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Post by reddirt on Nov 12, 2017 15:55:59 GMT -6
Ir's all dependent on what sound you are going for but a very natural sound can be had by moving it well away from walls and micing the soundboard from behind ( a spaced pair at around 30" off the ground and 1 ft out is one option)
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Nov 7, 2017 17:00:20 GMT -6
i've never used an NT 5 but Bruce Swedien as well had good things to say about them at one time if i remember right.
Rowmat is right about the mids of the KM84 IMO which is why it can be an excellent vox mic in the right situation,
I have a 451 I bought new in 1985 which is a terrific mic also and which again can be great on vox, in the same quality area as the 84 just a different flavour.
My thoughts are that Rode generally has been the victim of the internet exponential put down syndrome; that is, one bad report turns into 3, into ten etc, some fueled by a mis-perception they are built in China. - also wasn't helped by the boss Peter Freedman spruiking things as if they were god's gift at one time.
They are robustly built and the company has been excellent for the one issue I've had with an NT 2000. Definitely good mid range-ish offerings however if you want to drive a Merc then you buy a Merc ( or a Chandler ( or a Soyuz?))
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Nov 2, 2017 18:50:59 GMT -6
You dont need to spend money Swurve; put the 421s on the low toms and the higher will be more than fine with 57s.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Oct 2, 2017 4:13:47 GMT -6
Hi Vincent; an excerpt from a track using a Beesneez Arabella to give you perhaps some idea of higher end Beesneez. The artist is Glen Yearwood AKA "Storyteller " available at the normal outlets. The mic is in fig 8 (the artist played and sang at the same time.) into a BAE 1073 MP into a Metric Halo ULN -2 . Guitar is a real el cheapo with a Blue woodpecker on 12th - ish fret and Studio Projects C3 in fig 8 on the body into a PreSonus FS Adated into the ULN-2 The over dubbed Fiddle if i remember correctly was a Michael Joly modded Apex 205 (purchased after hearing Dr Bill's piano recordings with it.) into the BAE. This is the artists first time in the studio with the brief being a 5 song demo (which he ultimately released as his first E.P.) Hope this adds something to the collective knowledge base, Cheers, Ross Attachment Deleted |
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Post by reddirt on Sept 28, 2017 16:21:58 GMT -6
Hi Vincent, the quality of Beesneez producer series build IME is very high; as to the sound - I have an Arabella (producer series) which works great on one artist I work a lot with but not on some others so the same old 'horses for courses' rules apply. There's a few photos here of his new M49 www.gearslutz.com/board/high-end/1167421-beesneez-mics-australia-m49-m50-tribute-mics-i-got-sneak-preview-now-u2.htmlThere was a post somewhere by Klaus Heyne a while back, basically saying the Beesneez capsule (don't remember which one) was very close but not quite, to Neumann quality FWIW. ( search the purple site perhaps) Caveat: It looks very promising but I'm not recommending this BN 49 in any way as I have no experience with it, just giving some pointers to allow you to cover all options; as you well know, your own ears and experience are the final arbiter. Will try and post a little of the Arabella as a quality indicator if i get time later today. Cheers, Ross |
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Post by reddirt on Sept 24, 2017 0:29:03 GMT -6
Vincent, your voice compels me to congratulate you; your pitch, intonation, vibrato, breathing, tone and measured delivery are things of real class . The truly lovely thing though is the unfettered expression of the person behind it.
I would be a happy man if all that ability was mine... Cheers.
Further to that, the fact that you are so interested in the technical side whilst having the musical so well sorted is a bit rare so thank you for sharing.
As to the mic, on my computer speakers it does a great job of getting out of the way and sounds big league.
As you probably already know, Beesneez have a new 49 copy at a really good price; perhaps to sample all the contenders, you should alert Ben (Sneezby - owner) to this thread and see if he'd be prepared to loan you one - he'd be mad if he didn't especially if you loved it...
Thanks again, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Sept 13, 2017 15:37:40 GMT -6
UpDate - all is working and I am grinning!
Cheer, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Sept 13, 2017 15:26:27 GMT -6
Guys , calloo, callay, oh frabjus joy!!! i-Lok support got back to me over night and I'm good to go.
The fix is that I had to set my system clock back 2 years and once installed, I can re set to this year.
It installed in about 20 secs.
Haven't tried it but it says successful and is staring at me from the apps folder
No where in any of the instructions does it say to do that - f**k me!!!
I appreciate your help and moral support guys.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Sept 12, 2017 23:27:17 GMT -6
Thanks for persevering Popmann - I didn;t drag the old version into the trash to uninstall, I used the uninstall that's included with the new legacy version.
