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Post by gouge on Aug 7, 2013 4:14:29 GMT -6
well the poke seems to have worked because I was thinking to myself but not actually typing that the m160 is my go to overhead mic.
oops..... :-)
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Post by ionian on Aug 7, 2013 15:14:34 GMT -6
Had a chance to briefly listen to an AT5040 in the local shop. The rep left a loaner for a bit. I was pretty pleased with the little I heard there next to a U87ai. The clips of the shootout the staff did (listening on Genelecs) were impressive. I hands down preferred the 5040 on those clips. Including female voice. That said it was in the store and I wasn't there when they performed the shootout to see how "scientific" they were. The vocalist said she was a good 10" away from the mics though. FOr folk pop like she was singing I'd tend to mic closer myself. But if she was truely that far away from the mics when singing the AT was crazy rich and full in the mid range. The U87ai sounded pretty thin, no too surprising from somewhere between 10"-to a foot away from the mic. Anyone out there get any actual hands on with the 5040? Thoughts? Don't mean to hijack just figured it's on topic as I think it might be a serious go-to vocal mic contender. I'm right there with you. The more samples I hear from the 5040, the more impressed I'm getting. I haven't had a chance to use one yet but I've been sitting on the fence about buying one. It's hard to find opinions yet though since it's pricey and new there's not many people who have had a chance to use it yet. Seems killer, though. Regards, Frank |
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Post by jazznoise on Aug 8, 2013 8:11:43 GMT -6
For me it's usually my T.Bone RM 700. If I want aggressive a 57.
Ambiance mics on vocals rock. Was doing some post-punk vocals yesterday. Singer using an RM700 up close and then an AB pair of ambient mics in the stairwell stuck up against the wall. Pushed the vocal back nicely to where we wanted it.
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Post by wreck on Aug 8, 2013 11:51:14 GMT -6
I've got 3 really. jolly modified nt2a with daking tends to get used on male vox jolly modified ntk with vp28 tends to get used on female vox sm57 for agro sometimes i'll use a rn17 with ma-5 Gouge - I have been visiting MJ's site and thinking and revisiting. Do you really love the mics you have from him? My first "studio" mic was an NT1 which I still have. Think I bought it in the mid or late 90's. I suppose I could send it in and get it modded. It needs some TLC anyway. Or I have plenty of 012s for which I could get his K47H capsule. I just don't have any good LDCs and I'd like to get something solid which is also a smart purchase. I'll won't have the funds for a mic over $600 any time soon. Any thoughts on this front? |
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