| Large Tube Condesers |
Description/Specs |
Advanced Audio (Apex460 Tube - 9 Pattern -
modified by Dave Thomas)
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Dave Thomas in Vancouver swaped out the tube, some
capacitors and the output transformer. It's a AKG C12 Clone. Lush- didn't get the
Peluso Capsule but it still sounds
great
Polar Patterns: 9 polar
patterns. Frequency Range: 20 Hz To 20
kHz A supreme C12 clone. Lots of threads on
modding these. I didn't get a new capsule but it's sounding
great on Male/Female Vocals, Percussion and Room |
RODE NTK Tube Mic - 9 Pattern
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Charger's NTK. Excellent, it
get's used as a Room mic, Vocals... Charger has gotten great
drum sounds when using this as an overhead. |
MXL
V77 Tube Mic - Cardiod
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6072 Tube! I love this thing on Rock
male vocals and a Great Room mic Doesn't have a high-spl
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Oktava MKL 2500 Tube Mics -Cardiod
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Russia's oldest mic company. A tube
Cardiod. Got a pair of these, work well on any solo
intruments, rooms and overheads. These are sensitive
and present. a lot less crunchy high end than the mxl
v77 |
ACM
6802 Tube Mics - 9 Pattern
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727 Audio in Bejing....
C12/U47 Clone. mics.
I've swapped out some NOS
GE Tubes
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Audio Technica AT 4060 Tube
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This one's no longer at our studio.
My bro took this along with his AKG 414's. He picked up a
couple of Cascade's that his says were an outrageous
bargain. I did really like this mic though. No worries, there's 13 other tube mic here to choose from. |
| Large FET Condesers |
Description/Specs |
ACM
583 FET
Crisp, I'm liking these on Piano and outside the kick.
Cardiod is pretty good, haven't messed with Figure-8 |
797 Audio in Bejing.... Bright U67
Multipattern
These are the new Room Mics. I have them in Omni mounted on the
ceilings... they currently go into the DBX 386 Tube Pre- SPDIF into
ProTools. There's an insert if we need to squash it before the recorder.
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Studio Projects C1
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797 Audio in Bejing.... the U87
knock-off supreme. Great on Male Vox! This is my favorite Mic,
I use it on every thing with success. Vocals, Upright Bass,
Piano and Guitar... Sweet. I really want a couple more or
better yet a C3 or T3! The mother of all American/Chinese
mics. |
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Electronics SE 1000, Another Neumann U87 Knock off. ..more
american designed, chinese built. Vox, Guitar + Bass amps,
Kick, Acoustic Bass,  |
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AKG
3000 (2)
Polar
Patterns: Cardioid Frequency Range: 20 Hz
To 20 kHz Sensitivity: 25 Mv/Pa
(-32dBv) Max. SPL for 0.5% THD: 140/150
dB Equivalent Noise Level: 14 dB-A
Signal/Noise Ratio (A Weighted): 80 dB
Preattenuation: -10 dB, Switchable Basscut Filter: 6 dB/Octave Below 500 Hz Impedance: 200 Ohms Recommended
Load Impedance: >1000 Ohms Power
Requirement: 9 - 52 V Phantom Power to Din 45596 Current Consumption:< 2 Ma Connector: 3-Pin Male XLR |
Austrian- middle of the line; supposedly the same
elenent as a 414 with cheaper casing; large-diaphragm cardioid
condenser. I've got one silver and one black. These are the
older model with a -10db pad, LF roll-off and a
card/hyper-cardiod pattern. I love all the switches for the
versatility. I've had moved these up Ceiling mounted
goosenecks's for room mics and was switching between
these with the ECM omni's. I've since freed these up
and I generally apply them on the Piano (I'm hoping to
score a AMT M40), but I used these for Drum Overheads as well
as for Upright Bass, Room Mics and voice.
