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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: fandelive on August 24, 2019, 02:41:51 PM
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Microphone Madness used to build their high-end st€@1th mics with Sennheiser caps, but those were out of stock for years.
Still taping with their MM-HLSC-1's (MKE caps) and I love them.
They now offer a brand new line of mics including:
* omnis: https://www.microphonemadness.com/mm-pc-11-professionals-choice-dual-lavalier-microphone-omni-directional.html
* cards (actually hyper cards) : https://www.microphonemadness.com/mm-pc-12-professionals-choice-dual-lavalier-microphone-hyper-cardioid.html
Both product descriptions don't mention any manufacturer or model, so I sent them an e-mail with questions about the capsules they were using. Here's the answer (which I can totally understand) I got:
"We do not disclose what we are using in construction of the MM-PC-11 AND MM-PC-12 for competitive reasons. It is one of our proprietary blends, sorry."
So it seems like we'll have to wait for users testing.
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These are really tiny! In your experience, how do the MM mics compare to your AT and DPA mics?
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My buddy Mark uses these are they are AMAZING mics. His previous mics was Sonic Studios and these are equally as good (my opinion better) than the Sonics for a 1/4 of the price. He lent me his MM Hypers, which I have in hand now, and the build quality is exceptional. I'll be using them in 2 weeks and can't wait !!!
Here's some more info on the MM's ...
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=191561.0
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ThePiedPiper, I noticed that your friend doesn't use a battery/preamp unit. Is that typical for these mics?
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There's another recording made using the MM-PC-11 on Dime currently. It's an amplified performance: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=614168&page=0#startcomments
When listening to the sample, I can hear brickwalling which most probably means those caps can't handle high SPLs and will need the low sensivity/4.7k mod (if the wiring job allows it to be done).
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There's another recording made using the MM-PC-11 on Dime currently. It's an amplified performance: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=614168&page=0#startcomments
When listening to the sample, I can hear brickwalling which most probably means those caps can't handle high SPLs and will need the low sensivity/4.7k mod (if the wiring job allows it to be done).
There is no brickwalling in that sample and sure not in the master files (which I still have) ... The SPL is 150db on these mics and they do not require any low sensitivity mod. On this particular show Mark used a bass-roll, which he doesn't use currently, as it's not needed.
https://www.microphonemadness.com/mm-pc-11-professionals-choice-dual-lavalier-microphone-omni-directional.html
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ThePiedPiper, I noticed that your friend doesn't use a battery/preamp unit. Is that typical for these mics?
For a few acoustic shows (John Corabi being one) I think Mark used plug-in power, and had zero issues, but he usually uses a battery box with his mics.
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My buddy Mark uses these are they are AMAZING mics. His previous mics was Sonic Studios and these are equally as good (my opinion better) than the Sonics for a 1/4 of the price. He lent me his MM Hypers, which I have in hand now, and the build quality is exceptional. I'll be using them in 2 weeks and can't wait !!!
Here's some more info on the MM's ...
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=191561.0
can you please keep us posted on what your results are? these are on my list.
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My buddy Mark uses these are they are AMAZING mics. His previous mics was Sonic Studios and these are equally as good (my opinion better) than the Sonics for a 1/4 of the price. He lent me his MM Hypers, which I have in hand now, and the build quality is exceptional. I'll be using them in 2 weeks and can't wait !!!
Here's some more info on the MM's ...
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=191561.0
I'd love to hear how the hypers performed. I have a pair of Countryman B2D hypers and they make some pretty decent recordings
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I don't hear brickwalling in the sample, either. The vocals are a little harsh, but I'm pretty sure it's probably in the mix (WYSIWYG), or maybe the bass roll off use. Sounds pretty decent, IMO :coolguy: :cheers:
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My buddy Mark uses these are they are AMAZING mics. His previous mics was Sonic Studios and these are equally as good (my opinion better) than the Sonics for a 1/4 of the price. He lent me his MM Hypers, which I have in hand now, and the build quality is exceptional. I'll be using them in 2 weeks and can't wait !!!
Here's some more info on the MM's ...
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=191561.0
So, how did your recording with those hypers turn out?