Just snagged 5 EV 635a for only 70 bucks!

thefriendswemake · Post by **thefriendswemake** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:18 pm

I'm doing a session on Thursday and I'm really hoping that these get here in time.

Any favorite uses for these? I'm thinking of using them as a lo-fi alternative to the Geffell M930's I'll be using as room mics.

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:44 am

vocals, acoustic guitars, snare, room...

you got FIVE of them for $70?

A.David.MacKinnon · Post by **A.David.MacKinnon** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:26 am

Now you can start your own TV news crew.

I use m 635a's anywhere I'd put a 57. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't but it never sounds bad. I like them electric and acoustic guitar, as a heart mic on drums, sometimes for vocals, upright piano, under snare, bowed saw. They can be pretty decent as a room mic too.

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:22 am

Seems to be a popular choice for heart drum mics.

Dave Stanley · Post by **Dave Stanley** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:26 am

Heart drum mics? Is that a mic placed in the drummer's heart/chest area?

Sounds like a cool trick!

thefriendswemake · Post by **thefriendswemake** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:53 am

sweeeet. i can't wait. i had been looking to pick up one and was doing my routine ebay search and stumbled upon the auction.

wondering how it'll sound on the snare instead of a 57.

cleantone · Post by **cleantone** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:30 am

Definitly a good deal there. The other day I was using one in a mixer with global phantom. When I engaged phantom for a different mic I think I started getting some crackle or fuzz in the 635. Anyone have that problem before? I think I ended up moving the condensor to an outboard pre to keep moving ahead real quickly.

You got a heck of a deal there!

chuckfurok · Post by **chuckfurok** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:49 am

wow, so you want to sell one?

thefriendswemake · Post by **thefriendswemake** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:57 am

junkshop wrote:Now you can start your own TV news crew.

I use m 635a's anywhere I'd put a 57. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't but it never sounds bad. I like them electric and acoustic guitar, as a heart mic on drums, sometimes for vocals, upright piano, under snare, bowed saw. They can be pretty decent as a room mic too.

love your recordings man.

weakerthans are definitely one of my top 5 favorite bands of all time. when did you work with them?

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:15 pm

Dave Stanley wrote:Heart drum mics? Is that a mic placed in the drummer's heart/chest area?

Sounds like a cool trick!

Good thread on the actual heart mic (it's actually the "heart" of the drum kit):

http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopi ... =heart+mic

I think people have done what you've suggested e.g. a PZM taped to the chest or mic behind the drummer's ear/head.

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:22 pm

kayagum wrote:I think people have done what you've suggested e.g. a PZM taped to the chest or mic behind the drummer's ear/head.

earliest instance i am aware of took place in 1978.

i could be misidentifying it, tho.

Judas Jetski · Post by **Judas Jetski** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:19 pm

It's an omni, so proximity effect shouldn't be a huge deal... Originally designed as a broadcast field mic, so it tends to do best with tones approaching the human voice... we used them for toms on our first recording for both of these reasons. Great score!

ott0bot · Post by **ott0bot** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:51 pm

Thats an awesome deal....i have been searching high and low for some decent priced 635a's. They seem to fetching around the 30-40 bucks on ebay each....so bravo my friend.

edit.....ok well...if they are in crappy shape more like 10 to 30 bucks.

thefriendswemake · Post by **thefriendswemake** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:59 pm

i'm thinking i'm going to keep at least 3 or 4 for when i do live sessions with full bands. might send one to my friend as a gift. he'd really dig it.

here's my set-up

Recording Gear:
Macbook Pro (2.4ghz 4gb ram) w/ Pro Tools LE 8
Digidesign Digi 003 Rack
Presonus Digimax FS (+ 8 Channels)
KRK Rokit 8 V2 Studio Monitors

Microphones:
Studio Projects C4 (2)
Studio Projects C1
Shure SM57 (3)
Shure Beta 52
Audix D6
MXL V63M
Vintage EV 635A (5)

Other:
Morgan Amplification MV23 1x12 Combo
Creston Electronics Tele w/ B-Bender
1960's Harmony H165 Acoustic
Art & Lutherie Ami Parlor Acoustic
Fender USA Precision Bass
Vintage Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff
1930's Folding Pump Organ

A.David.MacKinnon · Post by **A.David.MacKinnon** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:43 pm

thefriendswemake wrote:
junkshop wrote:Now you can start your own TV news crew.

I use m 635a's anywhere I'd put a 57. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't but it never sounds bad. I like them electric and acoustic guitar, as a heart mic on drums, sometimes for vocals, upright piano, under snare, bowed saw. They can be pretty decent as a room mic too.
love your recordings man.

weakerthans are definitely one of my top 5 favorite bands of all time. when did you work with them?

Thanks!
I toured North America playing keys with those guys for their Reconstruction Site tour and then did some engineering for their last record (Reunion Tour). I did most of the final overdubs before mixing - horns, some guitars and keys, percussion, and other odds and ends. I also tracked most or all of the spoken word song (who's name I can't remember, Doh!). Great guys. My band stole their rhythm section for a few years. Good times.

Ok, sorry for the digression, back to the original post.

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