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Post by andyhowell on Mar 31, 2018 16:16:54 GMT
I said I would do this years ago. Crap video quality but you can see the acoustic treatment of the room and I look at both expensive and cheap kit (all good stuff)
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Post by Phil Taylor on Mar 31, 2018 19:12:03 GMT
Another informative and entertaining video Andy. Enjoyed it a lot. For a nanosecond there I thought you were going to give my CD a plug  Excellent. Phil |
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Post by earthbalm on Mar 31, 2018 20:13:27 GMT
Very interesting and informative Andy. Thanks for posting. I'd be very interested in a DAW and plug-ins video.
As Phil commented, "Excellent!"
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Post by andyhowell on Mar 31, 2018 22:32:50 GMT
Another informative and entertaining video Andy. Enjoyed it a lot. For a nanosecond there I thought you were going to give my CD a plug Excellent. Phil Yours in on the hard disc :-) |
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Post by robmc on Apr 1, 2018 8:39:22 GMT
Enjoyed that Andy, it's a little bit like a musician's version of 'Through the Keyhole'. Excellent again.
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Post by lavaman on Apr 1, 2018 16:29:42 GMT
Good stuff Andy. I think we've trodden similar paths building our studios. I started with a Boss BR-864 8 track recorder. It sounded ok but when it came editing and mixing it was far to fiddly and the results were far from perfect. I moved on to a PC based DAW running Reaper and haven't looked back.
I still have my first mic - an AKG C1000S like yours. They are bomb proof. Don't use it much in the studio but I do occasionally use it for live sound. My second mic was a Rode NT2A - like yours. I still use it to record acoustic guitar along with a Rode NT5 small diameter condenser. The NT2A is a great mic but heavy so you need a decent stand to go with it.
As the years passed I added an sE4400a vocal mic and a pair of Cascade Fathead ribbon mics. Don't plan to get any more mics.
I agree with you about the Zoom recorders - the quality is very good. I have a H4n which I use mostly as a notepad for song ideas and sometimes to record the room ambience to add a natural reverb to my recordings.
Iain
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Post by vikingblues on Apr 1, 2018 18:56:07 GMT
Another good video and one that shows your clear thinking and your desire to get the best from recording.  I always get a tinge of envy to see you guys that have a bespoke recording space and not just a corner of a living room. But I probably don't have the resolve and energy to put the work into a recording space, partly given my doubts that it would produce that much extra recording quality in my case. It makes a lot more sense if you have higher quality gear and guitars like you do though. I'm still at the "before I went mad" stage you mention your being at once upon a time Andy. Your starting out with AKG C100o mics showed you better prepared than me in that my first choice of a condenser was an AKG, but a C3000. I didn't realise an acoustic guitar was best suited to a small diaphragm mic at that point, but not a total waste as I find my AKG is good for vocals. Your comment that a Zoom portable recorder may be all you need is starting to look gradually more possible in my case, although it's the Zoom 4 you intended to get rather than the Zoom 6 you ended up with. The facility to plug external mics into the model I have makes it more versatile and I can then also use, if I want, my pair of Avantome small diaphragm condensers with switch-able polar pattern capsules, while not being limited to recording only where the PC is. Still need to use the DAW for editing and mastering though. But more and more I find I just turn to the Zoom to record. Anyway, thanks for posting the video. Interesting, informative and thought provoking.  Mark |
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Post by andyhowell on Apr 2, 2018 15:27:31 GMT
The Zoom 4 or 6 are superb sounding machines really. You don’t get quite depth but then you might not need it.
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Post by andyhowell on Apr 2, 2018 15:39:49 GMT
Iain,
I still use the C1000 live as well - to add some real mix to the blend it is pretty good.
I’d love a ribbon or two! The fat heads look interesting. One day that Royer stereo ribbon will come my way !
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Post by petef on Oct 12, 2018 11:24:25 GMT
Hi Andy,
My budget won’t stretch to a Mojave 301fet but might to a Mojave 201fet (the cheaper version without the switches). The other choice is a Neumann TLM 102. Both give good results on vocals and acoustic guitar apparently. Question is which to go for? Anyone using these mics?
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Post by Cams on Oct 12, 2018 11:36:00 GMT
Hi Andy, My budget won’t stretch to a Mojave 301fet but might to a Mojave 201fet (the cheaper version without the switches). The other choice is a Neumann TLM 102. Both give good results on vocals and acoustic guitar apparently. Question is which to go for? Anyone using these mics? The bluegrass band I ran sound for last week on Arran -- The Midnight Run -- used a TLM102 and nothing else other than a small bass amp for the electric upright. It worked a treat with them coming in and out for solos and doing the bluegrass harmony singing around it. I'll be posting some videos of that soon. Cracking little mic. |
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Post by petef on Oct 12, 2018 12:27:02 GMT
Cams, Cheers. That’s good to know. I’ve heard some descriptions of the TLM 102 as ‘clean and boring’. Not sure I agree with that. That’s why it’s on my short list. The Mojave does seems to have a lot of warmth, weight and character. It’s a tempting alternative.
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Post by andyhowell on Oct 13, 2018 10:44:23 GMT
The Mojave 201 get is superb. For voice and guitar you only need the cardiod anyhow.
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Post by andyhowell on Oct 13, 2018 12:29:44 GMT
Cams, Cheers. That’s good to know. I’ve heard some descriptions of the TLM 102 as ‘clean and boring’. Not sure I agree with that. That’s why it’s on my short list. The Mojave does seems to have a lot of warmth, weight and character. It’s a tempting alternative. Mojave are superb mics and they do have a sound of themselves. The large condensers are great on vocals and on guitars. A little more expensive than you can get but they are mics for life. I bought my mic asI read in a few places that this were good for baritone vocals. |
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Post by petef on Oct 13, 2018 12:38:47 GMT
Hi Andy, Thanks, I’ve checked out the Aston mics but have settled on either the TLM 102 or the Mojave 201fet (Beyer MC930s are on the way, by the way!). I suspect the Mojave will be a better choice for vocals, though I’m a bit wary of sibilance on some other Chinese assembled mics I’ve heard. Have you found this a problem on your 301fet? The Neumann sounds more forgiving in this area and may be a safer choice (2 years warranty). It seems both can be used in single mic situations for both vocals and guitar with reasonable results. There ought to be a song: ‘Dithering’s Not For Me’.  |
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