Post by jaba on Apr 8, 2021 10:17:16 GMT -6
First, I want to say it's been nice getting to know this forum. Calm discussion about shared passions with mercifully few trolls and inane arguments. It's refreshing, so thank you.
I do a fair amount of my tracking at a well equipped studio but also do a decent amount of remote work with a humble kit that has done me well. Mic wise, I have the usual dynamic suspects, a pair of M160 ribbons, and a few good condensers - KM84, LOMO 19A19, Beesneez Arabella (apparently U47ish but more open on top).
I also have a pair of cheap MCA SP-1s that I almost never use but am considering mod'ing them (https://microphone-parts.com/pages/mca-sp1-mods. Based on the Jim Williams mods I believe).
Does anyone have any experience with these mods? New capsules and electronics would put me back around $8-900 USD for the pair. Would I be better off with a pair of Shure KSM141s or other good all-arounders? Spending the money on one mic is also an option though having a pair of something would be nice. Was looking at a second 84 but the costs are getting nuts....
I'd mostly be using them when tracking multiple players so these mics would mostly likely end up as overheads, rooms or acoustics instruments.
Thanks for any thoughts
I do a fair amount of my tracking at a well equipped studio but also do a decent amount of remote work with a humble kit that has done me well. Mic wise, I have the usual dynamic suspects, a pair of M160 ribbons, and a few good condensers - KM84, LOMO 19A19, Beesneez Arabella (apparently U47ish but more open on top).
I also have a pair of cheap MCA SP-1s that I almost never use but am considering mod'ing them (https://microphone-parts.com/pages/mca-sp1-mods. Based on the Jim Williams mods I believe).
Does anyone have any experience with these mods? New capsules and electronics would put me back around $8-900 USD for the pair. Would I be better off with a pair of Shure KSM141s or other good all-arounders? Spending the money on one mic is also an option though having a pair of something would be nice. Was looking at a second 84 but the costs are getting nuts....
I'd mostly be using them when tracking multiple players so these mics would mostly likely end up as overheads, rooms or acoustics instruments.
Thanks for any thoughts
