Topic: Schoeps mk22 & mk41 comparison

[Gutbucket]

Achieving a quick post workflow and/or not altering "what the rig sounds like" are both entirely valid reasons for not doing anything more than adjusting levels, but I don't buy the "that's what it sounded like in the room" argument now and never did.  Two different rigs using different mics in different configs run by two different tapers with only levels adjusted afterward are pretty much guaranteed to sound different from each other.. and there is no guarantee that either one "sounds like the room".

I enjoy doing what I can to make my recordings better afterward and have learned a lot from doing that, but rarely find the time to do it to the extent that I would like, am capable of, and in such a way that I know will make them better for other listeners in addition to than myself.  Do no harm.

[VibrationOfLife]

But you never post-process your recordings and share them.  So how would we even know?  I know physics and sound, but I have had a hard time believing a thing you post without hearing any of your recordings.  I respect your contributions, but I hold you in the do as I say, not as I do camp.

You do you, and I experiment in the field a lot, but I have the audio to back it up, and the pseudo science.

[grawk]

But you never post-process your recordings and share them.  So how would we even know?  I know physics and sound, but I have had a hard time believing a thing you post without hearing any of your recordings.  I respect your contributions, but I hold you in the do as I say, not as I do camp.

You do you, and I experiment in the field a lot, but I have the audio to back it up, and the pseudo science.

What in his post is controversial?  Recordings are never "what it sounds like in the room", but rather are what was captured by the selected gear in the room, all of which imparts character.  He's just suggesting the conservative approach is to avoid doing anything destructive in your processing, or at the very least, make sure to save copies of the "before", so that if your gear or ears get better, or someone else has the time and inclination, they can take a stab at it. 

[DSatz]

What he just said.

[robeti]

I prefer the mk41's for big stadium shows, arenas and bad sounding rooms with a lot of chatter.
The mk22's shine in good sounding small rooms with respectfull audiences. Great for classical music as well.

Mk4 for everything in between and sometimes outdoors.