Topic: New Sennheiser Active Setup

[dennisrtyler]

Robert Randolph & The Family Band
House Of Blues
Chicago, IL
December 21, 2007


Taper: Crumbo
Location:  SDB Cage, ~35' from the stage, 6' ROC
Source: Source: Sennheiser MKH 8040 (ORTF, ~8')> SD 722 (24/96)
Conversion: SD 722 > Wavelab 5.01b (resample, dither w/MegaBitMax) > CDWav 1.94.4 > xACT 0.5.7 > foobar2000

here's a 16 bit flac sample:  http://www.mediafire.com/?0fudwexgijx
Diane (Summertime)

uploading the whole show to the archive now

oh yeah, thanks!

[Crumbo]

http://www.archive.org/details/rrfb2007-12-21.mkh8040.flac16

[CQBert]

Sounds real nice....  clear highs.. smooth mid and not ovepowering bass...

Congrats!!

My first night out is in Jan with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals..

CQBert

[nihilistic0]

hmm...

need to hear more recordings

[pepechuelo79]

crumbo,
I work in the cinema field. My main mikes are Schoeps (MK-41) for dialogue capture on a boom. A CUT1 low freq cut is also a must for my job.
How do you believe this new sennheisers will work in my ordinary tasks in comparison with Schoeps?
Thanks in advance.∫∫

[Crumbo]

24 bit

http://www.archive.org/details/rrfb2007-12-21.mkh8040.flac24

[Crumbo]

crumbo,
I work in the cinema field. My main mikes are Schoeps (MK-41) for dialogue capture on a boom. A CUT1 low freq cut is also a must for my job.
How do you believe this new sennheisers will work in my ordinary tasks in comparison with Schoeps?
Thanks in advance.∫∫

not really sure, I only tape bands

sorry

[grider]

so for those who have used these mics, or given recordings with them a critical listen on a good home system, are they worth the price and/or something to get excited about?  they are in the price range of DPA and Schoeps, so they should be, anyone have any thoughts?  if I could get DPA quality and uncolored clarity I would probably invest in them

[T.J.]

so for those who have used these mics, or given recordings with them a critical listen on a good home system, are they worth the price and/or something to get excited about?  they are in the price range of DPA and Schoeps, so they should be, anyone have any thoughts?  if I could get DPA quality and uncolored clarity I would probably invest in them

and i will provide JK labs setup with a happy home 

[CQBert]

For me the jury is still out... 

I sold DPA 4022's to move to these for the Remote uses as well as different caps.  While I like Schoeps I simply could not afford to go that route.

I like the aysemetrical aspect and they seem to reject rear originating noises pretty well but again, a little more time will be needed.

IMO I think they are a nice alternative to DPA and Schoeps at a nice price point.  I like my samples so far but the proof will be in field work when I can compare a little better.

CQBert

[grider]

how about the colored or, the transparency, of the sound they produce?  I too prefer the DPA transparency but but also the Schoeps switchable caps option, if the Senns are transparent they might be the ideal alternative many of us want

[udo]

At Gearslutz a member posted a comparison of the mkh-8040, the mkh-40 and the schoeps mk-4

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/remote-possibilities-acoustic-music-location-recording/141239-new-sennheiser-mkh8000-series-mics-2.html

To me they sound all three extremely close to one another, but it might be the problem of mp-3 compression ...

[NOLAfishwater]

Crumbo, thanks for posting your recordings. Are there any other new ones? Any other folks get a pair recently?

[aegert]

Just ordered the mkh8040-st box ... will post shows ... will be running 3 rigs for compare soon

All on same stand

184's, 4021's, 8040's all into their own v3's into korg mr-1000's stay tuned..

Word is the output of the 8040's is really hot. They are reported to be a very sensitive mic. This test might not be perfect as each will like ther own spots. Will try to get FOB, at Board and 1st row balcony type compares.

Crumbo, I really liked the RRFB recoding a lot.  Seems like they can use eq did you use any roll off on the pre?

I haven't been to the chicago house of blues how far from the stage were you? The recording was really warm with fequencys up and down. Happy happy joy joy!

Thanks again for the killer share!




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[Tim]

why not just clamp all 3 on a single stand?

a comp from 3 different locations isn't going to tell us a whole lot unfortunately.

+t for the effort