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The perfect handheld vocal mic?
I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics.
What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. |
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Carey Carlan wrote:
I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. RODE S1 - best plosive-proofness I've come across. geoff. |
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Carey Carlan wrote: I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? In the cheap range: AKG D880. In the medium range. Sennheiser 431 In the expensive range: Neumann KMS105. Also has huge and peaky top end, but very lttle handling noise. A tight pattern translates to high gain before feedback, and the ability to work the mike at a distance. There are people out there, though, who are microphone-eaters and used to shoving an SM-58 right up against their lips. These people will have plosive problems with any microphone and the only solution is proper mike technique. I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. Start with a D880, available for under $50 used. Then try the 431. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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"Carey Carlan" wrote in message
... I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. Try a Shure KSM9. Also an E-V RE16, but ya gotta keep your hands off the side vents. Peace, Paul |
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On Dec 2, 6:35 pm, Carey Carlan wrote:
I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. I recall a couple of years ago someone here suggesting an Oktava mic that was designed to be practically eaten when singing. Supposedly great for rejection because of the way it used proximity effect as an intregal part of the design. Jeff |
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On Dec 2, 11:20 pm, straightnut wrote:
On Dec 2, 6:35 pm, Carey Carlan wrote: I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. I recall a couple of years ago someone here suggesting an Oktava mic that was designed to be practically eaten when singing. Supposedly great for rejection because of the way it used proximity effect as an intregal part of the design. Jeff Sorry, not Oktava but Audix. OM 5 6 or 7 maybe? |
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What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling
noise, and feedback? Good & cheap: Sennheiser evolution e835: cardioid, no proximity effect, beautiful bright sound. Gianluca |
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On Dec 2, 11:20 pm, straightnut wrote: On Dec 2, 6:35 pm, Carey Carlan wrote: I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. I recall a couple of years ago someone here suggesting an Oktava mic that was designed to be practically eaten when singing. Supposedly great for rejection because of the way it used proximity effect as an intregal part of the design. Sorry, not Oktava but Audix. OM 5 6 or 7 maybe? I have a lot of OM5s and 6s. As close-in vocal mics they are surprisingly lifelike. |
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Good & cheap: Sennheiser evolution e835: cardioid, no proximity effect, beautiful bright sound. I like the idea of no proximity effect. The added bass from most microphones emphasizes boomy PA systems. The EV RE-16 is about three times the price, but it's a hypercardioid. That should help with feedback. What other directional (not omni) vocal handhelds have little or no proximity effect? |
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"Carey Carlan" wrote in message
"LAB" wrote in : Good & cheap: Sennheiser evolution e835: cardioid, no proximity effect, beautiful bright sound. I like the idea of no proximity effect. The added bass from most microphones emphasizes boomy PA systems. The EV RE-16 is about three times the price, but it's a hypercardioid. That should help with feedback. What other directional (not omni) vocal handhelds have little or no proximity effect? It's already been said, but might bear repeating - Audix OM series. Hypercardiod dynamics. I have a number of OM5 and OM6 in SR use. OM5 for girls, OM6 for boys. ;-) |
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In article , LAB wrote:
What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? Good & cheap: Sennheiser evolution e835: cardioid, no proximity effect, beautiful bright sound. No proximity effect = wide pattern = poor gain before feedback. Beautiful bright sound = massive presence peak. I found the e835 almost unusable because of the wide pattern, but I found the e855 to be pretty good. Sadly, they discontinued it. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Carey Carlan wrote:
"LAB" wrote in : Good & cheap: Sennheiser evolution e835: cardioid, no proximity effect, beautiful bright sound. I like the idea of no proximity effect. The added bass from most microphones emphasizes boomy PA systems. Proximity effect is directly related to directionality. If you want a tight pattern, you will get a bass boost. If you want no bass boost, you will get an omni. The EV RE-16 is about three times the price, but it's a hypercardioid. That should help with feedback. The RE-16 uses a an acoustical delay line to give you a bass cut up close that counteracts the proximity effect. It's a trick, but it's a damn good one, and nobody other than EV uses it. The hypercardioid pattern can be a problem with vocalists who don't know how to use it... you point the rear directly into a monitor and it WILL feed back. If the vocalist knows how to use it, though, it can do wonders. What other directional (not omni) vocal handhelds have little or no proximity effect? There are none of them, because the basic physics mean that proximity effect and pattern are inextricably linked. The best you can do is an EV mike with the variable-D trick like the 664, RE-11, RE-16, etc. However, there's also no reason you can't use the console EQ to counteract proximity effect, unless the performer is unable to keep a constant distance from the mike. And if that is the case, the EVs are a miracle. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Good & cheap: Sennheiser evolution e835: cardioid, no proximity effect,
beautiful bright *and warm* sound I like the idea of no proximity effect. The added bass from most microphones emphasizes boomy PA systems. Proximity effect is directly related to directionality. If you want a tight pattern, you will get a bass boost. If you want no bass boost, you will get an omni. e835 is near omni at low frequencies, but it's directional at mid/high freq's. Gianluca |
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In article , LAB wrote:
