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Paul Matthews
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Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:08 am Post subject:
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Ty Ford wrote:
| Quote: | Has anyone in this thread tried an Audio Technica AE5400?
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Got a bargain on eBay - £75 (with current exchange rate that's nearly $150)
mint condition. Not had chance to try it yet as most of the stuff I do does not
warrant that good a mic!
P.
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Ty Ford
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Fri Dec 03, 2004 6:11 pm Post subject:
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| Quote: | I also use the OM7. You can usually get them used on eBay or from
RatSound
(or maybe Mr. Gaster?) for $125 to $150. Being a comparatively neutral
mic,
I find that they work well on voices of all types.
I had a couple of OM5s for a while. They have nasties just as the SM and
Beta do, they are just different nasties. I've never use an OM3, so I
cannot comment. Other have said that they are more colored but cleaner
than
the OM5.
The Sennheiser E835 is a nice mic for little money ($200 for three), an
the
845 is good as well. I think I'd take either over a Beta 58.
The VX10 and the KMS105 are very nice (although very different, with their
own good qualities), but they require a lot of stage volume disipline.
they have revised the VX-10 so its not so sensative, and for current VX-10
users you can send your mic back and they will change/upgrade it to the new
lower sens rating.
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Try the AE5400 with pad and high pass. Really.
Ty Ford
-- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric
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Particle Salad
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Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:21 pm Post subject:
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Nobody mentioned the AKG C-535... VERY nice mic, for not a lot of money.
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Pooh Bear
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Tue Dec 07, 2004 12:40 pm Post subject:
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Hugh Fox wrote:
| Quote: | i am looking to spend money, want to get a slightly sharper mic for
live vocal use. i have heard the Beta 58 and understand why people
might not like it. What are the other options apart from shure and
audix.
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I have heard Shures in general and understand why I don't like them.
Tried any European mics ? There is life outside the USA you know ! E.g.
AKG, Sennheiser, Beyer to name the obvious candidates for live use. I
did once use a Neumann live. It was stunning - but it's a bit overkill
using a U87 live !
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Joe L
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:13 pm Post subject:
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"Hugh Fox" <hugh_fox@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
news:884cca1f.0411301217.7fe230f4@posting.google.com...
| Quote: | i am looking to spend money, want to get a slightly sharper mic for
live vocal use. i have heard the Beta 58 and understand why people
might not like it. What are the other options apart from shure and
audix.
cheers,
Hugh
I'm a player but I run my own sound. |
I used the B58, and have replaced it with the om5. The off axis rejection
was noticeably way better. Plus a way smoother mic to my ears and that works
better with the iem's. When I have guest vocalists I prefer my sm58 over the
beta58 for them, to my ears it just seems to sound smoother and fit more
voices. The beta58 just really doesn't do it for me.
Joe L |
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Phildo
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Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:17 pm Post subject:
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"Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:41B55E7A.4804FBC5@hotmail.com...
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did once use a Neumann live. It was stunning - but it's a bit overkill
using a U87 live !
That is what the KMS105 is for. |
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Pete Pine
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Sat Dec 18, 2004 5:18 am Post subject:
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Joe L wrote:
| Quote: | "Hugh Fox" <hugh_fox@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
news:884cca1f.0411301217.7fe230f4@posting.google.com...
i am looking to spend money, want to get a slightly sharper mic for
live vocal use. i have heard the Beta 58 and understand why people
might not like it. What are the other options apart from shure and
audix.
cheers,
Hugh
I'm a player but I run my own sound.
I used the B58, and have replaced it with the om5. The off axis rejection
was noticeably way better. Plus a way smoother mic to my ears and that works
better with the iem's. When I have guest vocalists I prefer my sm58 over the
beta58 for them, to my ears it just seems to sound smoother and fit more
voices. The beta58 just really doesn't do it for me.
Joe L
thank you all for your opinions, |
(from someone reading this ng regulary)
We have a band playing brasilian music, so there's a lot of percussion
sound bleeding to vocal mics, and now we are using sm58's to vocals.(5
total)
for most of male vocals 58's work ok (for the male lead perfect), but
somtimes for female leads low end seems to disappear into percussion
texture (noise...;-). I have to quite often "fader-help" her from Foh,
allthough I know sound is there...
Audix om7?.
excuse me if my english is not...
P |
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