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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: ldseeya on July 09, 2006, 12:16:22 PM
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I wondering which mics would be better for concert taping ORTF, the ADK sc-2 or the Studio Projects c-4. If anyone has any insight I would appreciate some help. Thanks Ldseeya
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I've not heard many tapes with the ADK SC2s, but the SP C4s are quite possibly the best value for price there is in our hobbie.
I can't count how many times I've been listening to a show, went back to check the source info, and saw my enjoyment was from sub $300 mics. You can't go wrong for the $$$.
One question though, why are you specifically asking about ORTF?
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The C4s come with Card and Omni capsules. The SC-2 is only Card. The ADK SC-T has different capsules like the C4: http://www.adkmic.com/specs/SC.html
Look at Team ADK, I can't remember who, but someone runs SC-Ts and says they are nice... I thought about getting those, but like the Hyper option that my ADK TLs give me. I also think the C4s are getting Hyper caps soon, if they haven't already.
I think your best option is to find as many C4 and SC recordings on Archive and listen to them. The C4s are definitely a great value and work very well. You wouldn't be doing yourself wrong by getting those.
I'm just biased towards ADK. Go Team ADK!!!
Terry
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The C4s come with Card and Omni capsules. The SC-2 is only Card. The ADK SC-T has different capsules like the C4: http://www.adkmic.com/specs/SC.html
Look at Team ADK, I can't remember who, but someone runs SC-Ts and says they are nice... I thought about getting those, but like the Hyper option that my ADK TLs give me. I also think the C4s are getting Hyper caps soon, if they haven't already.
I think your best option is to find as many C4 and SC recordings on Archive and listen to them. The C4s are definitely a great value and work very well. You wouldn't be doing yourself wrong by getting those.
I'm just biased towards ADK. Go Team ADK!!!
Terry
JunkBondKing runs the SC-Ts. When I talked to him about them he only had favorable things to say about them. Apparrently they are very similar in design to TL's.
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i feel wierd even saying this but, go with the cheaper c-4's
IMHO there build quality is less but they sound better, and as far as the hypers go on the c-4's it's been 'in the works' for three years now so don't make you descision on the hopes of the c-4 hyper caps cause it may never happen. :'(
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i don't know much about the adk's, but i love my c4's for my purpose's. here are some of my recordings.
http://www.archive.org/details/moe2006-03-02.spc4.flac16
http://www.archive.org/details/rre2006-06-03.flac16
http://www.archive.org/details/hbrsb2006-03-17.karma.flac.16
the last is an acoustic perfomance inside a record store. i am especialy fond of it.
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i like mine enough...
wouldn't trade them for c4's. i've pulled a lot of great tapes. the omni's rock (w/j-disc)! get the sc-t's if you go ADK...
team ADK!!!
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i like mine enough...
wouldn't trade them for c4's. i've pulled a lot of great tapes. the omni's rock (w/j-disc)! get the sc-t's if you go ADK...
team ADK!!!
i used to run c4's and taped with jeff ^^^ a lot in the beginning. I personally like the SC-t's better than the c4s. its been a while since i've listened to the 2 side by side to comment on exactly what was better, but I think the ADKs had a much cleaner sound to them.
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ADK has awesome customer support too. Once I emailed them about buying a new shockmount and one of mine has a stripped screw. All they asked of me was what kind and where I lived. Soon, a free shockmount appeared in the mail along with several elastics...
www.adkmic.com
Forum: http://www.adkmic.com/forum/
Good luck! I don't think you are doing yourself wrong either way...
Terry
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Thanks everyone for your imput. I have a tough decision. they both seem to be good for the price.
ldseeya