Vintage Shure 55c, trouble getting good sound quality
jakdedert wrote:
On the subject of #3, didn't they modify vintage mics for the 'Buddy
Holley Story', including some 55's? Seems I read, back when the movie
came out, a story about how they shot many of the musical performances live.
I think those were the 55S, which they put SM-57 elements in. Again, the
grille screws things up badly, but it's good enough if you absolutely need
that look. And for that film, they did.
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buddy_Holly_Story mentions
the live concert scenes, but nothing about the technology involved.
They do go into depth about numerous historical innacuracies in the
movie....
Well, again, the 55 was designed to be rugged at the expense of sound
quality.... rock musicians would never have been trusted with a Shure 300
on stage...
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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