Topic: new Audix Micros - M1245

[busknuckle]

I'm continuing my hunt for the cardioid mics that will complete my lo-pro rig setup. I'm really liking the size of the M1245 and the cardioid pattern. I'm not good with the tech info though...

anyone out there care to take a look at the specs and translate (pretty good, ok, great, not as good as X but better than Y, etc)

price range is doable too...

here's the link:

http://www.audixusa.com/micros_release_January2003.html

[F.O.Bean]

The 1290 has a better bass spec. I would go that way.
40hz. is a decently low bass response.
You want the bass #'s (hz) to go as close to 0hz as possible, and the 1290's are better than the others, the1245's, in that sense.
The human ear attenuates bass starting at about 38 hz. The better caliber mics commonly go to 20hz, and some claim to go lower.

Keep in mind that cards lose bass response when you turn them off axis.
The other set 1245's shows 80 hz > 20khz (khz=highs), so I'd be afraid of getting a tinny / treble heavy recording going that route.
Other than the frequency response the specs are the same.

Hope this helps.

Peace
Mike

you cant really say a "better" mic goes down in bass response.....i own 480's and they have a 20-20k freq. response. the mic body also is said to have an extended freq. of 10-30k...typically, people say that they have too much bass....the schoeps and b+k's have a 40-20k response.... i LOVE my 480's but, indoors i typically like a LITTLE less bass, not all the time, but sometimes.....now outdoors, you can HEAR that extended freq. response come alive.....

anyway, back to your question, i've been eyeing up the 3.5" ones myself....they have the LOWS that i sometimes do not need...hope this helps......

my 00.02

bean

[busknuckle]

+T to both responses. It's good to hear all points of view

[F.O.Bean]

mike,
  i am not totally right....just depends on what you like....i've been running my 480's for four years now and i am just getting spoiled.....i also try to keep a broad freq. range to catch all those yummy lows... one last note, i personally wouldnt use the super-micros unless i was WAY up close....stick w/ the 3.5''s and you should be pretty pleased.....plus the 3.5's have interchangeable caps......

bean

[creekfreak]

480's and yummie lows, not something I hear awhole lot...

[F.O.Bean]

yeah, i've been on a creative word phrase kick the last couple of dayz... dig it???

bean

[creekfreak]

hehe, no...more meant that I have never found the AKG's to have yummie lows...but then again, as I am learning more and more, everyone's ears hear differently, very similar to the way people precieve color. My wife and I argue you all the time, she sees blue and I see purple....

[F.O.Bean]

i have many a tape where i would like that freq. range of the shepps 40-20k.....but on a nice system, i LOVE the lows....i'll hook ya up if ya want....just PM me... i have a couple of moe and a coupla phish that have some juice....and when i get my mmw back and transferred, i will hook that up cause it has REAL bass....nice and clean.....

bean

[F.O.Bean]

oh yeah, and i'm colorblind creekfreak...... either you or your wife is prolly colorblind.....i say either blue or perple cause i really dont know..... but when i get it right the first time they say "you aren't colorblind, you got it right" and i just laugh

bean

[carlbeck]

I've made some 480 tapes with "yummy" lows, it all depends on your playback system

[F.O.Bean]

there we go....another "yummy low" 480 man... go team akg and the "yummy lows" that accompany them.....

bean

[mterry]

Those 1290's look pretty nice

[F.O.Bean]

Those 1290's look pretty nice

 

bean

[John R]

here's a picture of the "the section" at jazzfest.  mics are audix.  new prototype to be added to micros group.  these were flying during csn.

met phil garfinkel  pro audio sales/artist relations.  phil@audixusa.com good guy, very knowledgeable.  he said to write him and he'll be happy to answer any questions.  sonicsense is a retailer.  

[John R]

shockmount is pretty cool.  not only does it hold the mics, but will hold that xy/ortf soon to be released bar.   here's a photo of the mics close up.   the one's on the left are the unbranded prototypes.

jr

here's spec link
http://www.audixusa.com/Acrobat/micros_spec_sheet_2.pdf