Topic: NEW: Behringer C4 cardioid pencil condenser pair

[Roving Sign]

You are characterizing a technology as having a sound, when it does not.  Does a Shure KSM32 sound like a DPA4061?  Do both of these mics sound like the C4?

Fine - they sound like all my old radio shack electret mics...better?? Sorry - I forget there are actually good electrets mics...

Screw it - I stand by my orginal remarks - make total sense in the context...Im sure no one was confused...

[Roving Sign]

Heres some more C-2 recording from a pair of C-2's into a R09 sound ok to me...

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2007-11-27.flac16

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2008-08-06.flac16

...I can certainly hear the rooms in these, much bigger issue than the mics.

Sure I've got some radio shack mics that sound "ok" too...

Not to make it a contest - but I strongly recommend NEVER OWNING a pair of C-2s

I always thought it would be cool to get a C-2 kit and just use the parts...send the whole thing to Chris Church and have him basically build a pair of his mics in those bodies...cool kit if you were trying to DIY something...

[digifish_music]

Heres some more C-2 recording from a pair of C-2's into a R09 sound ok to me...

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2007-11-27.flac16

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2008-08-06.flac16

...I can certainly hear the rooms in these, much bigger issue than the mics.

Sure I've got some radio shack mics that sound "ok" too...

Not to make it a contest - but I strongly recommend NEVER OWNING a pair of C-2s

I always thought it would be cool to get a C-2 kit and just use the parts...send the whole thing to Chris Church and have him basically build a pair of his mics in those bodies...cool kit if you were trying to DIY something...

So you don't like my duck recording? 

Although I don't use them very often, my experience differs. I am quite happy with everything I have recorded with them, being aware of the self noise issue. I spend a lot of time doing things like burying mics under a pile of seed so chickens can peck at them etc so I am glad I have a pair of reasonable sounding mics that are expendable. They definitely sound better than the internal mics in most of the portable recorders out there. 

Anyhow, this post was about the C-4's, they seem to have improved the sensitivity and so (I expect) S/N ...

digifish

[bdasilva]

Life is too short to record with cheap microphones. I do realize we all would like to find an  inexpensive mic set that would do the trick AND do it well...      Whats in your mic locker?

[Krispy D]

I own a pair of mid seventies sony electrets that I LOVE!  ECM-260F to be exact.  I have made some great tapes with them and love them in the studio.

[Church-Audio]

Heres some more C-2 recording from a pair of C-2's into a R09 sound ok to me...

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2007-11-27.flac16

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2008-08-06.flac16

...I can certainly hear the rooms in these, much bigger issue than the mics.

Sure I've got some radio shack mics that sound "ok" too...

Not to make it a contest - but I strongly recommend NEVER OWNING a pair of C-2s

I always thought it would be cool to get a C-2 kit and just use the parts...send the whole thing to Chris Church and have him basically build a pair of his mics in those bodies...cool kit if you were trying to DIY something...

Yeah that would be cool..... I am now modifying 1inch mics like Studio projects and AT 2020 mics and putting in real capsules

[Chuck]

Heres some more C-2 recording from a pair of C-2's into a R09 sound ok to me...

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2007-11-27.flac16

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2008-08-06.flac16

...I can certainly hear the rooms in these, much bigger issue than the mics.

Sure I've got some radio shack mics that sound "ok" too...

Not to make it a contest - but I strongly recommend NEVER OWNING a pair of C-2s

I always thought it would be cool to get a C-2 kit and just use the parts...send the whole thing to Chris Church and have him basically build a pair of his mics in those bodies...cool kit if you were trying to DIY something...

Yeah that would be cool..... I am now modifying 1inch mics like Studio projects and AT 2020 mics and putting in real capsules

I'd like to hear more about this...
Make the mic heads small enough to use like "actives" and you'd have a real winner. Sign me up!

Chuck

[Church-Audio]

Heres some more C-2 recording from a pair of C-2's into a R09 sound ok to me...

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2007-11-27.flac16

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2008-08-06.flac16

...I can certainly hear the rooms in these, much bigger issue than the mics.

Sure I've got some radio shack mics that sound "ok" too...

Not to make it a contest - but I strongly recommend NEVER OWNING a pair of C-2s

I always thought it would be cool to get a C-2 kit and just use the parts...send the whole thing to Chris Church and have him basically build a pair of his mics in those bodies...cool kit if you were trying to DIY something...

Yeah that would be cool..... I am now modifying 1inch mics like Studio projects and AT 2020 mics and putting in real capsules

I'd like to hear more about this...
Make the mic heads small enough to use like "actives" and you'd have a real winner. Sign me up!

Chuck

I am working on that as we speak.
Chris

[Chuck]

Now there are two different budget mics called C4.
These look promising, but I guess they all do in the beginning.

[Chuck]

I am working on that as we speak.
Chris

 

[illconditioned]

Heres some more C-2 recording from a pair of C-2's into a R09 sound ok to me...

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2007-11-27.flac16

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2008-08-06.flac16

...I can certainly hear the rooms in these, much bigger issue than the mics.

Sure I've got some radio shack mics that sound "ok" too...

Not to make it a contest - but I strongly recommend NEVER OWNING a pair of C-2s

I always thought it would be cool to get a C-2 kit and just use the parts...send the whole thing to Chris Church and have him basically build a pair of his mics in those bodies...cool kit if you were trying to DIY something...

Yeah that would be cool..... I am now modifying 1inch mics like Studio projects and AT 2020 mics and putting in real capsules

I'd like to hear more about this...
Make the mic heads small enough to use like "actives" and you'd have a real winner. Sign me up!

Chuck

I am working on that as we speak.
Chris

Hey Chris,

Sounds good.  If you get a chance, I wouldn't mind seeing a picture of the AT2000 series capsule.

  Richard

[Church-Audio]

Heres some more C-2 recording from a pair of C-2's into a R09 sound ok to me...

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2007-11-27.flac16

http://www.archive.org/details/gertrude2008-08-06.flac16

...I can certainly hear the rooms in these, much bigger issue than the mics.

Sure I've got some radio shack mics that sound "ok" too...

Not to make it a contest - but I strongly recommend NEVER OWNING a pair of C-2s

I always thought it would be cool to get a C-2 kit and just use the parts...send the whole thing to Chris Church and have him basically build a pair of his mics in those bodies...cool kit if you were trying to DIY something...

Yeah that would be cool..... I am now modifying 1inch mics like Studio projects and AT 2020 mics and putting in real capsules

I'd like to hear more about this...
Make the mic heads small enough to use like "actives" and you'd have a real winner. Sign me up!

Chuck

I am working on that as we speak.
Chris

Hey Chris,

Sounds good.  If you get a chance, I wouldn't mind seeing a picture of the AT2000 series capsule.

  Richard

The 2020 is a TS-160 capsule