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Post by sinasoid on Jun 11, 2014 14:42:01 GMT -6
https%3A//soundcloud.com/suhrcles/guitar-scratch-tracks
Here are some raw unmixed tracks of the N22 on a bunch of different amps and guitars. (Carmen Ghia in the center and Twin Reverb panned hard left and right)
The fuzzed out panned guitars are recorded with treble on the Twin Reverb at 10. Still extremely warm for how potentially harsh it can sound.
Love this mic so much!
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Post by odyssey76 on Jun 11, 2014 15:54:34 GMT -6
Cool idea for a demo, nice big guitars. Sounds great.
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Post by odyssey76 on Jun 11, 2014 15:59:56 GMT -6
Just looked at the description for this mic and I see talk about its increased upper-mid range presence. I assume this is to directly compete with the 121. Wondering if you've done any a/b's with the 121 and what your thoughts are.
Also, have you tried with acoustic git?
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 11, 2014 16:04:16 GMT -6
I tried it on acoustic...sounded really nice. It's a skoche forward in the 2khz region...I'd like to have one again, though
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Post by sinasoid on Jun 11, 2014 16:33:41 GMT -6
Wondering if you've done any a/b's with the 121 and what your thoughts are. Also, have you tried with acoustic git? Haven't had to try them against each other simultaneously, but here are some differences I can discern immediately from memory: -N22 has a more noticeable midrange, but also quite a bit more presence than the R-121 -Active electronics in the N22 make it more adaptable to quiet preamps -Proximity effect and mic placement is plays a bigger factor in the sound of the N22. -The N22 is really meh as a room mic I'm wanting to try it on an acoustic performance sometime soon. Stay tuned! |
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Post by sinasoid on Jun 11, 2014 16:35:16 GMT -6
And Johnkenn, I definitely feel ya. Been playing around with the EQ on these tracks, and I had to scoop out the 1.6-1.9k frequencies pretty hard to get it to not sound honky in the mix.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 11, 2014 17:19:25 GMT -6
There's a sweetwater video of two dudes singing on it that sounds absolutely amazing.
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Post by odyssey76 on Jun 11, 2014 18:23:24 GMT -6
There's a sweetwater video of two dudes singing on it that sounds absolutely amazing. Yeah, I watched that video and have to agree. Nice sounding mic, great singers as well. |
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Post by odyssey76 on Jun 11, 2014 18:30:36 GMT -6
Wondering if you've done any a/b's with the 121 and what your thoughts are. Also, have you tried with acoustic git? Haven't had to try them against each other simultaneously, but here are some differences I can discern immediately from memory: -N22 has a more noticeable midrange, but also quite a bit more presence than the R-121 -Active electronics in the N22 make it more adaptable to quiet preamps -Proximity effect and mic placement is plays a bigger factor in the sound of the N22. -The N22 is really meh as a room mic I'm wanting to try it on an acoustic performance sometime soon. Stay tuned! Cool, I'll look forward to hearing an acoustic track. Thanks for the descriptions/comparisons with the 121. I've used both the r92 and R121 and prefer the R92 on electric guitars. I think I prefer the darker flavor ribbons but would be very curious about this type of ribbon on a vocal and acoustic guitar. Might provide a bit more detail that sometimes lacks with a darker sounding ribbon. |
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Post by sinasoid on Jun 12, 2014 10:21:56 GMT -6
Cool, I'll look forward to hearing an acoustic track. Thanks for the descriptions/comparisons with the 121. I've used both the r92 and R121 and prefer the R92 on electric guitars. I think I prefer the darker flavor ribbons but would be very curious about this type of ribbon on a vocal and acoustic guitar. Might provide a bit more detail that sometimes lacks with a darker sounding ribbon. I think it'll sound really good on my darker acoustics. I have an old all mahogany Guild that is usually pretty dull and boomy with other ribbons, but I'm guessing it'll sound just right with the N22. Also going to try it on a Taylor 810 which I'm not having too high of hopes for. But we'll see. |
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Post by henge on Jun 12, 2014 16:45:37 GMT -6
Anyone compare to the R92?
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 12, 2014 17:33:22 GMT -6
I've compared to an r84. The r92 is brighter than the r84 but nowhere near as bright as the n22. The n22 is kind've ready to go out of the box, the other two need eq.
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Post by svart on Jun 12, 2014 18:03:15 GMT -6
Wow, that's a ribbon? That was incredibly bright. I thought my R121 was a sorta-bright ribbon compared to others but that one is truly bright.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 12, 2014 18:11:51 GMT -6
Yeah. It's bright for a ribbon. But I really liked it when I had it.
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Post by sinasoid on Jun 13, 2014 16:22:33 GMT -6
Wow, that's a ribbon? That was incredibly bright. I thought my R121 was a sorta-bright ribbon compared to others but that one is truly bright. Yeah, I've never had to shave the top end off of a ribbon mic before. I quite like it as an alternative to dynamic close mics. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 13, 2014 18:36:53 GMT -6
Wonder what a 57 sounds like right next to it in comparison on an amp?
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