Soundelux U95
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Soundelux U95
There was a thread a couple of months back about this mic. I have one that I bought off ebay that was a stinker--- muddy, distorted, worthless.
On Joel's glowing recommendation of his tuned-up U95, I sent it to James Gangwer for some tuneup love. His prognosis was that there was nothing specifically wrong/broken with it but this it just generally sounded like shit. He recommended a capsule and grill replacement, which I got.
Just got it back this week and, HOLY CRAP! This mic sounds amazing! I used it on male vocals last night for a couple of songs and both of them gave me that "ready to mix" sound that I've never really been able to get from any of my other mics. I've heard the term "airy" a lot but have always thought it was just a marketing term but it's the first thing I thought of when hearing the results of this mic.
So, just wanted to say that this mic kicks ass and that James Gangwer did a great job. The U95 is an amazing sounding mic.
On Joel's glowing recommendation of his tuned-up U95, I sent it to James Gangwer for some tuneup love. His prognosis was that there was nothing specifically wrong/broken with it but this it just generally sounded like shit. He recommended a capsule and grill replacement, which I got.
Just got it back this week and, HOLY CRAP! This mic sounds amazing! I used it on male vocals last night for a couple of songs and both of them gave me that "ready to mix" sound that I've never really been able to get from any of my other mics. I've heard the term "airy" a lot but have always thought it was just a marketing term but it's the first thing I thought of when hearing the results of this mic.
So, just wanted to say that this mic kicks ass and that James Gangwer did a great job. The U95 is an amazing sounding mic.
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I like that mic a lot..
did he put in the same capsule or a different one than comes stock?
EDIT: sorry I never used a u95 I was thinking of the u195..the non tube FET one..
did he put in the same capsule or a different one than comes stock?
EDIT: sorry I never used a u95 I was thinking of the u195..the non tube FET one..
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