Larry Kings mic - again.....

hollywood_steve · 16th February 2003, 06:26 AM

Just watched a strange Larry King show where he interviewed Priscilla Presley. The lives of these people are too weird to comment on, but I've got another question about his famous 77 mic.

You would think that a 77 could be a great interview mic as any bi-directional mic can "face" both the "interviewer" and "interviewee" at the same time. But the mic was set up in seemingly the worst way possible. It was aimed in between Larry & Priscilla with each of them nearly 90 degrees off axis. Right in the null of a bi-directional mic.

This makes me wonder if it is only a prop with a small condenser or other new mic inside the huge RCA shell? Or is the whole thing just a prop with overheads supplying the signal?

steve

NathanEldred · 16th February 2003, 06:34 AM

I'll bet it's a prop. I've also learned that all vintage gear in studios these days are a prop... there's a

Mackie and some cheap DBX's in the machine room going to the PT rig. "Welcome to the Wizard of Poo studios...follow the brown brick road!"yuktyy

**Remoteness** · 16th February 2003, 08:46 AM

The mic is a prop.

I didn't see this particular interview, but Larry and his guest usually have lav mics. There may also be a boom operator following the conversation from above.

Messiah · 16th February 2003, 11:24 AM

MS???

7rojo7 · 18th February 2003, 01:05 AM

LAVs and a boom, no ribbon sound there, although Larry's voice deserves one.
I heard old blue eyes today, old recordings, fancy mastering, RCA44, what a sound. The vocal level is really loud and there's not much pissessing. They just mixed it right for the song, maybe they're riding levels 'cause they didn't have enough compressors. There were guitar players and drummers on the tracks but I doubt that they were egomaniacs.

Fletcher · 19th February 2003, 08:29 PM

It's a prop... so is Letterman's.

David R. · 19th February 2003, 08:41 PM

If it wasn't, there would be explosions every time Letterman uses his as a drum.

Damn I hate when he does that.

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16th February 2003, 06:26 AM	#1
hollywood_steve Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: uh..... Hollywood Posts: 1,170	Larry Kings mic - again..... Just watched a strange Larry King show where he interviewed Priscilla Presley. The lives of these people are too weird to comment on, but I've got another question about his famous 77 mic. You would think that a 77 could be a great interview mic as any bi-directional mic can "face" both the "interviewer" and "interviewee" at the same time. But the mic was set up in seemingly the worst way possible. It was aimed in between Larry & Priscilla with each of them nearly 90 degrees off axis. Right in the null of a bi-directional mic. This makes me wonder if it is only a prop with a small condenser or other new mic inside the huge RCA shell? Or is the whole thing just a prop with overheads supplying the signal? steve

16th February 2003, 06:34 AM	#2
NathanEldred Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Central Florida Posts: 5,372	I'll bet it's a prop. I've also learned that all vintage gear in studios these days are a prop... there's a Mackie and some cheap DBX's in the machine room going to the PT rig. "Welcome to the Wizard of Poo studios...follow the brown brick road!"yuktyy __________________ Nathan Eldred Atlas Pro Audio- Boutique Gear, Consultation, Sales, & Distibution Home of the Atlas Juggernaut Preamp & 500 Series Revolver Rack USA Distributor for Buzz Audio, Exclusive Distributor for Atlas Pro Audio Gear and OSA Atlas Recording Studios, Inc. Recording/Mixing/Mastering Services

16th February 2003, 08:46 AM	#3
Remoteness Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 4,808	The mic is a prop. I didn't see this particular interview, but Larry and his guest usually have lav mics. There may also be a boom operator following the conversation from above. __________________ Steve Remote AuraSonicLtd.com the home of ASL Mobile & Location Production Remoteness on the Linkedin Network Remoteness on Myspace

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7rojo7 urumita Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spoleto, Italy Posts: 1,274	LAVs and a boom, no ribbon sound there, although Larry's voice deserves one. I heard old blue eyes today, old recordings, fancy mastering, RCA44, what a sound. The vocal level is really loud and there's not much pissessing. They just mixed it right for the song, maybe they're riding levels 'cause they didn't have enough compressors. There were guitar players and drummers on the tracks but I doubt that they were egomaniacs. __________________ love and light

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Fletcher member no 666 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Foxboro, MA USA Posts: 5,778	It's a prop... so is Letterman's. __________________ Fletcher "I'm not really an asshole... I just play one on the internet" [author unknown] R/E/P the Recording Engineer and Producer forums Mercenary Audio the small drinking company with a large audio problem mwagener wrote on Sat, 11 September 2004 14:33 We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid Roscoe Ambel once said: Pro-Tools is to audio what fluorescent is to light

19th February 2003, 08:41 PM	#7
David R. Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Left Coast, and don't call it 'Frisco Posts: 1,559	If it wasn't, there would be explosions every time Letterman uses his as a drum. Damn I hate when he does that. __________________ -David R. “Obama said a couple of days ago says we all should inflate our tires. I don’t disagree with that. The American Automobile Association strongly recommends it” - John Mc Cain, Aug. 5, 2008

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