Chandler TG Mic...and I’m living on the elliptical

"The TG Microphone’s unique on-board EMI ‘Tape Equalizer’ section combined with its ‘Dual Tone System’, dedicated PSU and other features create an extremely flexible microphone" is how Chandler is explaining the tonal characteristics of the mic.  I think that hearing the mic on it's flattest of settings would be interesting, but in fairness this mic was designed specifically to utilize the EMI tape eq.  That may be the reason we're not yet hearing any demos of all of the mic's settings.  For me it will come down to what Ragan and others think of the TG after a few weeks of actual use.  The demo videos sound downright steroidal--and that feature could be very useful in helping singers love the sound of their voice when tracking, as most don't!  

IMHO the evidence is showing how well the TG microphones does, with the various on board "tweaking" options.
Isn't this similar to the "why/how" the U87 is so venerated within the Industry-how well it EQ's on various sources?

Chris

That was my initial take when the microphone was announced. I swiftly fell into a different line of thought after hearing those great samples. Spock saying that drum sound was a single overhead (with a second mic for room reverb thrown in on parts) really wow'd me. The anticipated sound is worth it to me, but it will require some leg work upfront. 

My plan is to invite several singers over to shootout all the settings, basically my training ground to learn the differences on male/female, rock/jazz/classical, etc. Hopefully it will be fun and I might even get some artists interested in recording with it.

If I'm able to develop a feel for what results I'd be getting on each setting, then during a real tracking situation I can more easily deal with one or two possibilities, after discussing with the artist what vocal qualities fit their creative aspirations. 

I might not have as many mic options as you, so this could be that "swiss army mic" they are marketing working on me. I now shootout singers on SM7B, RE20, 421, Octavamod 319, and Cascade Fathead. Honestly, I've been satisfied with that group but there's always the GAS pushing you to upgrade or find some improvement.

Sweetwater rep told me another couple weeks. This was like last week maybe.

FWIW, Adam told me on GS that mics were shipping last week.

sirthought shoe , ragan is correct, mics have begun shipping.

If one arrives to Funky Junk in London by this week, I might walk away with it on Monday! I’m visiting from Spain for a vocal mic shootout.

Since I record mostly in others' studios or my rehearsal space, I've already started to line up a room I've worked in and different singers to try this out on. Hoping I can get a space with a decent piano. I don't think that will be it's strength, but I'd like to try as many different sources. I'll post the shootout results once it's all put together.

I'm interested to hear how it handles a drum overhead in a big room versus smaller space (like my room).

Just waiting for Front End to say it's shipped.

Sweet. I did place an order!

Looking forward to trying this out on voice and guitars and perhaps drums and saxophone.

Just to make it official and all...

The TG microphone came today! I received mic #58.

No chance to go to the studio to hear it yet, but I certainly unboxed it right away. Build quality looks good. I am surprised that at this price point it did not come in a case to hold everything. And after seeing the hefty PSU they used at NAMM, I'm surprised with what came, which is this small thing that uses a wall wart. I'm sure it works fine, but just unexpected.

Oh, and kind of funny. The mic smelled like some kind of mint. That's a new one. Pleasant. Look forward to hearing this soon.

Thanks for touching base, Adam. Well, I just checked the Dale Pro video again. You can see the PSU for REDD, which I did recognize, but right next to it I see another box I assume is the PSU for TG. Maybe not? About one third of the REDD PSU size. Anyway, the biggest surprise was that it's a wall wart device versus something with IEC mains power cord or just something more sturdy. It may be fine, but that's my reaction. I did wonder if the separation might make it sound cleaner. 

There was no manual or documentation in the box. Please send a PDF link if you can. {EDIT: Just found a PDF on the website!} I noticed that getting the shock mount on is tricky due to the switches. I'm hoping I don't end up scratching the mic a bunch when I'm taking this on and off.