Good & cheap: Sennheiser evolution e835: cardioid, no proximity effect, beautiful bright *and warm* sound I like the idea of no proximity effect. The added bass from most microphones emphasizes boomy PA systems. Proximity effect is directly related to directionality. If you want a tight pattern, you will get a bass boost. If you want no bass boost, you will get an omni. e835 is near omni at low frequencies, but it's directional at mid/high freq's. Yes, all cardioids are like that. Take the e835 and the e855. Speak into the front, then speak into the side, 90 degrees off. Play it back and listen. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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e835 is near omni at low frequencies, but it's directional at mid/high
freq's. It's nearly omni under 125Hz as every mic I know... F. |
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Scott Dorsey wrote:
In article , LAB wrote: What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? Good & cheap: Sennheiser evolution e835: cardioid, no proximity effect, beautiful bright sound. No proximity effect = wide pattern = poor gain before feedback. Thanks for pointing that out, Scott. I thought it an oxymoron: cardioid, no proximity effect. Thanks for confirming.... jak |
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On Dec 2, 3:35 pm, Carey Carlan wrote:
I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. Audio Technica's Artist Elite AE5400, 5100 are both great and designed to compete with the Neumann 105. We use the 5400 on stage and it's really sweet. --Fletch |
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Carey Carlan wrote:
I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. Lambaste me for heresy, if you must, but the EV 635A was purposely made for the human voice. I've mic'd dozens of top-name singers with it and *never* heard any handling noise or 'plosives. As for feedback? I put one on a stand where the singer would be, raised the monitor to feedback and backed it off 6 dB. When the vocalist arrived, he asked me to turn down the monitor! Janis Joplin's level coming out of a 635A was -20 dBu! -- ~ ~ Roy "If you notice the sound, it's wrong!" |
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Fletch wrote in
: Audio Technica's Artist Elite AE5400, 5100 are both great and designed to compete with the Neumann 105. We use the 5400 on stage and it's really sweet. Opinions from a real user are valuable. How well does the low cut filter compensate for pops and proxity? Remember, I'm working with rank amateurs. |
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"Paul Stamler" wrote in
: Try a Shure KSM9. Also an E-V RE16, but ya gotta keep your hands off the side vents. The Shure is above my price range for this application. I don't need the durability, and the sound quality is wasted going to cheap PA. The RE-16 is an option. |
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Roy W. Rising wrote in
: Lambaste me for heresy, if you must, but the EV 635A was purposely made for the human voice. I've mic'd dozens of top-name singers with it and *never* heard any handling noise or 'plosives. As for feedback? I put one on a stand where the singer would be, raised the monitor to feedback and backed it off 6 dB. When the vocalist arrived, he asked me to turn down the monitor! Janis Joplin's level coming out of a 635A was -20 dBu! Another good candidate, but more dangerous feedback candidate when handheld (wandering about the stage). |
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Roy W. Rising wrote:
Carey Carlan wrote: I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. Lambaste me for heresy, if you must, but the EV 635A was purposely made for the human voice. I've mic'd dozens of top-name singers with it and *never* heard any handling noise or 'plosives. As for feedback? I put one on a stand where the singer would be, raised the monitor to feedback and backed it off 6 dB. When the vocalist arrived, he asked me to turn down the monitor! Janis Joplin's level coming out of a 635A was -20 dBu! The 635A will feed back less than most omnis because it's pretty clean off-axis with no narrow peaks. I have used it for PA applications, and the general gain before feedback isn't as good as an SM-57... but it sounds really good in a situation where you can live with that. I strongly recomend it for rear-miking guitar cabinets too, where feedback is usually a non-issue. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On Dec 3, 8:54 am, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
In article , Carey Carlan wrote: I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? In the cheap range: AKG D880. In the medium range. Sennheiser 431 In the expensive range: Neumann KMS105. Also has huge and peaky top end, but very lttle handling noise. A tight pattern translates to high gain before feedback, and the ability to work the mike at a distance. There are people out there, though, who are microphone-eaters and used to shoving an SM-58 right up against their lips. These people will have plosive problems with any microphone and the only solution is proper mike technique. I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. Start with a D880, available for under $50 used. Then try the 431. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." Second the MD431. Sounds marvellous in a studio situation as well. |
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"Carey Carlan" wrote in message
"Arny Krueger" wrote in news: : It's already been said, but might bear repeating - Audix OM series. Hypercardiod dynamics. I have a number of OM5 and OM6 in SR use. OM5 for girls, OM6 for boys. ;-) Tell me how you like it. Does the rolloff work? Yes, pretty well. Seriously, how are the OM5 and OM6 different? OM6s have more low end extension and are less directional. |
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SCOTTDORSEY:
Proximity effect is directly related to directionality. If you want a tight pattern, you will get a bass boost. If you want no bass boost, you will get an omni. LAB: e835 (no proximity effect) is near omni at low frequencies, but it's directional at mid/high freq's. FEDERICO: It's nearly omni under 125Hz as every mic I know... Uh?... Sennheiser e835: http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/resources/evo_835_GB.pdf/$File/evo_835_GB.pdf (-3dB @ 180°) ------------------------------------------ Sennheiser e845: http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/resources/e_845_US.pdf/$File/e_845_US.pdf (-9dB @ 180°) Sennheiser MKH40P48: http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/resources/MKH_40_P_48_GB.pdf/$File/MKH_40_P_48_GB.pdf (~ -30dB @ 180°) Shure SM58: http://www.shure.com/stellent/groups..._specsheet.pdf (-11dB @ 180°) Shure 565: http://www.shure.com/stellent/groups...pro_565_ug.pdf (-12dB @ 180°) Audix Om5: http://www.audixusa.com/Acrobat/OM5_spec_sheet.pdf (-14dB @ 180°) Which mics are you talking about?... Gianluca |
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Which mics are you talking about?...
