― jimmy glass (electricsound), Monday, 3 October 2005 23:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― John Justen (johnjusten), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 00:09 (eighteen years ago) link
if you're new to condenser mics DON'T FORGET THE POP SHIELD!!!
it's got less to do with plosive singing than protection of the microphone. condenser capsules are very sensitive to moisture - hence the silica gel packs in most microphone cases. a pop shield at least six inches from the mic ought to keep the breath moisture off the capsule.
don't make the same mistake that i did with my octava mk219a - it'll just die on you suddenly and you'll have to replace the whole capsule.
― john clarkson, Tuesday, 4 October 2005 13:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― dewey, Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:03 (eighteen years ago) link
The only "good" condensers I have are a pair of AKG C1000s and they are swell. They are pretty popular and work with about anything, especially if you want to mic an area, like overhead a kick or to record someone singing and playing the guitar at the same time with one mic.
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 02:58 (eighteen years ago) link
Which reminds me, dewey, if you have any use for a pencil condenser, they also sell something called the MXL pro pac+ that is 1-2003, 1-603s, shockmounts for both, 2-15' mogami cables all in a case for $249.95 USD. Which is GREAT.
― John Justen (johnjusten), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 14:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:41 (seventeen years ago) link
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:32 (seventeen years ago) link
― electricsound, Wednesday, 21 March 2007 07:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― Edward III, Wednesday, 21 March 2007 15:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― Surmounter, Monday, 26 March 2007 03:36 (seventeen years ago) link
― electricsound, Monday, 26 March 2007 08:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― Surmounter, Monday, 26 March 2007 14:40 (seventeen years ago) link
bump? Any new contenders? seeing a lot on the AKG perception mics and also the AT 2035
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 12 December 2014 21:10 (nine years ago) link