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Post by Ward on Jun 2, 2020 11:23:54 GMT -6
I have one. I even used it recently - July 2012. It sits on a shelf collecting dust, awaiting a work engineer to come in and show me the error of my ways. Send it to me dude. It won't collect dust here.  Sell it to you? How much you offering? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2020 11:28:17 GMT -6
Send it to me dude. It won't collect dust here. Send it to you? sure! |
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Post by Ward on Jun 2, 2020 11:31:45 GMT -6
I'll pay you $2500 for it! Sure! Offer accepted! |
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Post by chessparov on Jun 2, 2020 12:46:10 GMT -6
Last two posts... LOL!  We ought to have a mic "smackdown"... MJ's SM7 vs. Prince's MD431. Chris |
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Post by Ward on Jun 3, 2020 6:18:24 GMT -6
Last two posts... LOL! We ought to have a mic "smackdown"... MJ's SM7 vs. Prince's MD431. Chris Prince's former engineer is amongst us . . . maybe he can weigh in on what really went on with Prince Rogers Nelson's choice in microphones. |
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Post by schmalzy on Jun 4, 2020 9:07:14 GMT -6
You haters are strange. It's a time tested tool that doesn't just "work" but sounds great doing it. Vocal, guitar cabs, bass cabs, drums... It's one of the mics I bring with me to 100% of the sessions I do, even if the studio already has one (because having 2 means I get to use 2). I think you might like yours a little more than I like mine but I definitely have to agree on most of your sentiment. Mics are tools. I'm nowhere near hipster. I love tools that work. I don't own skinny jeans. My beard is a genetically-caused hassle and I'd elect to have it removed if I could. I don't own flannel. I make my own espresso. I drive a 2007 Dodge Caliber. I refuse to "other" people who are generally benign. I also don't have a crazy budget for mics. Most expensive mic I have is a Vanguard V13. I have a pair because a pair of good-sounding mics is 3x more useful than a single mic. I've used some other stuff but wasn't in love with all of 'em. I used a 414 once. Once is enough. SM7b? Not expensive but gives me a sound I like and is predictable. That's awesome! I'm looking to make as many cool songs with my clients as I can so having reliable tools that don't damage the sound is huge. I talked about my buddy's Perlman TM-1 in another thread. Do I like it more for certain applications? Yeah? Did it always work well? Less that 75% of the time. That's a maintenance issue on my friend's part...but I don't have to do any maintenance on this SM7b. In fact, it came from a pawn shop from a sub-9,000 population town in 2015 (or before, I don't remember) and it STILL sounds awesome and has needed no extra attention from me other than re-situating the washers on the yoke. Kicks, close room, far room, snare, bass amp, guitar amp, the right vocal, the right horn, overly bright aux percussion...and probably other stuff! I don't use the same thing in the same spot on every record that comes through. Having a mic that gives me something I like predictably that is useful in a number of different spots is way more valuable than one great mic I only like sometimes on certain sources. |
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Post by chessparov on Jun 4, 2020 11:09:17 GMT -6
I'm primarily just poking fun, at the SM7. (it's a Thriller! ) It's part of a select group of items, known to us Gearnuts as being "mildly controversial" . Like the TLM 103/Alesis 3630/ART Tube MP/Avalon 737/MXL 990/U87ai etc... Like if I sent an AKG 414 BUL-S vocal to Dr. Bill for mixing!  Chris |
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Post by johneppstein on Jun 4, 2020 18:13:02 GMT -6
I prefer the old MD 421/521 type, over the new Neodymium. Chris I can think of only a couple of neodymium dynamic mics that I like, both older EVs, pre China. |
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Post by johneppstein on Jun 4, 2020 18:16:37 GMT -6
LOL! I totally understand Ward. One time I sang/tried SM7>Little Labs LMNO Pre. It actually was an excellent vocal chain on me. Then I woke up! (kidding kidding) But I still felt some internal resistance, to accepting it. Never looked good with a beard, or long hair. 441 always reminded me as the cavier of dynamic microphones. Super classy! Chris I look GREAT in both a beard and long hair, but somehow I really doubt that anybody would mistake me for a hipster. They wear silly hats. |
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Post by Tbone81 on Jun 4, 2020 20:10:56 GMT -6
LOL! I totally understand Ward. One time I sang/tried SM7>Little Labs LMNO Pre. It actually was an excellent vocal chain on me. Then I woke up! (kidding kidding) But I still felt some internal resistance, to accepting it. Never looked good with a beard, or long hair. 441 always reminded me as the cavier of dynamic microphones. Super classy! Chris I look GREAT in both a beard and long hair, but somehow I really doubt that anybody would mistake me for a hipster. They wear silly hats. Thats because you're missing the ironic mustache |
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Post by chessparov on Jun 4, 2020 20:17:59 GMT -6
Or the right Clips?