I just need to know if I'm missing something in how I'm doing the install e.g. nowhere in the "quick" instructions did it say to uninstall the earlier version first; I had to dive into the manual to find that so again I could just be missing a step like for example- is a residue of the old still installed and it's not showing?.
Hopefully I gain some knowledge out of this.
Cheers again, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Sept 12, 2017 19:11:36 GMT -6
Either I' not getting what you guy are saying or perhaps I haven't explained well enough.
Soundtoys and 10.6.8 as well as 'Tools 10 have been fine for several years.
3 weeks ago Soundtoys out of left field won't run and tells me I need to update the i-Lok permissions Mgr. I can't avoid it as I've almost finished an album mix using Soundtoys plugs all over and furthermore the warning is populating with multiple copies, all my open pages.
Soundtoys site tells me there are i-Lok legacy downloads on the i-Lok site specifically for 10.6.8 and directs me there.
I download that appropriate Mgr, uninstall the old one (because the manual tells me to) and attempt to install the new legacy Mgr unsuccessfully.
Of course not only do I have no Soundtoys but also and more worryingly no access to 'Tools
Cheers, Ross
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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 reddirt on Sept 12, 2017 14:58:34 GMT -6
Thanks for your replies guys ; I probably should clarify -After uninstall there's now no i-Lok visible in the applications folder (is that enough Kcatt?) and the 10.6 specific update from the i-Lok site won't install so I have to assume Popmann that it's i-Loks fault?
I'm a computer luddite and put off doing any of this for these sorts of reasons.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Sept 12, 2017 1:10:17 GMT -6
hi guys , am running 'Tools 10 on a Snow leopard MB pro and received the message from Soundtoys plugs that i need to update my i-lok manager to keep using them (the messages were in multiples on the front page of the computer so couldn't ignore them and needed the plugs to complete an almost finished album)
So dutifully downloaded the appropriate legacy Manager for Snow leopard from the i- Lok site , did the successful uninstall of the old but the install of the new fails with the installation error window showing.
Any of you got any ideas ?
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Sept 2, 2017 22:51:51 GMT -6
I understand where you are coming from Martin; in this competitive world naming is an important part of positioning your product in minds that need to be impressed. Having said that, it appears that Flea have produced a product that has garnered real respect and may well be keeping the creators as busy as they need and or want to be in spite of the name.
A local audio/visual production company without any awareness of the play on words called their business "Big fat productions". sometimes word associations escape people much like how Martin wrote, "it would still bug me looking at a Flea logo......"
FWIW, within a week or so I should have a tune finished done almost entirely with a Stam 87; will post.
Resume normal service.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Sept 2, 2017 0:17:15 GMT -6
I think you need to demo a Flea with the M7 , but I also think you should get Spock to send you a REDD47 your voice would show what it really can do.
Yes, I've said it before Vincent, at that price you need to be sure that the Chandler is not the mic - would be interesting if you could get it to demo
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Aug 12, 2017 18:45:39 GMT -6
Nothing empirical here to add Vincent but I have a CMV563 which I quickly shot out against a Flea 49 Next in the shop when I bought it.
For me, the CMV sounded smoother and yet subsequent use in my studio shows that M7 (in the CMV) to be a little dull in the upper (8k approx and upwards) frequencies.
Probably hasn't helped your cause at all but there you go.
What I do know is i've spent a s**t load on mics over the years and I'd be really, really sure before I paid big bucks again i.e. near enough isn't good enough.
Having said that, I would include the REDD 47 in you deliberations (no I haven't heard it).
And while i'm at it , a big shout out to our tube man 'Bowie" on this forum. he's already provided me with a NOS Tele for the CMV which improved it but didn't get to where i hoped to go so he took it back and he's now gone extra miles to find a quiet 1958 Amperex and send it to Australia on his dime. Great stuff; a lovely bloke to deal with so you all know where to go for tubes in the future.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Aug 12, 2017 18:26:11 GMT -6
Hey John i understand your desire to do a great job and work well above and beyond to achieve it : i understand how we second guess ourselves when clients are critical of that work and I also understand how you don't want to descend into petty behaviour when God knows you could be forgiven if you did.
This sounds like real insecurity going on with these clients and the truth is you are the scapegoat for their issues. You are probably never going to win and neither are they anywhere else. Just put it behind you; file it under experience however galling.
I don't, for my own health's sake, take on projects that are going to cruel my musical love anymore but I get that you may need anything and everything to put food on the table so the best course of action may well be to take non-recording work that doesn't eat up your love for music and brings in a regular wage.
ironically, with all the jumping through hoops you've done for them, you probably learned quite a bit about your craft. (certainly about people!)
