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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on July 06, 2009, 10:44:41 PM
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http://www.kmfaudio.com/about.html
lol
(http://www.kmfaudio.com/images/photos/mic/large-tubemic-front.jpg)
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???
Am I missing a joke here somewhere?
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Am I missing a joke here somewhere?
probably 'discreet' ;D
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Just the design in general. Hokey looking....What artist in their right mind would want that monstrosity in front of them?
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That's discreet?!?
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Perhaps discrete in a way, but not discreet at all!
Peace
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All I can think of is that it looks like a giant double-ended matchstick stuck to a metal box. ;D
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Joshua Redman sure seems to like them ;D
http://www.kmfaudio.com/recording_redman.html
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fits in my hat perfectly!
::)
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(http://www.tumyeto.com/images/uploaded/apples_sombrero031.jpg)
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From my personal viewpoint its a less than optimal design. This box will make some nasty reflections.
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You guys don't know anything about mic design
The box is a "stash" holder it keeps your stuff fresh and ready to smoke. I thought it this would have been obvious to all of you :P
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You guys don't know anything about mic design
The box is a "stash" holder it keeps your stuff fresh and ready to smoke. I thought it this would have been obvious to all of you :P
Sorry but this box with micros on bar mounted is a joke. We mount Omnis (DPA 40XX ) with thinnest possible mountings straight back away from the capsule. This to avoid to distort the stereosoundfield. This big Black-box damages for shure the Stereofield. It`s simply logic Physics!
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You guys don't know anything about mic design
The box is a "stash" holder it keeps your stuff fresh and ready to smoke. I thought it this would have been obvious to all of you :P
Sorry but this box with micros on bar mounted is a joke. We mount Omnis (DPA 40XX ) with thinnest possible mountings straight back away from the capsule. This to avoid to distort the stereosoundfield. This big Black-box damages for shure the Stereofield. It`s simply logic Physics!
sorry, but you need to turn your sarcasm meter on.
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Yes sorry its not my day....
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Yes, it's ungainly. Sure, you'd expect the box to cause some nasty reflections. But have you guys actually heard one of these things? I have, and they sound good. Really, really good.
Due to their appearance, I doubt I'd find a way to use one in a live concert setting, which is basically what this list is about, but as a studio item, this one's a keeper. I wouldn't use a Ford Focus to pull my camper either!
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Yes, it's ungainly. Sure, you'd expect the box to cause some nasty reflections. But have you guys actually heard one of these things? I have, and they sound good. Really, really good.
Due to their appearance, I doubt I'd find a way to use one in a live concert setting, which is basically what this list is about, but as a studio item, this one's a keeper. I wouldn't use a Ford Focus to pull my camper either!
I think it is marketing. None of those artists has probably heard a great "spaced omni" ambient recording, obviously. The sound is unique too, because if lacks the directionality of cardioids or baffled omnis. It is probably this "other worldly" feel that has some listeners hooked.
Also, if you take something like a Countryman B3 or Nevaton MCE400 and get up close, the sound is truly amazing. Better than any other mic I've heard, including all the Scheops, DPA, or whatever. It is hard to quantify, but there must be some distortion going on in a lot of omni mics, including top rated stuff like DPA406x or Sanken COS11, IMO. I think the only thing better is the measurement mics (stainless or nickel diaphragm, not the Earthworks).
Richard