In article , Jeff Jasper
wrote:

David Correia wrote:

I've been buying mics for 23 years, and I've yet to buy a single one
because of its frequency response plot.

You're a lucky guy; you live within driving distance of New York and Boston,
and there are probably good pro audio dealers even closer to you. I've been
buying mics for 23 years also, as a matter of fact, and only in the last few
years have I been able to buy a mic any way *other* than based on published
plots.



For me it's what I hear about mics from folks I respect.

e.g. I used a Sennheiser 421, often with an Akg D12e, on kick drum for
almost 20 years. And a guy who's drum sound I respected said the older
version Beyer M88's worked even better than the 421's. For one thing
you didn't have to be so picky with placement - you gotta move 421's to
find a good spot. It's easy to nail with the Beyer (as long as the drum
itself is making a good noise acourse.) It's got a nice puffier sound
too and a better bottom than a 421 as well.

So I found an older one and sho' nuf he was right!

This same guy will rail about mics today saying designers today spend
too much time dicking with specs and not enough time using their ears.

I can't imagine driving to New York to visit a pro audio dealer. I
would drive to NYC to see the Sox play the Yanks in the playoffs 'tho.




David Correia
Celebration Sound
Warren, Rhode Island


www.CelebrationSound.com