The other ones :-) F. |
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Ooops...
I don't sell e835 mics... But I like very much the mine. Gianluca |
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P.S.: Ma perchè tiamo qui a parlare in Inglese? Possiamo anche continuare in
un NG IT... :-) Gianluca -- Non temer mai di dire cose insensate. Ma ascoltale bene, quando le dici. (L. Wittgenstein) Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen (L. Wittgenstein) [Grazie, Franco!] - Vi prego, quotate in maniera chiara e concisa. Grazie! - |
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I've been using RE-18 mics for years. Good proximity control, but a noisy mic,
handling-wise, and it's supposed to be quieter than the RE-16 in that regard. It doesn't have treble boost engineered into it, as do a lot of PA mics to counteract the proximity effect low-freq emphasis at close range. Consequently, it doesn't have the suppressed-midrange sound of typical PA mics (make a bad PA sound better than it really does g ), and so tends to sound flatter by comparison. It sounds more like an omni. It sounds fine, has very good feedback rejection, and can be used at varying distances. -- Regards from Virginia Beach, Earl Kiosterud www.smokeylake.com "Scott Dorsey" wrote in message ... Carey Carlan wrote: "LAB" wrote in : Good & cheap: Sennheiser evolution e835: cardioid, no proximity effect, beautiful bright sound. I like the idea of no proximity effect. The added bass from most microphones emphasizes boomy PA systems. Proximity effect is directly related to directionality. If you want a tight pattern, you will get a bass boost. If you want no bass boost, you will get an omni. The EV RE-16 is about three times the price, but it's a hypercardioid. That should help with feedback. The RE-16 uses a an acoustical delay line to give you a bass cut up close that counteracts the proximity effect. It's a trick, but it's a damn good one, and nobody other than EV uses it. The hypercardioid pattern can be a problem with vocalists who don't know how to use it... you point the rear directly into a monitor and it WILL feed back. If the vocalist knows how to use it, though, it can do wonders. What other directional (not omni) vocal handhelds have little or no proximity effect? There are none of them, because the basic physics mean that proximity effect and pattern are inextricably linked. The best you can do is an EV mike with the variable-D trick like the 664, RE-11, RE-16, etc. However, there's also no reason you can't use the console EQ to counteract proximity effect, unless the performer is unable to keep a constant distance from the mike. And if that is the case, the EVs are a miracle. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Arny Krueger wrote:
"straightnut" wrote in message On Dec 2, 11:20 pm, straightnut wrote: On Dec 2, 6:35 pm, Carey Carlan wrote: I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. I recall a couple of years ago someone here suggesting an Oktava mic that was designed to be practically eaten when singing. Supposedly great for rejection because of the way it used proximity effect as an intregal part of the design. Sorry, not Oktava but Audix. OM 5 6 or 7 maybe? I have a lot of OM5s and 6s. As close-in vocal mics they are surprisingly lifelike. I find those fine stage mics. -- ha Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam |
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Carey Carlan wrote:
What other directional (not omni) vocal handhelds have little or no proximity effect? Audix OM mics, even the OM3 works well and for little money. -- ha Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam |
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On Dec 3, 10:51 am, Carey Carlan wrote:
Fletch wrote : Audio Technica's Artist Elite AE5400, 5100 are both great and designed to compete with the Neumann 105. We use the 5400 on stage and it's really sweet. Opinions from a real user are valuable. How well does the low cut filter compensate for pops and proxity? Remember, I'm working with rank amateurs. It works well enough, and if you EQ out the rest then you're good to go. I find minor adjustments, based on a given room, will always be required anyway. --Fletch |
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On Dec 3, 10:36 am, Roy W. Rising
wrote: Carey Carlan wrote: I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. Lambaste me for heresy, if you must, but the EV 635A was purposely made for the human voice. I've mic'd dozens of top-name singers with it and *never* heard any handling noise or 'plosives. As for feedback? I put one on a stand where the singer would be, raised the monitor to feedback and backed it off 6 dB. When the vocalist arrived, he asked me to turn down the monitor! Janis Joplin's level coming out of a 635A was -20 dBu! -- ~ ~ Roy "If you notice the sound, it's wrong!" Yeah, the 635a is a great little "go to" mic for a lot of stuff. --Fletch |
