Schoeps for vocals question
On 12-09-2014 17:15, Nate Najar wrote:
I think Ty might be the only regular here who has had his hands on
a schoeps V4u, but I'm wondering why, at $3k, one would want to use
that for vocals
Because saying that you have it could give you the job.
in a studio setting instead of an mk4 (or really any other pattern
appropriate collette).
I have tried deploying one pair of C42's on choir and two non-paired on
soloists in a Handel recording. Worked charmingly well. But I'd still
love to have a pair of TLM 102's for vox and guitar, Ty's test was
impressive.
I've used my mk41 on various singers a few times now and aside
from the low low end being a little light it's a superb vocal mic.
Some of the time miking vox is about conveying what is there.
I imagine an mk4 or 21 would be even better, depending on the room....
21 definitely.
Is it an image thing? I.e. People are averse to using a small
condenser on vocals?
They don't do it in the brochures and the glossy magazines, so the
"theysayers" aren't likely to even try it, because theysay that you need
a 1". Some of the time theysay is right, namely when it gets to be about
adding what isn't there. The same mic can be awful on a man with
dentures and a blessing on a girl with "restrained pronounciation", not
an impediment, just not an open sounding voice, speaking like having a
potato in the mouth.
Kind regards
Peter Larsen
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