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Post by klauth on Oct 25, 2017 14:13:06 GMT -6
Hello all,
For those of you who have purchased the CAPI Heiders, Have you purchased more to to replace your current API type mic pre’s that you were using or, is it just another color that you’ve added? I guess what I’m asking is, were they an upgrade?
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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 25, 2017 14:15:32 GMT -6
Well, you DO know who you could buy them from, right?  |
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Post by spindrift on Oct 25, 2017 16:35:58 GMT -6
I ended up dumping all my 512Vs for 6 FD312s & 4 VP28s. Does that help?
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Post by klauth on Oct 25, 2017 16:50:22 GMT -6
I have a rack of them and was just curious as to what others were feeling about them.
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Post by spindrift on Oct 25, 2017 18:01:13 GMT -6
I've only had them for a little bit and have tracked some Agtr, horns, and Hammond C3 with them and the did great...but the difference in just general sonic size and meatiness between the 512s is immediately apparent. I'll have to get some more experience with them (on gtrs/vox/drums) before rendering my verdict final. How are you liking them?
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Post by klauth on Oct 25, 2017 18:56:20 GMT -6
I run them mainly on kick drums, snare and floor toms. They fit just right to me, sound wise. I kept my 512’s for other things. I have a rack of vp26’s I use for toms as well, the contrast between the pre’s always seems right.
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Post by ericn on Oct 25, 2017 19:01:07 GMT -6
These scare me if I buy one I'll want at least 8 !
But it is my next pre! If only I knew a dealer who would cut me a deal ! Where o where would I find one of those?
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Post by adamjbrass on Oct 26, 2017 7:20:14 GMT -6
Id rather have the FD312's than anything else, and I have tried a lot of gear
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Post by indiehouse on Oct 26, 2017 7:54:14 GMT -6
Id rather have the FD312's than anything else, and I have tried a lot of gear Man, I think I remember you saying the same thing about the Greg Hanks preamp and maybe the NPNG's as well (I can't quite remember)! Don't mean to give you a hard time (cause I know you feed your family by selling gear), but I get all excited when I read your review about a piece, and then the next week it's something else that's the best ever! Ha! I'm mostly just kidding around. Regardless, the Heiders are sweet, indeed. |
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Post by adamjbrass on Oct 26, 2017 8:41:40 GMT -6
Id rather have the FD312's than anything else, and I have tried a lot of gear Man, I think I remember you saying the same thing about the Greg Hanks preamp and maybe the NPNG's as well (I can't quite remember)! Don't mean to give you a hard time (cause I know you feed your family by selling gear), but I get all excited when I read your review about a piece, and then the next week it's something else that's the best ever! Ha! I'm mostly just kidding around. Regardless, the Heiders are sweet, indeed. Mostly? I have all them in my studio. Why does everything have to be about selling gear. For specific sounds that I like, I gravitate towards different units. I was talking about the API sound. The FD312 impresses me the most for THAT specific sound. Make sense? |
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Post by indiehouse on Oct 26, 2017 9:17:40 GMT -6
Man, I think I remember you saying the same thing about the Greg Hanks preamp and maybe the NPNG's as well (I can't quite remember)! Don't mean to give you a hard time (cause I know you feed your family by selling gear), but I get all excited when I read your review about a piece, and then the next week it's something else that's the best ever! Ha! I'm mostly just kidding around. Regardless, the Heiders are sweet, indeed. Mostly? I have all them in my studio. Why does everything have to be about selling gear. For specific sounds that I like, I gravitate towards different units. I was talking about the API sound. The FD312 impresses me the most for THAT specific sound. Make sense? I guess I just misinterpreted your post. |
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Post by ericn on Oct 26, 2017 9:29:13 GMT -6
Man, I think I remember you saying the same thing about the Greg Hanks preamp and maybe the NPNG's as well (I can't quite remember)! Don't mean to give you a hard time (cause I know you feed your family by selling gear), but I get all excited when I read your review about a piece, and then the next week it's something else that's the best ever! Ha! I'm mostly just kidding around. Regardless, the Heiders are sweet, indeed. Mostly? I have all them in my studio. Why does everything have to be about selling gear. For specific sounds that I like, I gravitate towards different units. I was talking about the API sound. The FD312 impresses me the most for THAT specific sound. Make sense? [ Oh wah! As a former successful gear pusher, I accepted the fact that I did indeed have biases because of my financial interest. If asked I would be straight up about it. In fact, a local public access channel was about to purchase 20 something mics for interviews in the field and they had narrowed their choices down to either sm58's or our private SKU AT 58 killer, I had recommended one of the EV variable D's. Well they asked me what my thoughts were of these 2 in this situation, my answer " honestly $500 in my pocket in favor of the AT." Because I had always been kind honest and went above and beyond they went with the AT's and doubled the order. They liked the AT more than the 58's they had and preferred the black finish, those silver balls on 58's can throw some weird reflections in the days of SVHS. They also regretted not listening to me when I told them to wait a year before revamping all their video gear because DVC pro was about 8 months out and a large investment in SVHS would not be wise. |
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Post by adamjbrass on Oct 26, 2017 9:31:29 GMT -6
I would answer again more directly, to further explore my findings, and say that if there were several flavors of "API" in my collection, I would sell them off and get more FD312, having preferred their quality of sound, over the others.
Peace
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Post by yotonic on Oct 26, 2017 10:02:24 GMT -6
I've always been curious about the NPNGs. In some of the shootouts I heard the detail and character was super noticeable. I have always wondered if that pre "caught on" as a vocal channel to compete with Martech, Avalaon, and a 1073 or if it had found more of a place on orchestral and stringed applications.
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Post by spindrift on Oct 26, 2017 12:00:34 GMT -6
I'm keen on buying gear by weight. These FD312s are HEAVY.
Admittedly though, only two sessions of experience tracking with them but I'm liking them for what they're doing. Valid opinions will be formed a few months from now.
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Post by EmRR on Oct 26, 2017 14:09:07 GMT -6
FD312....how much is the 167 ohm input impedance matching rather than typical bridging....anyone mod the input of a VP28 to similar and compare? Obviously you get degrees of difference from the choice of transformers and the 2520 type too.
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Post by klauth on Oct 26, 2017 14:17:50 GMT -6
I would answer again more directly, to further explore my findings, and say that if there were several flavors of "API" in my collection, I would sell them off and get more FD312, having preferred their quality of sound, over the others. Peace As always, great stuff Adam! |
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