Topic: New Busman Audio microphone - pre-release samples and pics

[Nigel Tufnel]

Posted this over on the Team Busman thread, but thought a wider audience might want to check this new large diaphragm model out.

Recently I received a new set of Busman Audio large diaphragm mics. They are a fixed pattern cardiod. I've been running these for about 6 weeks and have been able to use the at several shows. I've been very pleased with the results so far.

These mics are MUCH smaller than his previous large diaphragm model. I am able to clamp these to balcony railings no problem. When I taped Medeski Martin and Wood acoustic and the Yonder Mountain 4/20 shows I was able to fly them away from the balcony with an extension clamped to the rail with no worries about weight. No way would I do that with his switchable pattern LDs.



More pics and some samples (archive and dropbox links) in the Team Busman thread.

[Nigel Tufnel]

I've been running these mics for about 4 months now. They continue to impress me.

A few more samples (in addition to what was posted in the team busman thread) from some recent shows:

Railroad Earth from Cascadia Music Festival. This is the new LD Cardiod with a bit of spaced busman omnis:
http://archive.org/details/rre2013-07-05.busmanLD.24bit

Blitzen Trapper from the WOW Hall. This one is a matrix, but I leaned heavily on the LD mics since the board was a pretty weak mix: http://archive.org/details/BlitzenTrapper2013-05-30.Matrix.24bit

Infamous Stringdusters at the WOW Hall just pure LD Cardiod:
http://archive.org/details/isd2013-05-10.busmanLD.24bit

[celticrogues]

Looks and sounds awesome!

Any word on availability?

-Mike

[Phil Zone]

the bass on those recordings is explosive, is that a benefit of large diaphram mics?