On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 15:51:31 -0400, Mike Rivers wrote
(in message znr1082217133k@trad):


In article news.com
writes:

The lining up of mics all X inches away from a real source is not
particularly relevant either because the correct postioning of any mic is
a
matter of inches (or less) to get the right sound.

The proximity effects and phase accuracy differences alone invalidate the
results when all mics are the same distance from the source. We just don't
work that way.

So maybe it really is not beneficial to compare mics unless you
already own them and have something you want to record.

My advice is to just buy a bunch of mics and use them wherever they
work. If you find that you have something valuable that you never use,
sell it. If you have something cheap that you never use, keep it.

Oh, and if you have more than one preamp, use the quietest one first
if you're recording an acoustic source, and the dirtiest one first if
you're recording an electric source. And don't waste too much time.
Life's too short to wonder if you've made every decision correctly.
Nobody will ever know but you if you didn't (or did).

persactly!

Ty

On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 13:51:07 -0400, Bob Cain wrote
(in message ):

Ty Ford wrote:

That would be the equivalent of making decisions about the colors in
artwork
while wearing polarized sun glasses.

Ty, as always you take things to such extremes. If really
good monitors are adequate for discerning subtle differences
in mics, pre-amps, processing and mixing then they should
easily be good enough for hearing subtle differences in
microphones in a test situation. It's just another process
involved in the chain. If the chain up to it is good enough
for the purposes to which we put it, it will be good enough
for microphone comaparisons if the source is recorded and
reproduced as flat and clean as we know we can do.


Bob


Dear Bob,

For the 40 millionth time, I must warn you about saying that I exaggerate.

You're at least two degrees away from reality with this method due to the use
of the speaker and amp. There are other reasons why this method just doesn't
make it in my book. I won't bore you with the details. Enjoy it if you like.

Regards,

Ty Ford