Currently these don't get much use, Some people pan these mics, though
I've got great sounds with them before. I busted the internal capusule
shockmount, took it apart and called AKG, great support the guy mailed
me an exact replacement part... put it back together, but can't find
the bolts :} |
Small
Condensers
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Description/Specs |
TNC ACM-310 (4)
Small Diaphram Tube Condensor Mics:
TNC ACM-240
(5)
Small Diaphram Tube Condensor Mics:
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Above
Right
These sound great on Acoustic Guitar,
Piano and Drum Overheads.
Above
Left
These have pads and rolloff; the sound good on Acoustic Guitar, percussion and hi-hat. |
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Electronics SE1 small diaphram Condenser. I often put
this underneath snares especially with brushes. I like it on
Sax, Guitar and Piano , I'm mostly using this on the Hi-Hat
and acoustic guitar
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Studio
Project C4 (pair)
I love small condensors
and these are excellent! They get used on Piano, Overheads and
guitars; with the omni caps, they work as great as spaced
pairs room mics or in a M/S configuration. |
C4 Specifications
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Type:
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Single diaphragm modular FET
condenser microphone
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Polar
pattern:
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cardioid (CC1) Omni-directional
(OC1)
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Frequency
response:
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40Hz.~20kHz.
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Sensitivity:
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12m V/Pa. where 1 pa = 94dB
SPL
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Output
impedance:
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<200
Ohm.
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Load
impedance:
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>1200
Ohm.
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Max
SPL:
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150 dB SPL with -10dB
pad
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Equivalent
Noise:
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16 DB SPL, (A-weighted per
IEC268-15)
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S/N ratio:
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78
dB |
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Power
requirement:
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P48 +/-4V
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Current
consumption:
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<2
ma |
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Circuit:
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FET driven, discrete balanced
output |
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Connector:
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Gold-plated 3-pin
XLR |
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Pad:
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-10 dB |
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Low
cut:
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6 dB/Octave at 250
Hz. |
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Length:
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4.90”(124.5mm) |
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dia:
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.787”
(20mm) |
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Weight:
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3.3oz.
(92g) |
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Oktava MK012/MC012 .
These get used as Drum Overheads. I
also use them on acoustic guitar, percussion and anything acoustic. I have
the Scott Dorsey Modification parts and will busting out the
soldering iron and replacing some key components on the
internal pre-amps I've recently scored a second pair of the
chinese MC012s; they aren't the same but still sound good. I
hear they work really well as tom mics... I'd love to
get the hyper-cardiod and omni caps.
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MXL
603
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Overheads, acoustics, perc! Bright. I
occasionally borrow these when I've got a ton of musicians in
both rooms. Charger, Ziemba and Charp all have a pair. |
Naiant MSH-1
(2)
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El Cheapo Omnis. Cool
Accurate Cheap & tiny(they're barely larger than a standard XLR
barrell,
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Behringer ECM 8000.  Omni, measurement mics.
Boy they're even on just about everything..... OMNI is way
cool! Tuning the room... Omni room and fill. |
Type: electret condenser, omni-directional
measurement mic Ultra-linear frequency response Evenly
weighted, true omnidirectional pattern Phantom powered +15V to
+48V Impedance: 600 Ohms Sensitivity: - 60 dB |
Beta Green 4.0
Small diaphram Cardiod Condenser  |
Small diaphram Condenser 40-18 KHz discontinued
in 1997 I often aim this down at Hi Hat (away from snare).
It's an old cheapie, but hey it's a shure and it sounds decent
on most things including Sax, Piano, Guitar, http://www.shure.com/pdf/discontinued/bg40.pdf
Polar Pattern Uni Cardioid)
Frequency Range 40 ... 18000
Hz
Sensitivity 4.0 mV/Pa
Impedance 600 Ohms
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| Ribbon Mics |
Description/Specs |
Cascade Fat Head
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Figure 8
RIBBON!
sounding great on Cello and
violin! Also works well on guitar amps as well.
I
replaced the stock transformer with a Lundahl.
