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Title: Mic Comp - Input Wanted
Post by: Cheesecadet on February 09, 2011, 04:55:47 PM

Hello,

I am hoping you can tell me which sample you think sounds better and why?

Thanks for any help you can provide!


Sample A:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RUDSY84X

Sample B:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XYD0QFE4


I should mention that no editing has been done, just encoding to MP3 @ 320kbps in xACT for smaller download size.

The samples are Date Rape by Fishbone

Title: Re: Mic Comp - Input Wanted
Post by: Cheesecadet on February 10, 2011, 01:02:38 PM

Anyone care to chime in on this?

Title: Re: Mic Comp - Input Wanted
Post by: Gutbucket on February 10, 2011, 08:07:45 PM

Prefer B for greater clarity, prescence, and transparency.  I can dial it in closer to optimal with some rough EQ than A.

Title: Re: Mic Comp - Input Wanted
Post by: taperj on February 10, 2011, 10:33:45 PM

I'd say sample B. Sample A seems a bit dense, sample B a bit looser and better clarity, easier to listen to.

Title: Re: Mic Comp - Input Wanted
Post by: notlance on February 10, 2011, 10:57:09 PM

Sample B has a level about 1 dB higher than Sample A.

After matching levels, Sample B sounds better to me.  Sample A has an emphases from about 10 kHz to about 15 kHz that is quite pronounced.  (I'm also happy that I can hear it, being an older gentleman as I am.)  Sample A also sounds like it has a dip from about 5 kHz to maybe 9 kHz.

Title: Re: Mic Comp - Input Wanted
Post by: Roger Gustavsson on February 14, 2011, 08:59:15 AM

I prefer B. To be honest, the sound is not very good and very much mono on a good speaker setup. Sorry....


Roger

Title: Re: Mic Comp - Input Wanted
Post by: Church-Audio on February 14, 2011, 10:22:12 AM

A has less midrange that seems flatter then B. B does not have a smooth a response as A does. B has to much midrange. Overall I prefur A over B. B's midrange is annoying its clouding the whole mix.. I can also hear the snare drum better in A vers B

Title: Re: Mic Comp - Input Wanted
Post by: acidjack on February 23, 2011, 02:43:28 PM

What mics are they?

Title: Re: Mic Comp - Input Wanted
Post by: EarlyMorningRain on February 24, 2011, 03:42:33 PM

were both of those sources taped from the same location/same stand? Sounds as if they were.

I'll go on record and say that I prefer source "B" myself.

I know for shows I've been at where there was one other taper (who was right next to me), listening to both of those sources now and there is a whale of a difference between the 2 sources. Mainly the difference of ~$200 mics versus a $2k set (CA 14's vs Mk4).  While my mics were the Church mics (in my example), which I think produce a really nice sound, they don't just compare to be "big boys".

Just sayin'

So fess up, when will we find out what the rig info is/was?
 ;D

Title: Re: Mic Comp - Input Wanted
Post by: Cheesecadet on May 05, 2011, 12:26:13 AM

A = AT853 (cards) > Church 9100 v4.4 > PCM-M10 @ 24/48 (Dithered to 16/44.1)

B = Studio Prjects C4 (Cards) > BM2P+ UA5 > iRiver 120 @ 16/44.1

Thanks to everyone who responded

Title: Re: Mic Comp - Input Wanted
Post by: F.O.Bean on May 07, 2011, 02:33:06 PM

I prefer source "B" myself. It has a better lowend response :)