This Mic Rocks!

[IndieRockStudio]

StudioProjects T3 tube/multi-pattern

simply put, this is the best "bang for the buck" mic out there that ive tried. i record mostly indierock and metal, and this thing really sounds great. super smooth sound and a great tool to have in any studio at $600 (and if youre a smart gearslut, you know you can get it WAY cheaper!).

just my two cents worth. i hope this helps anyone thats on the fence about this mic, or is in the market for a new mic at all.

-JD

[chandlersonic]

Originally Posted by IndieRockStudio

StudioProjects T3 tube/multi-pattern

simply put, this is the best "bang for the buck" mic out there that ive tried. i record mostly indierock and metal, and this thing really sounds great. super smooth sound and a great tool to have in any studio at $600 (and if youre a smart gearslut, you know you can get it WAY cheaper!).

just my two cents worth. i hope this helps anyone thats on the fence about this mic, or is in the market for a new mic at all.

-JD

Well, I've tried it. Sounds ok but best bang for the buck, well I don't know. I'm still not sure what to think of these chinese mics, they make you feel for a brief instant that magic is happening and then you're quickly disillusioned, kinda like coke, in the end it sounds like the price you pay for it, no better , no worse.

[Jonboy79]

I hope you didn't just buy the mic, the V2's or whatever they're called are coming out with improved electronics and some other small changes. Check out the "New SP mics" thread over at homerecording.com. Alan Hyatt from PMI(Studio Projects, Joe Meek etc...) makes an appearance and gives some info on the new line.

[IndieRockStudio]

hmm. very interesting. i bought mine about 3 months ago. ive just recently done some great recordings with it. ill post something later on so you can hear it in action. im sure the designs will improve over time, but im definatley happy with this mic.

[chandlersonic]

Anyway, what matters in the end is that the mic fits you and the music you're recording. If you're going for a kind of lo-fi indie sound or metal vocals, you don't really need the greatest mic ever. The latest album Iworked on was in kind of a punk-pop style, alot of people ask me what mic I used for the vocals, well I just tell them that the singer insisted on using a shure pg58 ( ), and it did indeed sound awesome on his voice...

[IndieRockStudio]

YIKES! havent heard of anyone demanding a pg58 before! but you said it best.

[chandlersonic]

Well I'm might be exagerating a little when I say it sounded awesome, but it didn't sound pretty damn good.

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by Jonboy79

I hope you didn't just buy the mic, the V2's or whatever they're called are coming out with improved electronics and some other small changes. Check out the "New SP mics" thread over at homerecording.com. Alan Hyatt from PMI(Studio Projects, Joe Meek etc...) makes an appearance and gives some info on the new line.

I can't wait until 10-15 yrs from now when folks are commenting on the "original" raw-sounding T3, how they kick butt over the new versions, and how they are next to impossible to get since they've been out of production for years (at that point). There will be bogus eBay autions and scams where scammers re-badge US-made mics to appear like the original T3, and those of us who held onto our originals will just shake our heads and laugh ...Studio Projects will then make plans to re-release the "T3 Vintage Edition" to respond to the demand, but due to production costs, they never see the light of day.



Personally, the T3 is a nice addition to my mic cabinet (it fills a specific niche perfectly for me) and I won't be selling it any time soon!

-mr moon

[Jonboy79]

Originally Posted by mr. moon

I can't wait until 10-15 yrs from now when folks are commenting on the "original" raw-sounding T3, how they kick butt over the new versions, and how they are next to impossible to get since they've been out of production for years (at that point). There will be bogus eBay autions and scams where scammers re-badge US-made mics to appear like the original T3, and those of us who held onto our originals will just shake our heads and laugh ...Studio Projects will then make plans to re-release the "T3 Vintage Edition" to respond to the demand, but due to production costs, they never see the light of day.



Personally, the T3 is a nice addition to my mic cabinet (it fills a specific niche perfectly for me) and I won't be selling it any time soon!

-mr moon

Only time will tell, but I do not doubt anything you said here. People love their originals.