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Post by Guitar on Jun 19, 2017 20:16:10 GMT -6
My CM48T has the BV18, how easy is it to swap out for the BV8? Be nice to hear both. Hi Gregg, it pretty easy. You have to remove the bottom cup washer then remove the microphone's metal sleeve. There are two rails that run down the outside of the microphone and the 4 philips screws at that bottom must be removed along with the existing transformer bell housing. Then the 4 wires from the transformer can be unsoldered from the circuit board. The BV8 is then soldered in place but the bell housing will not fit because the BV8 is larger so you must tape the BV8 into position just so it doesn't move around. Then the bottom rail/mount can be re-attached and the sleeve and bottom cup washer replaced. I can send you some pictures and transformer wire colour/pin-outs. Cheers, Dave I might add, in addition to the generous tutorial, that working on microphones is highly rewarding work, for people that solder and also use microphones. It's one of my favorite projects to work on, in terms of studio gear building or modding. Microphones, to me, feel like instruments, more than something like a compressor or a preamp.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2017 1:17:27 GMT -6
Thanks Dave, I'll have a think about it. It might not be worth it as I'm very happy with how the mic sounds now into my Chandler TG2 at 300 Ohm, already very coloured/saturated in an extremely nice way!
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Post by topshelfmg on Jun 20, 2017 2:44:21 GMT -6
Thanks Dave, I'll have a think about it. It might not be worth it as I'm very happy with how the mic sounds now into my Chandler TG2 at 300 Ohm, already very coloured/saturated in an extremely nice way! Yeah... I feel like I would be happy either way especially when paired with the right preamps, compressors, etc. Maybe I'll get a BV8 one and upload some samples!
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Post by Vincent R. on Jun 20, 2017 22:16:48 GMT -6
I continually forget that these mics have 9 polar patterns. I was playing around with my CM49 and just notching it once toward figure 8 gave me this really beefy, rich sound. I may have to play with that some more. There seemed to be a bit more low end and slightly less high end. Hmmm....
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Post by aamicrophones on Jun 23, 2017 13:37:01 GMT -6
Hi Vincent, the proximity effect increases as you move from Cardiod thru super-cardiod 1 and super cardiod 2.
The midrange 3-5khz area tend to rise very slightly as you go thru the Cardiod to Fig 8 settings and the HF response will come down slightly. We are talking a <2db difference max between Card and FIG 8 but its noticeable.
However, the proximity effect is more prominent in my experience than slight change in midrange and HF response. I have the curves for our CM251 in all 9 patterns but not the CM49 at this time.
Been busy, just finished organizing all our products going down to Nashville for Summer Namm. We will have a bit of AA swag to give away at the booth which is #331.
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Post by Vincent R. on Jun 23, 2017 20:21:43 GMT -6
Actually, the slight lack of high end and the boosted mids really makes it sound more like the Korby 49 that I tried in the past. It sounds great on my voice on this setting.
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Post by Vincent R. on Jun 25, 2017 9:24:24 GMT -6
However, the proximity effect is more prominent in my experience than slight change in midrange and HF response. I have the curves for our CM251 in all 9 patterns but not the CM49 at this time. Maybe after NAMM you can post them. They don't seem to be on your website. As a 251 owner I'd love to see them.
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Post by aamicrophones on Jul 8, 2017 12:14:24 GMT -6
Hi Guys, been busy getting ready for Namm and ended up getting 4 gigs this week playing percussion. When it rains it pours!!!
We arrive on Tuesday July 11th in Nashville and leave July 16th. Our booth is #331 and we will be showing our new CM800T (Sony 800G) offering which will sell for $795.
We will also have 4 of our MT8016 preamps running and we will also be showing our new vocal head grill for our CM1084 pencil microphone.
Hope to see some of you in Nashville at our booth or at some of the Nashville events.
