´t reveal the mics yet

ha ha, - yeah, I just noticed that, - read the post wrong....

Well, - just have to wait then...- could be funny tho if it was the result...

lukejs · 6th January 2006

I have a Rode K2 and am very anxious to find out if it made the top 10.......I heard there´s one Rode in there ?

doogie · 6th January 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by lukejs

I have a Rode K2 and am very anxious to find out if it made the top 10.......I heard there´s one Rode in there ?

It did'nt

matt_tricks · 7th January 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by doogie

It did'nt

Err, yes it did..

Quote:

Originally Posted by True North

The final 10 mics will be mics # 1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21 - I want to double check and make sure my written list is accurate to the PT session before naming the final 10.

Count it, the K2 is number 15. Unless I'm missing something?

//m

roon · 7th January 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt_tricks

Err, yes it did..

Count it, the K2 is number 15. Unless I'm missing something?

//m

It´s just the mics in alphabetical order. The mics won´t be revealed before a winner has been found in the final shootout of the 10 most popular.

weatherbox · 7th January 2006

wow, I got in on this late... never saw the threads until now. Just downloaded them all and took a quick listen (on my crappy ipod phones... all I had handy at home!) Very cool of you... 1, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 21... liked those a lot. 12, 14, 20 were my runners up, maybe just thought they'd be an interested second-string of colors...

aaronsternke · 7th January 2006

Just did the test... lots of fun! Thanks for doing this! Anxious to do the final test and see the results...

Aaron Sternke

sekim · 11th January 2006

Hey is this thing on? - testing one two three - bump -

It'd be cool to see the list of ten with their respective numbers if nothing else. Hope this deal is still on, inquiring minds want to know!

Cyprus · 11th January 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by weatherbox

wow, I got in on this late... never saw the threads until now. Just downloaded them all and took a quick listen (on my crappy ipod phones... all I had handy at home!) Very cool of you... 1, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 21... liked those a lot. 12, 14, 20 were my runners up, maybe just thought they'd be an interested second-string of colors...

Errr...what am I missing? I don't see where to download em.

aaronsternke · 12th January 2006

in the interest of keeping this thread alive, and "keeping it real" before the mic list is revealed, here are my thoughts:

1 - pretty rich and full and nice, nice midrange presence
2 - more top than 1, but a little harsh, more low than 1
3 - harsh, upper midsy
4 - big proximity effect, lots of low end, pretty smooth on voice
5 - pretty balanced... boring? little harsh in the mids when he belts
6 - REALLY smooth, nice. nice low end, but OPEN highs, not hyped. MY FAVORITE!
7 - weird filtery thing on vocal... closed top. don't like it.
8 - lots of MIDS! aggresive and big, not right for the track
9 - good balance... but boring? sounded like #5 sort of, with a little more open top
10 - pretty good, different flavor from 6 but nice
11 - lots of top, couldn't tell if I liked it or not. Might get a LITTLE harsh.
12 - dark, especially on the vocal. pretty darn dark. u47? hope not.
13 - didn't excite me. boring.
14 - nice low end. pretty balanced overall. Smooth.
15 - vintage sounding. not bad.
16 - modern sounding. pretty smooth, mids a little scooped. not as nice as 14
17 - nice top. not quite as smooth as 14 or 6.
18 - little harsh in the mids. average.
19 - muffly. dark. vintage? hope not, didn't like it.
20 - pretty good! balanced. nice top.
21 - not great range, 20 had better top and bottom. midsy but not present, boring.

So there it is. Anxious to see which mic is which!

Aaron Sternke

aaronsternke · 12th January 2006

BUMP!!!