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Carey Carlan wrote in
: I'm fed up with ****ty stage mics. What handheld vocal mics have maximum resistance to plosives and handling noise, and feedback? I'm to the point that I really don't care how good it sounds. I don't supply the amps and speakers, and all the PA I seem to work with sounds like junk anyway. I just want a mic that picks up a voice and little else. Thanks to all for a whole slew of good suggestions. Now I'll see what I can do about auditioning the various candidates. |
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"Earl Kiosterud" wrote in message news:U%45j.617$gi7.11@trnddc04... I've been using RE-18 mics for years. Good proximity control, but a noisy mic, handling-wise, and it's supposed to be quieter than the RE-16 in that regard. It doesn't have treble boost engineered into it, as do a lot of PA mics to counteract the proximity effect low-freq emphasis at close range. Consequently, it doesn't have the suppressed-midrange sound of typical PA mics (make a bad PA sound better than it really does g ), and so tends to sound flatter by comparison. It sounds more like an omni. It sounds fine, has very good feedback rejection, and can be used at varying distances. -- Regards from Virginia Beach, Earl Kiosterud www.smokeylake.com "Scott Dorsey" wrote in message ... Carey Carlan wrote: "LAB" wrote in : Good & cheap: Sennheiser evolution e835: cardioid, no proximity effect, beautiful bright sound. I like the idea of no proximity effect. The added bass from most microphones emphasizes boomy PA systems. Proximity effect is directly related to directionality. If you want a tight pattern, you will get a bass boost. If you want no bass boost, you will get an omni. The EV RE-16 is about three times the price, but it's a hypercardioid. That should help with feedback. The RE-16 uses a an acoustical delay line to give you a bass cut up close that counteracts the proximity effect. It's a trick, but it's a damn good one, and nobody other than EV uses it. The hypercardioid pattern can be a problem with vocalists who don't know how to use it... you point the rear directly into a monitor and it WILL feed back. If the vocalist knows how to use it, though, it can do wonders. What other directional (not omni) vocal handhelds have little or no proximity effect? There are none of them, because the basic physics mean that proximity effect and pattern are inextricably linked. The best you can do is an EV mike with the variable-D trick like the 664, RE-11, RE-16, etc. However, there's also no reason you can't use the console EQ to counteract proximity effect, unless the performer is unable to keep a constant distance from the mike. And if that is the case, the EVs are a miracle. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." I failed to mention that the RE-18 is identical to the RE-16, except for the noise isolation. That's why I mentioned it in this thread. And I keep forgetting that it's bottom-posting in these parts. Sorrrrrry. -- Regards from Virginia Beach, Earl Kiosterud www.smokeylake.com |
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Earl Kiosterud wrote:
I failed to mention that the RE-18 is identical to the RE-16, except for the noise isolation. That's why I mentioned it in this thread. And I keep forgetting that it's bottom-posting in these parts. Sorrrrrry. Yes , it's "bottom posting", but it's also "trim all the unnecessary crap off the top so everybody doesn't have to scroll down several pages to get to yor couple of lines".... geoff |
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On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 13:51:59 -0500, Carey Carlan wrote
(in article ): Fletch wrote in : Audio Technica's Artist Elite AE5400, 5100 are both great and designed to compete with the Neumann 105. We use the 5400 on stage and it's really sweet. Opinions from a real user are valuable. How well does the low cut filter compensate for pops and proxity? Remember, I'm working with rank amateurs. With the low cut filter on, you can fairly eat the AE5400. I reviewed it when it came out and was shocked at how good it sounded. AT used some of the AT4050 capsule technology in the AE5400. The review is in my OnLine Archive. Regards, Ty Ford --Audio Equipment Reviews Audio Production Services Acting and Voiceover Demos http://www.tyford.com Guitar player?:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZJ9MptZmU |
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Handheld condensers | Pro Audio | |||
Looking for a $200.00 handheld. | General |