Topic: AT4050ST Stereo mic

[SmokinJoe]

I just picked this up from the yard sale, here is the first pull.  I can't remember the last time I was this happy with a first pull.
http://archive.org/details/dopapod2012-03-22.at4050st.flac16f

My 25 year old daughter is into taping, but not the geek factor.  She doesn't care about brand names, different caps and different patterns. She wants something simple she can set up, press record, and go dance to the music. She just doesn't want to make a lot decisions, so an all-in-one box with an all in one mic is just fine, but it still has to sound good.  Dad makes all the decisions, and of course, Dad pays for everything.

I bought the AT4050ST in the yard sale.  I liked the sound of the samples I heard on the archive. Internally it's a mid/side mic, with a switch for mid/side raw, 90* matrix, or 127* matrix.  OK, that's one decision to make, but unlike an LSD2, the logo always points toward the stage, right side up, or upside down.  It fit the technical requirements, I was just hoping when I got it we would be happy with how it sounds.  After the first show, I'm absolutely thrilled with how it sounds.  I'm not ready to dump the Schoeps just yet, but I absolutely don't feel like I'm giving her the hand me down crap.

[Gil]

I just picked this up from the yard sale, here is the first pull.  I can't remember the last time I was this happy with a first pull.
http://archive.org/details/dopapod2012-03-22.at4050st.flac16f

My 25 year old daughter is into taping, but not the geek factor.  She doesn't care about brand names, different caps and different patterns. She wants something simple she can set up, press record, and go dance to the music. She just doesn't want to make a lot decisions, so an all-in-one box with an all in one mic is just fine, but it still has to sound good.  So Dad makes all the decisions, and of course, Dad pays for everything.

I bought the AT4050ST in the yard sale.  I liked the sound of the samples I heard on the archive. Internally it's a mid/side mic, with a switch for mid/side raw, 90* matrix, or 127* matrix.  OK, that's one decision to make, but unlike an LSD2, the logo always points toward the stage, right side up, or upside down.  It fit the technical requirements, I was just hoping when I got it we would be happy with how it sounds.  After the first show, I'm absolutely thrilled with how it sounds.  I'm not ready to dump the Schoeps just yet, but I absolutely don't feel like I'm giving her the hand me down crap.

Are you looking to adopt any more children?

[SmokinJoe]

Are you looking to adopt any more children?

I'm not sure how my wife would feel about a kid who's first name is "porno". 

[rastasean]

1. congrats on getting a really great price on the 4050ST!

2. what a great hobby to share with your daughter. my stepdaughter who is now 7 is not surprised when I walk around recording her with a microphone.
Hopefully she and I will be able to record some music one day or maybe she will play an instrument and I'll be able to record her.

3. this recording is quite nice for such little configuration which would likely increase the chances of it being used more.


enjoy taping!!

[achalsey]

My 25 year old daughter is into taping

Go on....


If you're not looking to adopt then how about a son in law?  Can we register in the YS?

[vwmule]

Damn, that sounds nice indeed.

[yltfan]

Like I said in the Yard Sale post, Audio Technica is the most underrated brand around here. My 4051/53s are amazing. For lo-pro, I love the 853s. I was tempted to snag this mic, but I already have too many. Glad it found a good home.

[thunderbolt]

Very tasty!

[OOK]

I really like the dimensional sound of this mic.  The sense of space at 127* is amazing. I am not fond of the 90*, but the 127* rocks.

[Javier Cinakowski]

Glad you and you daughter like the mic, i look forward to her tapes.

The at4050st is no joke

[axomxa]

Nice indeed Joe.  Its got that depth but not overbearing.  As OOK said its got dimension. . . and there is one on ebay right now for $1182 

[acidjack]

Whoa... that is a really nice recording indeed!  Strong work!

[SmokinJoe]

I really like the dimensional sound of this mic.  The sense of space at 127* is amazing. I am not fond of the 90*, but the 127* rocks.

Ran it last night at Strangefolk at State Theater in Portland ME... a large reverberant opera house with OTS near the SBD.  If there is a place where an M/S mic is at a disadvantage, I figured this would be it, but the previous owner had that SCI tape which sounded awesome, so I figured I'd go for it.  I left it on 127* which I know is wider than the situation called for.  I intended to run set1 at 127* and set2 at 90*, but then didn't change it between sets ("Dad, I've get my levels set, don't mess with it!!").  It sounds clean, but it's highly reverberant as expected. So now I'll play with converting XY > raw mid/side, then back to XY at a narrower angle.  But the "flavor" is still good... not too thin, not too fat.  I'll try to throw up a sample in a day or two.

[DigiGal]

Congrats to you and your daughter!  Just listened to your first recording with it, sounds real nice, where was the mic located?  Very little crowd noise and no chatter, was there a crowd?

[SmokinJoe]

Congrats to you and your daughter!  Just listened to your first recording with it, sounds real nice, where was the mic located?  Very little crowd noise and no chatter, was there a crowd?

The mic was on stage, about 18" high, between 2 stage monitors.  I think the majority of the sound is coming directly from the on stage amps/drums, etc,  but I'm sure some is coming the monitors.  That show wasn't very crowded, it was a week night, but even so, on stage recordings typically are pretty good about not having much chatter.