Mic with peaks at 5k and 12k?

svart · 16th January 2007

I was going through the forums the last few days and I ran across a mic that had peaks at 5k and 12khz in it's freq plot.

I can't for the life of me remember what that mic was and I wish to know because I boost those two freqs a lot and would rather have a mic that did this for me than use eq.

Anyone know which mic it was?

svart · 16th January 2007

It was in an overhead thread I think, I cannot find it though!

tINY · 16th January 2007

That's pretty typical for condenser mics.

EV510, AT450, even a lot of cheap chinnese ones.

-tINY

svart · 16th January 2007

yeah, but it was a peculiar freq plot, very smooth bump at 5k and a very smooth bump at 12k, not edgy and "bumpy" like most of the cheap chinese mics. I checked out the at450, it wasn't it although I thought it was this morning.

Man I can't believe I didn't write the mic model down!

uncle duncan · 16th January 2007

Oktava MK105 looks sorta like that, but the 5K peak is more like one of those golden rolling hills in California.

svart · 17th January 2007

man this is driving me nuts now. I have looked through every thread I can find that had to do with mics for overheads.

The bumps were signifigant bumps, like 4db bumps..

Ironklad Audio · 17th January 2007

i know the charts of the AT-4033/4040 look a lot like what you're describing...

moon_unit · 18th January 2007

You could try the Rode NT-1000 :

http://www.rodemic.com/downloads/NT1000_InstMan.pdf

Also ...

Shure KSM-44 :

http://www.shure.com/stellent/groups...sm44_en_ug.pdf

Audio Technica 4040:

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/re...t4040_freq.jpg

svart · 18th January 2007

seems that the ksm27 is the closest to what I saw.

Anyone like the nt1000?

GYMusic · 15th April 2007

Sennheiser MD-441 has a 5k switch

dkelley · 15th April 2007

could be wrong here (running from memory) but I'd suggest the blue bluebird. Again, read about it first, I might be on drugs.

Don

NathanEldred · 15th April 2007

I'm pretty sure the Soundelux U99B does this.

woomanmoomin · 15th April 2007

The graph is probably much smoother than the real response anyway. The companies smooth these things ought relentlessly as a matter of course.

Anyway, I would expect the Røde K2 to have a response something like that, although the first of the two bumps is probably pretty broad there (more of a rolling hillock).

Agreed, though... There are lots of mics like this, and the frequency response is only going to be one component in the sound or whatever. I would far rather adjust the response of a mic that sounds nice anyway than get my preferred response from a mic that doesn't sound that great overall.

dkelley · 15th April 2007

not to mention, eq is a wonderful thing...

so is a well treated room (bigger difference than anyone wants to believe until you do it to your own room)

Cheers,
Don

**TonyBelmont** · 16th April 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkelley

so is a well treated room (bigger difference than anyone wants to believe until you do it to your own room)

Cheers,
Don

Very true!

Acoustic Cloud · 16th April 2007

I found it. Its the Astatic D-104...

16th January 2007	#1
svart Gear addict Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 472 Thread Starter	Mic with peaks at 5k and 12k? I was going through the forums the last few days and I ran across a mic that had peaks at 5k and 12khz in it's freq plot. I can't for the life of me remember what that mic was and I wish to know because I boost those two freqs a lot and would rather have a mic that did this for me than use eq. Anyone know which mic it was?

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uncle duncan Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,715	Oktava MK105 looks sorta like that, but the 5K peak is more like one of those golden rolling hills in California. __________________ "You're either with a native DAW, or you're with the terrorists." G.W. Busch Lite

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16th January 2007	#3
tINY Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 10,233	That's pretty typical for condenser mics. EV510, AT450, even a lot of cheap chinnese ones. -tINY

17th January 2007	#6
svart Gear addict Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 472 Thread Starter	man this is driving me nuts now. I have looked through every thread I can find that had to do with mics for overheads. The bumps were signifigant bumps, like 4db bumps..

17th January 2007	#7
Ironklad Audio Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Posts: 548	i know the charts of the AT-4033/4040 look a lot like what you're describing...

18th January 2007	#8
moon_unit Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Bucktown. Chicago, IL Posts: 926	You could try the Rode NT-1000 : http://www.rodemic.com/downloads/NT1000_InstMan.pdf Also ... Shure KSM-44 : http://www.shure.com/stellent/groups...sm44_en_ug.pdf Audio Technica 4040: http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/re...t4040_freq.jpg

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GYMusic Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Santa Ynez, Taxafornia Posts: 840	Sennheiser MD-441 has a 5k switch

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dkelley Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Maple Ridge, BC, Canada (by Vancouver) Posts: 4,071 3 Reviews written	could be wrong here (running from memory) but I'd suggest the blue bluebird. Again, read about it first, I might be on drugs. Don

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NathanEldred Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Central Florida Posts: 7,242	I'm pretty sure the Soundelux U99B does this.

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woomanmoomin Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 1,021	The graph is probably much smoother than the real response anyway. The companies smooth these things ought relentlessly as a matter of course. Anyway, I would expect the Røde K2 to have a response something like that, although the first of the two bumps is probably pretty broad there (more of a rolling hillock). Agreed, though... There are lots of mics like this, and the frequency response is only going to be one component in the sound or whatever. I would far rather adjust the response of a mic that sounds nice anyway than get my preferred response from a mic that doesn't sound that great overall.

16th April 2007	#16
Acoustic Cloud Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2006 Location: around the corner Posts: 1,990	I found it. Its the Astatic D-104...