Topic: Beyer M160

[Roving Sign]

I've been pretty impressed with the sound on the Quirk sourced 7-15-84 Grateful Dead show that was torrented recently...

FOB: 2 Beyer M160s>D5>MC>CDR>EAC>FLAC

Just saw this on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7390565934

Shucks - its a ribbon mic! Are these used anywhere else around here...?

[cfbarlow]

These are great mics, and this paired with the figure of eight mic (I think m168?) makes a killer mid-side set up.  But ribbons are not as hearty, so be gentile.

[RebelRebel]

its mate is the m130. I love them , what ive heard. I want to get a pair, actually..very nice price for the pair. They are used a LOT for classical recordings.

"be gentile" I dont see how being a pagan would help with a fragile mic. 

[Brian]

i've used m160's and m130's in the studio a lot.  the engineer i interned for used them on a lot of instruments.  drum overheads, percussion, violin, a pair on leslies, and even on some electric guitar amps.

i think they a have a very smooth and natural sound and i wouldn't mind hearing more concert recordings made with them.  i bet they could sound real nice.  the only drawback is that the frequency response really drops off after 16k.  HF adjustments in posts might be necessary for a lot of our applications.  i know i had to bump up the highs on a lot of instruments in the studio to get a nice overall sound.

i know that probably doesn't really help to much for our purposes, but i thought i'd offer my experiences anyway.

[jazzharper]

I often use one when I play live.  I know Lee Oskar formerly with WAR used one also.  I can't imagine using one for concert recording. 

Even though it's a ribbon mic it's not near as fragile as people think.  I have four of them and carry three with me whenever I travel with the band. After 11 years, I am still on my original m160 it's been all over the world.

[heath]

just remember to keep that phantom turned off!!!