callowaykid
September 8th 03, 10:12 PM
Hi De Ho!
Regarding the Marshall MXL V69 microphone, and Large diaphragme tube
condensers generally, I must say that I am quite pleased with the V69.
Being a perfroming baritone in a 14 piece big band, I have tried all
sorts of mics for live performance such as:
Neumann KMS 105 - Nice but not great, lacks sparkle, maybe it's better
for a female voice, wonderful if you're having feedback problems
Sennheiser 441, sm51, sm 57 - Too dull all of the rich vibrant tone
color of a male voice gets muffled.
Shure 87's - Not even enough for my live performance as far as polar
pattern goes.
AKG c535eb - best sounding hand held microphone for my (male) voice.
Sciltillating shimmering harmonics. Smooth off axis. Crisp. Might
be too shrill or harsh for some female voices. Has legendary AKG 451
capsule inside. Hot input and output levels. Quiet as a mouse.
MXLV69 - Best sounding micstand mic for my voice IN LIVE PERFROMANCE!
That's right, the mic is so cheap and so sturdy and so beautiful to
look at with the Golden Grill. That I turn it upright and use it in
live performance! I Listened to the mxl v69 compared to all sorts of
large diaphragm condensers including Rode, Octava, AT, and Neumann
etc. the only one that clearly sounds better is a U87 and I am
certainly not taking a u87 to use as a live performance mic!
I checked with Marshall, and they said inverting the mxlv69 with the
hot tube on the bottom is no problem as far as oveheating the
diaphragm, but I still slant the mic on the stand so some of the heat
goes elsewhere. Put thin foam INSIDE the grill to protect the
capsule. DEFINITELY worth the dough. Go to you local music store and
audition it.
Good luck
C. Calloway Brooks
Director, Cab Calloway Orchesta
www.cabcalloway.cc
(Mike Rivers) wrote in message news:<znr1060891996k@trad>...
> In article > writes:
>
> > so I'm looking for one of the inexpensive Chinese mics for vox. I've tried the
> > C1 and thought it was too bright and too scooped.. A bit bright can be ok if
> > its a nice bright, but overly scooped is not good.
>
> Got an EQ knob? Turn it and see if that helps.
>
> > However, its going to be rather difficult for me to try the
> > mics before buying them.
>
> So? You won't know what they sound like until you try them. Buy from a
> dealer who will let you return them. No written description will tell
> you what you'll hear in your situation.
Regarding the Marshall MXL V69 microphone, and Large diaphragme tube
condensers generally, I must say that I am quite pleased with the V69.
Being a perfroming baritone in a 14 piece big band, I have tried all
sorts of mics for live performance such as:
Neumann KMS 105 - Nice but not great, lacks sparkle, maybe it's better
for a female voice, wonderful if you're having feedback problems
Sennheiser 441, sm51, sm 57 - Too dull all of the rich vibrant tone
color of a male voice gets muffled.
Shure 87's - Not even enough for my live performance as far as polar
pattern goes.
AKG c535eb - best sounding hand held microphone for my (male) voice.
Sciltillating shimmering harmonics. Smooth off axis. Crisp. Might
be too shrill or harsh for some female voices. Has legendary AKG 451
capsule inside. Hot input and output levels. Quiet as a mouse.
MXLV69 - Best sounding micstand mic for my voice IN LIVE PERFROMANCE!
That's right, the mic is so cheap and so sturdy and so beautiful to
look at with the Golden Grill. That I turn it upright and use it in
live performance! I Listened to the mxl v69 compared to all sorts of
large diaphragm condensers including Rode, Octava, AT, and Neumann
etc. the only one that clearly sounds better is a U87 and I am
certainly not taking a u87 to use as a live performance mic!
I checked with Marshall, and they said inverting the mxlv69 with the
hot tube on the bottom is no problem as far as oveheating the
diaphragm, but I still slant the mic on the stand so some of the heat
goes elsewhere. Put thin foam INSIDE the grill to protect the
capsule. DEFINITELY worth the dough. Go to you local music store and
audition it.
Good luck
C. Calloway Brooks
Director, Cab Calloway Orchesta
www.cabcalloway.cc
(Mike Rivers) wrote in message news:<znr1060891996k@trad>...
> In article > writes:
>
> > so I'm looking for one of the inexpensive Chinese mics for vox. I've tried the
> > C1 and thought it was too bright and too scooped.. A bit bright can be ok if
> > its a nice bright, but overly scooped is not good.
>
> Got an EQ knob? Turn it and see if that helps.
>
> > However, its going to be rather difficult for me to try the
> > mics before buying them.
>
> So? You won't know what they sound like until you try them. Buy from a
> dealer who will let you return them. No written description will tell
> you what you'll hear in your situation.