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ACM
-240 Dual Ribbon
(4)
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Figure 8
RIBBON Gorgeous Flat
Retro Design. I added a Lundahl Transform to one of these.
Opened up a bit. These are symetric dual ribbons, but they
sound brighter on the non-label side.
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ACM-4
Single Ribbon Royer Clone
(2)
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Figure 8
RIBBON Small profile great
for multi-miking guitar amps or for tight places. We love this
thing on electric.
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| Dynamic Mics |
Description/Specs |
Sennheiseher HF 521 (MD 421 w/o bass
rolloff)  |
MD 421 / Black Fire 521
Classic, no
roll-offs on this unit, but it sounds great on sax, kick and
toms... needs a lot of gain, but I've got plenty on most of my
pre's Polar Pattern Uni (Cardioid)
Frequency Range 30 ...
17000 Hz
Sensitivity 2 mV/Pa
Impedance 200
Ohms
Dimensions (XLR Version: U) 46 x 49 x 215 mm
Weight
0.385 kg
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Shure beta 57 
I've
been using this on snare bottom and guitar cabs; It goes
to the gigs for live vocals |
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Avantone
ADM Snare Drum Mic
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Frees up a few of my 57's and
it's a bit beefier. Cool mount and drum clamp. |
Shure SM
57 (2) The world's most used mic! Got one on the snare.
One for any guitar amps, percussion or any other
instrument
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Type:
Dynamic Frequency Response: 40 to 15,000
Hz (see Figure 2) Polar Pattern:
Unidirectional (cardioid), rotationally symmetrical
about
microphone axis, uniform with frequency 3-pin
professional audio connector (male XLR type) |
Shure SM
58 (2)
Vocals
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Smooth, mid-frequency presence rise provides the
distinct, world-famous SM58 sound Uniform
cardioid pickup pattern isolates the main sound source and
minimizes background noise Pneumatic
shock-mount system cuts down handling noise Effective, built-in spherical wind and pop
filter Frequency response: 50 to 15,000
Hz Variations: SM58 or SM58S (With On/Off
Switch)
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CAD KBM 412
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Kick, toms, I often throw
this on my Polytone and pick up some amp, when guys want a bit
more than DI.. Nice EQ curve built in. |
Sennheiser E602 Cardiod kick drum
microphone. Nice thump on the kick. EQ built in. I'm getting a
righteous sound, buy putting these pretty deep inside the bass
drum at a slight angle to the beater, I combine it with a LDC
about a foot away.  |
KICK Frequency response 20Hz...16kHz
Transducer
principle Pressure gradient receiver
Pick-up pattern
Cardioid
Front-to-back-rejection at 1kHz
at 120 degrees
>20dB
Sensitivity (free field, no load) 1kHz 1mV/Pa =
-60dB (0dB=1V/Pa)
1mV/Pa =
-80dB (0dB=1V/mbar)
(USA)
Nominal impedance at 1kHz 250 ohms
Min.
terminating impedance 1000 ohms
Sensitivity to magnetic
field at 50Hz 1 µV/µT
Weight 550 g
Dimensions Ø 60 , l =
153mm
Delivered with pouch and mic clip |
Sennheiser E604 (3) Dynamic Cardioid Rack
Tom and Snare Microphone. I've like using these on three toms
when we want that big tom sound.  |
TOMS Frequency response: 40Hz...18kHz
Transducer
principle: Pressure gradient receiver
Pick-up pattern:
Cardioid
Front-to-back-rejection at 1kHz
at 120 degrees
>25dB
Sensitivity (free field, no load) 1kHz 1.8mV/Pa =
-55dB (0dB=1V/Pa)
1.8mV/Pa =
-75dB (0dB=1V/mbar)
(USA)
Nominal impedance at 1kHz 350 ohms
Min.
terminating impedance 1000 ohms
Sensitivity to magnetic
field at 50Hz 1 µV/µT
Weight 60 g
Dimensions Ø 33 x
59mm
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| AKG D330 Cardiod
microphone. |
White Dyno - Cool on guitar. |
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