We're with you mate
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Aug 8, 2017 17:01:50 GMT -6
A salient point is that if you want to run a business a la Roswell and stand by your product with decent R & D , quality control etc and pay employees and yourself a decent wage not to mention advertising, rents etc then it's going to cost so much more than the itemised cost of components.
What the customer receives in return is a guarantee of quality and for most of them, a product they could not build themselves.
As to the KM84, I have used them often as a vocal mic and placed correctly they sound 'expensive". I did record an acoustic album before DAWs were common place , direct to DAT with a KM 84 on vox and another on guitar which sounded fine until that one pop which is it's Achillies heel if you don't get the placement right. (The ruin of a great take caused protracted angst between the artist and myself!)
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Aug 8, 2017 16:37:32 GMT -6
Wichita Lineman along with All along the watchtower and White Room - three of the best from my teenage years; in fact , all my years.
R.I.P. Glenn
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Post by reddirt on Jul 31, 2017 20:09:33 GMT -6
If I recall correctly, Oliver Archutt before he passed converted one or two TM 149s to 49s with very happy customers so it can be done.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Jul 15, 2017 23:31:40 GMT -6
This is a bit like a big chain store coming into town and luring custom by selling e.g. milk at $1.00 for a 2 lire bottle because they have the size to absorb losses. The ultimate result is the diverse little stores with real investment in the community i.e the owner and family live there and thus profits go back to that community by and large, gets squeezed to the wall ; I'm sure you know what I mean.
Diversity and choice are killed because there's a shark in the pond with no conscience or raison d'etre other than making money for shareholders
Try getting Warm's one on one and attention to detail response out of Music Group ' it ain't gonna happen.
If that's the community we want then buy that product. Don't ever hope to get a reasonable wage again as extrapolation will tell us that if we all purchase in this way then there will be no domestic industries unless we sell our labour at Asian rates.
The truth is probably that this is how it will end up and the life we remember is exactly that...a memory.
It seems glib to say cheers but anyway - Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Jul 13, 2017 19:19:25 GMT -6
Yeah Wiz, my voice is fairly sibilant and it didn't accent that .
It has a very broad cardioid response and seems to still sound nice when well off axis.
All the files are from 6" away (except when 12" as noted)
The cello shows it's no light weight there's depth and no edge so am keen to push it with a decent vocalist in the near future to find out more.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Jul 13, 2017 2:40:30 GMT -6
I asked in an earlier thread if there was a fader which could be the 1st insert at the top of the channel and can be automated like any fader ; it becomes an automatable quasi-clip gain which to me would be the duck's; in the absence of a fader I insert an eq but just automate the gain and turn the eq's off.
Hardly ideal but it's the best I came up with.
Used as you want it, clip gain can be ultra useful particularly in keeping things sounding natural and not choked by compression.
Cheers. Ross
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Post by reddirt on Jul 13, 2017 2:30:23 GMT -6
Looks beautiful, but where to start?
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Jul 12, 2017 20:31:32 GMT -6
01 Stam Cardioid 6 12 inches.mp3 (887.37 KB) 01 Stam Cardioid.mp3 (900.59 KB) 01 Stam Fig 8.mp3 (829.67 KB) 01 Stam Omni.mp3 (946.44 KB) 01 Stam Cello 1.mp3 (508.11 KB) 01 Stam SA 87 extra switches.mp3 (525.25 KB) Hey Guys , thought I'd throw something into the mix. These are 192 MP3s so not perfect but should be enough to get across the message It's me speaking a piece from a written advert so no Vincent Price and as you'll realise each piece is an individual performance with energy and distance not being absolutely the same as the next. The 6 and 12" file is in cardioid and hopefully gives a sense of volume and tone change with typical distances although the room sound does compromise it a little Also, it's in my lounge (the studio is in disarray) which has tiles with a carpet and distant hard walls, I've got 1 Auralex 2' x2' canopy 1' above the mic to mollify the effect of a 10' hardboard ceiling. Vincent asked for some cello so here's a short totally unadulterated piece done virtually the day i got the mic; about 2 ' away , 2' off the floor, directly out from the f hole . We had no time to experiment with position as the cellist had a sick child and I took what I could get. I had intended to have vocals but the client is still getting things together but intend to do that when poss. I won't post my thoughts till later as I don't want to prejudice any opinions Also, don't confuse this as a piece to show the sound of the mic; it's purely to show it's axis response etc. Cheers, Ross
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