roon · 14th January 2006

1st January 2006	#1
True North Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario (Canada) Posts: 3,213 Thread Starter	MEGA MIC SHOOTOUT Mic List Revealed Sorry for the delay, I decided to list all of the mics from our MEGA MIC SHOOTOUT (Parts 1, 2 and 3). I will reveal which mics relate to each of the numbers on the test after the Grand Finale Shootout (see below) is finished. Sorry to those anxious to know the exact mic correlations but I don't want to taint the tests on the final 10 test. The list is sorted alphabebtically by Manufacturer; AKG 414 BXL-II CAD VSM Charter Oak SA538 Korby U67 Korby U47 Korby 251 Korby C12 MXL V69 Neumann TLM103 Neumann TLM 127 Neumann M147 Neumann M149 Neumann U87 Rode Classic II Rode K2 Royer R122 Soundelux iFET7 Soundelux E49 Soundelux Elux251 Telefunken USA Ela M12 F Telefunken USA Ela M251 F The final 10 mics will be mics # 1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21 - I want to double check and make sure my written list is accurate to the PT session before naming the final 10. I will be mixing and editing the final 10 for a Grand Finale Shootout and see who wins, cheers and Happy New Year to my fellow SLUTZ!! __________________ "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey" - Beck, Loser "I do use compressors/limiters but not for controlling dynamics, I use EQ for that!" Jp22 (damn I miss him) "Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." -- Will Durant, historian (1885-1981) "I try to get a boom out of the bass drum, in one of my albums, my CD, boom, I try to get that big boom, I could not get a big boom, I paid bucks, and could not get the boom" - Recording Expert, Tad Donley

12th January 2006	#20
aaronsternke Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 262 1 Review written	my thoughts in the interest of keeping this thread alive, and "keeping it real" before the mic list is revealed, here are my thoughts: 1 - pretty rich and full and nice, nice midrange presence 2 - more top than 1, but a little harsh, more low than 1 3 - harsh, upper midsy 4 - big proximity effect, lots of low end, pretty smooth on voice 5 - pretty balanced... boring? little harsh in the mids when he belts 6 - REALLY smooth, nice. nice low end, but OPEN highs, not hyped. MY FAVORITE! 7 - weird filtery thing on vocal... closed top. don't like it. 8 - lots of MIDS! aggresive and big, not right for the track 9 - good balance... but boring? sounded like #5 sort of, with a little more open top 10 - pretty good, different flavor from 6 but nice 11 - lots of top, couldn't tell if I liked it or not. Might get a LITTLE harsh. 12 - dark, especially on the vocal. pretty darn dark. u47? hope not. 13 - didn't excite me. boring. 14 - nice low end. pretty balanced overall. Smooth. 15 - vintage sounding. not bad. 16 - modern sounding. pretty smooth, mids a little scooped. not as nice as 14 17 - nice top. not quite as smooth as 14 or 6. 18 - little harsh in the mids. average. 19 - muffly. dark. vintage? hope not, didn't like it. 20 - pretty good! balanced. nice top. 21 - not great range, 20 had better top and bottom. midsy but not present, boring. So there it is. Anxious to see which mic is which! Aaron Sternke

12th January 2006	#21
aaronsternke Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 262 1 Review written	bump BUMP!!!

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1st January 2006	#2
not_so_new Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,695	thumbsup Again, thanks for putting in all the work North! Very cool.

1st January 2006	#3
Sayat Nova Gear Head Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 36	Have been following this for the whole time and am looking foreward to finding the results! Thank you for this, it is appreciated, Sayat Nova

1st January 2006	#4
Johns Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2004 Location: CT Posts: 585	I know it's been a lot of work for you, but it's much appreciated

2nd January 2006	#5
Marjan Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2005 Location: Porto - Portugal Posts: 718	Well done North...! Will be patiently waiting...

2nd January 2006	#6
Rogervandeberg Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 523	Great Job!! I am very curious to find out!

3rd January 2006	#7
2Low Gear nut Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 127	Thank you ! thumbsup

3rd January 2006	#8
euro Gear interested Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11	Very interesting, - U87 not - K2 - hot Thanks, - great job

3rd January 2006	#9
sekim Gear addict Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 363	Looking forward to seeing the numbers to names list, thanks for sharing your work!

6th January 2006	#12
lukejs Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas Posts: 926	I have a Rode K2 and am very anxious to find out if it made the top 10.......I heard there´s one Rode in there ?

7th January 2006	#16
weatherbox Gear nut Joined: May 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 149	wow, I got in on this late... never saw the threads until now. Just downloaded them all and took a quick listen (on my crappy ipod phones... all I had handy at home!) Very cool of you... 1, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 21... liked those a lot. 12, 14, 20 were my runners up, maybe just thought they'd be an interested second-string of colors...

11th January 2006	#18
sekim Gear addict Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 363	Hey is this thing on? - testing one two three - bump - It'd be cool to see the list of ten with their respective numbers if nothing else. Hope this deal is still on, inquiring minds want to know!

14th January 2006	#22
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