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Post by plinker on Jun 5, 2020 20:11:56 GMT -6
I'm nowhere near hipster. <snip> I make my own espresso. <snip> overly bright aux percussion...and probably other stuff! OK, Hipster!
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Post by johneppstein on Jun 6, 2020 11:52:58 GMT -6
I look GREAT in both a beard and long hair, but somehow I really doubt that anybody would mistake me for a hipster. They wear silly hats. Thats because you're missing the ironic mustache Been growing the mustache as long as the beard! Time-wise, anyway...
OTOH in the last few years a few people have accused me of being a hippo. But they're exaggerating, and anyway most of them were trolls on Gearslutz...
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Post by chessparov on Jun 6, 2020 15:53:35 GMT -6
Hey, the London Hippodrome is a remarkable survivor, since 1900! Chris |
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Post by Ward on Jun 7, 2020 11:09:16 GMT -6
Hey, the London Hippodrome is a remarkable survivor, since 1900! Chris Hippodrome? Sounds better than an SM7beard also. |
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Post by chessparov on Jun 7, 2020 12:44:33 GMT -6
"Says" Who! Chris |
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Post by ericn on Jun 7, 2020 21:15:47 GMT -6
Last two posts... LOL! We ought to have a mic "smackdown"... MJ's SM7 vs. Prince's MD431. Chris Prince's former engineer is amongst us . . . maybe he can weigh in on what really went on with Prince Rogers Nelson's choice in microphones. The choice of 431 was before my time, but in use I think it had to do with the fact that it was one of the few quality handholds that could give you a decent sound with fairly low handling noise if you moved around. The other top live mic of this time was the AKG C535, but I would never consider it a handheld. I’ll send a message to a couple of guys who spent more time and were around before me. Hey I was just happy to be there and mostly kept my mouth shut. |
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Post by ericn on Jun 7, 2020 21:17:23 GMT -6
I prefer the old MD 421/521 type, over the new Neodymium. Chris I can think of only a couple of neodymium dynamic mics that I like, both older EVs, pre China. Hate those stupid rubber shank covers that always seam to go missing with the EV’s!!!!!! |
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Post by the other mark williams on Jun 15, 2020 9:10:44 GMT -6
I can think of only a couple of neodymium dynamic mics that I like, both older EVs, pre China. Hate those stupid rubber shank covers that always seam to go missing with the EV’s!!!!!! Mine fell off my N/D257 a few years ago, and I gave the mic to Søren. He destroyed it in short order, so a "Buchanan Hammer" the N/D257 was not. But after the destruction, I suddenly realized, "wait a sec - I should probably have plugged it in and given it a listen first..."  |
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Post by ericn on Jun 15, 2020 9:19:40 GMT -6
Hate those stupid rubber shank covers that always seam to go missing with the EV’s!!!!!! Mine fell off my N/D257 a few years ago, and I gave the mic to Søren. He destroyed it in short order, so a "Buchanan Hammer" the N/D257 was not. But after the destruction, I suddenly realized, "wait a sec - I should probably have plugged it in and given it a listen first..." A couple of years ago I had to deal with a consultant who had spec’ed 20 of one of the N/D series to a church youth ministry. In the the end I just asked the guy “ so are you selling after market sleeves or what?” Great sounding mics, really stupid design that I gave a good friend who ended up as EV’s VP of large scale PA shit about for years. |
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