On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 09:08:24 -0700 (PDT), Nate Najar
wrote:
Come on mike you know me better than that. Most "forum type" audio folks don't talk much about schoeps, but you guys know them real well- this is where I learned about them, so I presumed that some of you guys might have seen the announcement and had some comment. Microphones to me are a worthwhile investment (if they're of this caliber and value) because when I work in other studios, especially these days, mic lockers are looking very different so it's useful for me to carry a handful of mics to a session.
That said, the new schoeps mic is their take on a large diaphragm condenser for studio use- marketing it as a studio vocal mic. It is a small diaphragm capsule with some modifications to give it the advantages of a large diaphragm microphone without the off axis disadvantages. At least with my limited knowledge of microphone design that is how I am able to interpret it.
Here's the product page that went up yesterday.
http://www.schoeps.de/en/products/v4u
I see no immediate use for me of a mic like this, but based on how they describe their intent with the design, I am interested in learning more about its implementation and effectiveness. And this group is where I've learned those sorts of things!
N
That circuit board has one of the weirdest layouts I've ever seen.
Tracks all over the place are crossing underneath components
needlessly. It looks like it was laid out by a drunk snail.
And no star point for the input ground. That is unforgivable in small
signal circuitry.
d