Cheers, Dave
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Post by stratboy on Jul 8, 2017 12:36:40 GMT -6
Hi Guys, been busy getting ready for Namm and ended up getting 4 gigs this week playing percussion. When it rains it pours!!! We arrive on Tuesday July 11th in Nashville and leave July 16th. Our booth is #331 and we will be showing our new CM800T (Sony 800G) offering which will sell for $795. We will also have 4 of our MT8016 preamps running and we will also be showing our new vocal head grill for our CM1084 pencil microphone. Hope to see some of you in Nashville at our booth or at some of the Nashville events. Cheers, Dave I will stop by!
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Post by Vincent R. on Jul 9, 2017 18:38:49 GMT -6
My CM49 in supercardioid 1 through the UAD Neve 1073 unison preamp is becoming a really hard combo to beat on my voice. I may have to post some clips. I'm glad I started playing around with the polar patterns. Funny enough, I always use the 1073 on people in my studio, but never really liked it on my voice till now.
Dave, I wish I could make it out to NAMM. Hope you guys have a great time.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jul 9, 2017 21:41:16 GMT -6
Dang, I wish I could be there to meet up with some of the guys here.
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Post by forgotteng on Jul 21, 2017 23:33:46 GMT -6
Those head grilles got me intrigued. Will they work for the CM54's? I have a pair of those.
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Post by aamicrophones on Aug 2, 2017 17:46:38 GMT -6
Those head grilles got me intrigued. Will they work for the CM54's? I have a pair of those. Hello, sorry for the delayed response. We have been busy since returning from NAMM filling orders and getting our CM800T into production. We will have the bodies in 4-6 weeks. The new pencil microphone vocal head grills and our cardiod headgrill with the KM84 type screening will fit the CM54. The shipment is scheduled to arrive in Vancouver tomorrow so we should have the vocal headgrill in hand by late next week along with more CM48T bodies and more of our CM87 microphones. The CM54 has a really good Schoep transformerless circuut but with the CM1084, I was able to design a KM84 front end with a emitter follower output stage and a lower ratio output transformer giving us 14db more headroom than the KM84. I like to be able to use the CM1084 on the snare and Hi Hat. We also use the same capsule in our CM28 tube pencil microphone. Here is a picture of our CM12se and CM28 tube microphones on session player Dave Cleveland at a recent recording session at Sony's Tree Studios in Nashville. Cheers, Dave ms. Attachment Deleted
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Post by forgotteng on Aug 2, 2017 19:40:01 GMT -6
Those head grilles got me intrigued. Will they work for the CM54's? I have a pair of those. Hello, sorry for the delayed response. We have been busy since returning from NAMM filling orders and getting our CM800T into production. We will have the bodies in 4-6 weeks. The new pencil microphone vocal head grills and our cardiod headgrill with the KM84 type screening will fit the CM54. The shipment is scheduled to arrive in Vancouver tomorrow so we should have the vocal headgrill in hand by late next week along with more CM48T bodies and more of our CM87 microphones. The CM54 has a really good Schoep transformerless circuut but with the CM1084, I was able to design a KM84 front end with a emitter follower output stage and a lower ratio output transformer giving us 14db more headroom than the KM84. I like to be able to use the CM1084 on the snare and Hi Hat. We also use the same capsule in our CM28 tube pencil microphone. Here is a picture of our CM12se and CM28 tube microphones on session player Dave Cleveland at a recent recording session at Sony's Tree Studios in Nashville. Cheers, Dave ms. Thanks Dave, I will look into this. The CM28 has had my attention too for a while. I have been intrigued by small diaphragm tube condensers. I have a pair of Charter Oaks S600's that are very thick I would like to add to them at some point. Keep doing what your doing.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 17:25:07 GMT -6
I've been heavily looking into AA mic's, I've been searching through a metric ton of mic's but can't seem to find something that leaps out at me.. I'll get myself a DM20 (because why not they're cheap).
After that I'm not too sure, looking for something smooth (especially at the top end) whilst still retaining a decent amount of clarity without restriction. What I mean by restriction is the Mojave 201 FET (to a lesser extent) and the TLM 107 (or was it 170??) I tried sounded very polished / warm / nice but it also stripped the vocal of any real presence or nuance (like it had been over compressed).
Budget isn't amazing at the moment but I will try to stretch, what's a good recommendation? Also not seen much in the way of clips if someone could kindly point me in that direction?
