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Title: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: F0CKER on October 28, 2024, 12:31:51 PM: Hey all, just recently purchased a pair of the DPA 2012. I wanted to share this because these are both mics without too much out there to listen to for comps sake. I ran my Nevaton MC49 (cardioid) and the DPA 2012 together this weekend for Dogs in a Pile at Brooklyn Bowl, Philly. I'm interested in everyone's take on the comp between the two. They were run as closely together as possible. Both DIN, straight into the Sonosax SX-R4. Both the same height on the stand but the DPAs were about 6 inches closer to the source. Gain on the SX-R4 was as close to the same as I could eyeball. And both were EQ'd and normalized in Post the exact same. Let me know which source sounds "best" to you. This folder should be open to anyone to grab and listen.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15b1cOeVAKFE3s-herIkUCWLfp7Hyz1oT

I'll post the sources after I get a few thoughts on how each sounds and which you prefer and why.

edit: per the comments below I added two new files that have just been normalized, no eq to level the playing field just a bit
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: SMsound on October 30, 2024, 06:54:43 AM: ^^ Nice! But consider posting the pre-EQ samples that are just loudness-matched? Maybe I'm the only one, but I'm suspicious of comparing EQ'ed samples, even if you ran both through the same EQ, as it's hard to know how that affected them or whether it benefited one more (i.e. if one really needed the EQ...)
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: F0CKER on October 30, 2024, 09:01:02 AM: I can do that, good input
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: unclehoolio on October 30, 2024, 10:38:09 AM: Quote from: SMsound on October 30, 2024, 06:54:43 AM
Maybe I'm the only one, but I'm suspicious of comparing EQ'ed samples...)

you are not the only one.
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: F0CKER on October 30, 2024, 06:48:22 PM: Ok two new files that have not been eq'd have been added above. files named sourcex.normalized are normalized but not eq'd.
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: goodcooker on October 31, 2024, 10:06:59 AM: I'm guessing that source 1 is the DPA and source 2 is the Nevaton.
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: adrianf74 on October 31, 2024, 12:29:50 PM: Quote from: goodcooker on October 31, 2024, 10:06:59 AM

I'm guessing that source 1 is the DPA and source 2 is the Nevaton.
Agree with this take.
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: unclehoolio on October 31, 2024, 03:43:14 PM: Quote from: adrianf74 on October 31, 2024, 12:29:50 PM
Quote from: goodcooker on October 31, 2024, 10:06:59 AM

I'm guessing that source 1 is the DPA and source 2 is the Nevaton.
Agree with this take.

as do I.
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: HealthCov Chris on October 31, 2024, 11:38:35 PM: Your comparison is appreciated, but it is definately a hard charging excerpt. Any chance you can do another with a clip that is a little more slow and melodic? Thanks
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: mccordo on November 02, 2024, 12:11:28 PM: I agree with the others that Source 1 is the DPA. Source 1 sounds cleaner to my ears than Source 2.
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: F0CKER on November 02, 2024, 07:06:44 PM: Good ears, as expected. Source 1 is the DPA source.
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: F0CKER on November 02, 2024, 07:56:17 PM: I've also added the raw sources from both for the whole show as well in the original folder.
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: mterry on November 03, 2024, 01:41:32 AM: Quote from: F0CKER on November 02, 2024, 07:56:17 PM
I've also added the raw sources from both for the whole show as well in the original folder.

You're really gonna like 2012 > V2 (I do atleast)
Title: Re: Mic Comp: Nevaton MC49 vs. DPA 2012
Post by: F0CKER on November 03, 2024, 06:21:59 AM: I ran it on Friday for a reunion show by The Bogmen, and the results were great.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E86qJ271ZEhLvmuaXkY8YGmB68vfOf96?usp=drive_link