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Post by chessparov on May 14, 2024 22:38:40 GMT -6
Shoot! Looks like a Thread over at GS...
Indicates the end of the Production model.
So...
I've heard the "fancier pants" RE50 is mostly all the same.
But the non-removable screen tones it slightly darker.
Grasshopper asks if this is slight.
Thanks! Chris
EDIT: At B&H's website reads...
it reads in small print "discontinued".
Bummer.
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Post by gravesnumber9 on May 14, 2024 23:46:30 GMT -6
Shoot! Looks like a Thread over at GS... Indicates the end of the Production model. So... I've heard the "fancier pants" RE50 is mostly all the same. But the non-removable screen tones it slightly darker. Grasshopper asks if this is slight. Thanks! Chris EDIT: At B&H's website reads... it reads in small print "discontinued". Bummer. Tragedy! |
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Post by ericn on May 15, 2024 5:59:50 GMT -6
Theoretically yeah the 635a and RE50 cover the same ground, lots of Omni ENG choices out there, if you include the seed market even more and lots of used 635a’s.
But I’ll miss it probably sold , as many as any other mic.
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Post by Ward on May 15, 2024 6:25:39 GMT -6
I can't think of a microphone I like less than the 635 . . . ok, the SM7b and the SM57 maybe
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Post by EmRR on May 15, 2024 8:40:37 GMT -6
I could make a record with a dozen 635A's, easily worse choices!
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Post by kbsmoove on May 15, 2024 10:06:04 GMT -6
I can't think of a microphone I like less than the 635 . . . ok, the SM7b and the SM57 maybe i have a 635a and the only use i've found for it is a talkback mic for the live room. |
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Post by ragan on May 15, 2024 10:13:30 GMT -6
I love an RE50 stuck in the middle of a drum kit and heavily compressed.
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Post by chessparov on May 15, 2024 10:42:22 GMT -6
Ward like them heavily compressed too.
In a Trashmasher!
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Post by gravesnumber9 on May 15, 2024 10:50:24 GMT -6
I love it on acoustic guitar if I don't have to worry about bleed. Honestly I like it for anything that I want to sound lo-fi but not cheap.
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Post by Dan on May 15, 2024 11:15:54 GMT -6
They make killer vocal and room mics
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Post by chessparov on May 15, 2024 11:52:04 GMT -6
IMHO nice VO mics too. Informal Spoken Word below. On the classic Intro of "Willin"/George Lowell... I remember reading about an L.A. Radio station (way back) would... Blindly shoot out U87/RE20/SM7/421. Anyway... The 'lil 635a would normally finish an honorable 3rd(!). Sometimes 2nd!! Pretty cool for this Proletariat price-wise pick.  Bob O. has mentioned over the years... Sometimes that the talk back 635a in the Motown Snake Pit... Would. Would. Sound better on the Lead Singer, than the NEUMANN they put up. LOL! Chris P.S. After I finish a different Vocal... I'll spend more time on mine. Really dig the 635a on Psychedelic stuff! (Cues "Sugarman"  ) |
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Post by jacobamerritt on May 15, 2024 11:54:33 GMT -6
One of my all time favorites.
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Post by dok on May 15, 2024 13:26:20 GMT -6
I can't think of a microphone I like less than the 635 . . . ok, the SM7b and the SM57 maybe I am mystified by its popularity. There's always another mic I like better when compared directly. |
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Post by jacobamerritt on May 15, 2024 15:13:20 GMT -6
I can't think of a microphone I like less than the 635 . . . ok, the SM7b and the SM57 maybe I am mystified by its popularity. There's always another mic I like better when compared directly. Isn’t that part of the fun? Many flavors to choose from and we all have different taste. |
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Post by Ward on May 15, 2024 16:01:26 GMT -6
I am mystified by its popularity. There's always another mic I like better when compared directly. Isn’t that part of the fun? Many flavors to choose from and we all have different taste. Way too many of you all seem to have a taste for ice cream and gravy. . . LOL |
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Post by Ward on May 15, 2024 16:02:19 GMT -6
I can't think of a microphone I like less than the 635 . . . ok, the SM7b and the SM57 maybe i have a 635a and the only use i've found for it is a talkback mic for the live room. That's all I ever used it for, until my littlest son put it permanently out of service. Oh well, no great loss. |
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Post by chessparov on May 15, 2024 16:08:06 GMT -6
This time... Informal RAW vocal. Plastered in Reverb. Some people even liked it. |
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Post by gravesnumber9 on May 15, 2024 16:08:41 GMT -6
Isn’t that part of the fun? Many flavors to choose from and we all have different taste. Way too many of you all seem to have a taste for ice cream and gravy. . . LOL Haha... I'd say it's more like a bitter element. Arugula maybe. Some people hate arugula no matter what, others like it to balance out sweetness. |
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Post by eyebytwomuchgeer on May 15, 2024 17:38:57 GMT -6
Ooof. Certainly a vibe-y mic. But man, its hard to beat a cheap dynamic mic that is also rugged, compact, and well-built. Hard to find a similar and reasonably priced omni option that is equally plentiful.
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Post by Bob Olhsson on May 15, 2024 20:15:21 GMT -6
They are great provided they have never been dropped on their nose.
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Post by bgrotto on May 15, 2024 21:03:05 GMT -6
throw it (literally, like, throw it) onto the floor under a drum kit. let it land by chance. if you're risk-averse, aim for somewhere under the floor tom. then smash it and blend to taste. great vibe.
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Post by smashlord on May 15, 2024 22:13:17 GMT -6
Its OK as a drum room mic, but I haven't found many things I love it on.
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Post by jacobamerritt on May 15, 2024 22:35:12 GMT -6
635a is all over Kevin Morby and Sam Cohen records, including vocals. Hard to argue with those results. As one of a myriad of examples. But angain, to each their own. Guess I’m just surprised people actively dislike such a solid mic. Like at worst -maybe it’s boring for some sources/contexts?
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Post by recordingengineer on May 16, 2024 8:41:40 GMT -6
For mid-heavy guitar-parts, there’s nothing like it on a cab!
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Post by chessparov on May 16, 2024 9:06:56 GMT -6
Sounds fare enough! |
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