CM48T maybe?
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Post by aamicrophones on Aug 5, 2017 10:12:54 GMT -6
Hello, the TLM107 and TLM170 both have edge fed capsules and a transformerless IC output stage. The Neumann edge fed capsule has a 4db rise up past 10khz but no rise in the midrange in Cardiod. According to the Neumann curve they even dip a little in the presence area. While and original U47 or a microphone with a traditional K47 capsule like our CM48fet or CM48T have 2-3db lift in the presence range. This is what our ears often hear as the "47" sound. Here is Kyle Cook from Matchbox 20 on the CM48T.. The CM48T is a true tube microphone with our AK47 capsule and BV8 output transformer. It sells for $595 but RGO members get a 10% discount using the code "RGO" on the payment page. www.facebook.com/fluidrev/videos/1636600256382625/
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Post by Guitar on Aug 5, 2017 16:35:59 GMT -6
Hello, the TLM107 and TLM170 both have edge fed capsules and a transformerless IC output stage. The Neumann edge fed capsule has a 4db rise up past 10khz but no rise in the midrange in Cardiod. According to the Neumann curve they even dip a little in the presence area. While and original U47 or a microphone with a traditional K47 capsule like our CM48fet or CM48T have 2-3db lift in the presence range. This is what our ears often hear as the "47" sound. Here is Kyle Cook from Matchbox 20 on the CM48T.. The CM48T is a true tube microphone with our AK47 capsule and BV8 output transformer. It sells for $595 but RGO members get a 10% discount using the code "RGO" on the payment page. www.facebook.com/fluidrev/videos/1636600256382625/Wow! That's terrific, really interested in that mic.
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Post by aamicrophones on Aug 18, 2017 14:49:17 GMT -6
Hi Guys, our good friend Joseph Magee has been scoring at Oceanway in Nashville. He has been shooting out some our microphones against the classics there. He just sent this picture today and we will post results, clips and we hope video once he is finished as he is working around his scoring schedule. It also looks like our CM48T tube microphones has been nominated for a NAMM Tech Award as well as our MT8016 preamp. Megatrax studios in LA just bought our CM49, CM12se, CM47ve and CM47fet for film scoring. Here our CM47ve among two classics at Oceanway in Nashville.
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Post by Vincent R. on Aug 18, 2017 17:44:21 GMT -6
Can't wait to hear it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 19:18:43 GMT -6
Dave, Congrats on the nominations! I'm rooting for you!
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Post by aamicrophones on Sept 11, 2017 20:14:19 GMT -6
Dave, Congrats on the nominations! I'm rooting for you! Thanks, everyone!!! Still waiting for Joe to give us some clips from Oceanway but he's incredibly busy and we feel privileged to call him our friend. Our other good Nashville friend Joe Carrell has been using our CM12se and CM28 combination on session guitar players in Nashville and getting an amazing sound. Here is a picture of John Oates singing into our CM47 at Joes Studio last Friday...we are stoked!!! This was a real recording session not a photo-op shot. John was so gracious to let Joe take this picture. Abandoned Lunchonette was one of my favourite albums from the early 70 and Bernard Purdie played drums on it. He can't say yet what they were recording the vocals for.
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Post by reddirt on Sept 12, 2017 15:13:34 GMT -6
Vincent that mic sounds very even handed on you; mind you, you would make 2 baked bean cans and a piece of fencing wire sound good ,
Cheers, Ross
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Post by Vincent R. on Sept 22, 2017 14:26:42 GMT -6
Our latest Live in the Studio video; "I' Te Vurria Vasa." This was the first Neapolitan song I ever learned. It was taught to me by my grandfather Poppy Carmine, whose mom, my great grandmother, sang it to him and his siblings as a lullaby. My friend Andrew Ardito made me a really beautiful orchestration. Using the Advanced Audio CM49 on this one.
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Post by Guitar on Sept 23, 2017 18:04:21 GMT -6
Thanks, Vincent. That just slays me!
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Post by Vincent R. on Sept 23, 2017 21:28:45 GMT -6
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