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12th March 2008
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Thread Starter | Naked Eye VS R-121 I HAVE CLIPS ! Ok so im done messing around with these mics for the day, and this is what i have come up with..... Im not gonna say which clip is which mic, just tell me what clip you like the best.....then i will post after a few responses what the mics are. MIC 1. SoundClick artist: 0Losing Reality0 - page with MP3 music downloads MIC 2. SoundClick artist: 0Losing Reality0 - page with MP3 music downloads Personally i think its soo close, its hard to tell...... |
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12th March 2008
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| Unless there was EQ applied individually to each mic, I don't think they sound simliar at all. Mic 1 is very forward in the 500hz-1.2k region. Mic 2 is scooped in that same region. I prefer mic 2.
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12th March 2008
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Thread Starter | Quote:
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12th March 2008
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But I prefer the guitars in Mix 2. They're more natural IMO and less mid-forward. But both have their place, so it's really up to artist/producer. | |
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12th March 2008
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| They don't sound close to me either... I think I like mic in clip #2 better as well, at least in this context.
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12th March 2008
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| Sound kinda different here too. I like 'em both. Sold my 121 last week, still have a Naked Eye. I'd probably pick #2 for the rhythm and #1 for the lead tones. But I pretty much never work with that style so I'm pretty poorly qualified. |
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13th March 2008
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Thread Starter | So clip 1 is the Naked eye, and clip 2 is the Royer. So suggestions from these clips would be keep the royer ? |
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14th March 2008
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Thread Starter | Any other opinions??? |
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14th March 2008
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Keep both. | |
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14th March 2008
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| I like mic 1 better on rhythm. Last edited by Flying_Dutchman; 14th March 2008 at 06:31 PM.. Reason: typing..cheers |
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14th March 2008
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| I prefered clip 1 guitars, though it sounds louder in the mix then the Clip 2, so that could be it |
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14th March 2008
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| The Royer sounds dead in comparison. Anyway it sounds good... but the Naked Eye is outstanding!  Do you have the possibility to do an overhead-shootout (including both sides of the NE)? That is what I am really interested in!  |
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14th March 2008
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| Awesome In Flames song. |
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14th March 2008
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| I had guessed the NE was Mic 1 before reading your post with the answer. I much prefer it to the Royer in your samples. The Royer sounds muffled in comparison. The NE seems to flatteringly represent the whole frequency range. I might prefer the Royer on a clean ice-pick tele, but even then I'm not sure. I could see how a Royer would take a raspy high-end edge off. Which side of the NE did you use, the label (i.e. darker) side? How did you position those mics? If you can afford it, keep both. If I had to pick one, I'd keep the NE.
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25th March 2008
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| I like mic1 more, due to its dynamic catching and agressive behavior. I'd hope, moving it a little more offaxis would reduce upper frequs bite? but damn, you've played these pretty cool riffs with such a groove, way better than the original song has, great  ebon |
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25th March 2008
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| How 'bout a pass with an SM57 for comparison? |
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25th March 2008
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| Mic 2 sounds the best , very detailed and more agressive sound. |
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25th March 2008
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|  I clearly liked mic1's full bodied sound I'm shocked to see that others liked mic2 and that it was a royer- my perenial favorite on guitar cabs.... |
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21st April 2008
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|  I'm in: Naked Eye on its way to my studio  |
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21st April 2008
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| Cool, I'll give this a listen when I get home. |
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21st April 2008
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| I preferred the Naked Eye. But I would also like to hear a clip recorded with an sm57 for a point of reference. |
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1st May 2008
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| This Naked Eye is a great mic I thought both clips sounded decent, but preferrd the NE for its clarity and authenticity...even at a draw the NE is half the price, so I am very appreciative of this thread Thanks! |
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1st May 2008
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| I liked the detail in clip 1 especially in the rythym sections, but the Royer has something special going on in clip 2. Preferred clip 1. |
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2nd May 2008
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| For this style, I liked the Royer better. Less middy. |
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8th May 2008
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| I guess it's time to feed my Gearslut addiction again. Loved the Naked Eye. |
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14th May 2008
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| For anyone interested in, here is a comparison between naked eye and some other standards in recording guitar cabs... |
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14th May 2008
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14th May 2008
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| And my personal favourite in recording guitars: Combination of Naked Eye and D190  PS: Sorry, but I'm not a guitar player and the riff is a bit poor... |
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4th June 2008
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| i think that it sounds pretty awesome. makes me want to get one too. i have going back and forth between getting a royer vs a naked eye. your recording sounds nice and thick. the others that i have heard with the naked eye were pretty birght, almost like a LDC.  |
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4th June 2008
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| Cool comparison, you should make a separate thread for this. I liked the Naked Eye and MD421 best. thumbsup |
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