Hope for the metal blast soon
Here's the link to a track by one of the bands.
https://soundcloud.com/rkyver/naiant-x-x-miniplug-venue-2Lineage was Naiant X-X > SP SP-SPSB-1 (roll-off -6db@31Hz*) > Sony M10 (line in) with rec level about 4.5. Added +7.5 db to bring up the peaks.
*This was the 69Hz setting, but with the M10's 22k-ohm input, this equates to 31Hz.
Here's the link to a track by another one of the bands.
https://soundcloud.com/rkyver/naiant-x-x-miniplug-venue-2-1Lineage was Naiant X-X > SP SP-SPSB-1 (roll-off -6db@31Hz*) > Sony M10 (line in) with rec level about 4.5. Added +8.0 db to bring up the peaks.
*This was the 69Hz setting, but with the M10's 22k-ohm input, this equates to 31Hz.
Here's the link to a track by a third band.
https://soundcloud.com/rkyver/naiant-x-x-miniplug-venue-2-2Lineage was Naiant X-X > SP SP-SPSB-1 (roll-off -6db@31Hz*) > Sony M10 (line in) with rec level about 4.5. Added +8.0 db to bring up the peaks.
*This was the 69Hz setting, but with the M10's 22k-ohm input, this equates to 31Hz.
This new venue was squarish, had carpeted floors but cinder block walls, and insulation in the ceiling typical of a metal building. Stage was set up in the left corner at an angle and the PA setup was odd. One pair of speakers was hung from the ceiling left and right, and even with the front of the stage. For the second pair, the right speaker was set up far to the right of the stage from the ceiling, and the left was set up on the opposite (back) wall (facing toward the band) over the audience's left shoulder. Imagining a line drawn from the front to back speaker, I stood on that line and centered between the front two speakers. Sound was good, but not as loud or as much bass as I would expect at a metal show. I'll probably run the battery box without the roll-off at this venue in the future.
Thanks for posting that (and the Wovenhand sample from last year too). Mic sounds very clear and neutral, which I like.
Glad you like the track, but I do want to make sure anyone who hears the Wovenhand track knows the lineage. These were the XLR version of the X-X > Fostex FR-2le, and they had a first-order bass roll-off built-in (-1dB at 80Hz, -3dB at 40Hz, -7dB at 20Hz), so there isn't as much bass as the miniplug version would have had (you can't insert that roll-off circuit on the miniplug version). So, aside from the bass response, the XLR and miniplug versions are going to sound very similar. Typically on the bright end of the spectrum (more than Sonic Studios DSM mics) since they are meant for far-field recording. They are not harsh, but natural sounding and not at all dull.