Studio Projects C3 - opinions?

[Verboten]

Do any of you folks have or have used one of these mics?
$350 is a decent price for a multi-pattern mic - how's it sound?

[junomat]

Do any of you folks have or have used one of these mics?
$350 is a decent price for a multi-pattern mic - how's it sound?

I have one...and i love it...worth every penny

I A/B'd it with Lawson L47 (i believe it's a Neumann U47 clone) and it's pretty dead on similar....the bass is a little more pronounced and round on the L47 than on the C3...

And considering it's 1600 dollars cheaper than the Lawson, i'd highly recommend you check one out...

I use it also for a room mic on drums...sometimes even on figure 8....pop it on figure 8 and everything opens up!

I got mine from www.micguys.com

good luck,
mat

[CDSager]

the C3 is amazing. i have done recordings where this was the ONLY mic I used. from kik to AC to vox, this mic really does it all really well. i love the C3. it has an amzing presence. not a single complaint.


rok und rol

[rolandk]

Check out the January issue of Recording magazine (just got it yesterday). They reviewed the C1, C3, and T3. With the C3 they really liked the figure 8 and omni patterns but thought the cardioid was a little dull in the high frequency range compared to the C1. They were floored by the C1 on everything.

[junomat]

is there a copy of that mag online?

i'd love to see that article...

[jack's perforated eardrum]

I moved my response which was more relevant to the C1 over to here:
http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?p=51059

[rhythm ranch]

is there a copy of that mag online?

i'd love to see that article...

It's here, but they still have the December issue up on the site.

[b3groover]

I've used the C3 on tenor saxophone and on male vocals (a big, powerful baritone). I didn't care for it on sax, but it sounded fantastic on the vocals. Very full and BIG.