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- Gregg Juke
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Blue Kickball...
So what's the deal on that "phantom-powered dynamic?"
Any idea how that works?
GJ
Any idea how that works?
GJ
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Re: Blue Kickball...
I certainly can't give you tech details, but FWIW my Kickball puts out some signal even when the phantom isn't on. Not a super-wimpy signal, either, but a pretty reasonable and recordable one if Reaper's meters are to be trusted. I've never actually recorded or listened to it without phantom, though, so I don't know how it sounds (a Tape Op travesty, I know).Gregg Juke wrote:So what's the deal on that "phantom-powered dynamic?"
Any idea how that works?
GJ
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What about these clone mics?
What's an OSP Dt610 based on? They're other mics are obviously 57 and 58 knock-offs.
Btw, my experience of the Samson Q series, they're alright, those plastic clips are shitty and break easily, and the Q-Kick (like lots of other budget kick mics) doesn't have any response below 50Hz, check out all those kick mics that come in kits, lots of them have no low end.
What's an OSP Dt610 based on? They're other mics are obviously 57 and 58 knock-offs.
Btw, my experience of the Samson Q series, they're alright, those plastic clips are shitty and break easily, and the Q-Kick (like lots of other budget kick mics) doesn't have any response below 50Hz, check out all those kick mics that come in kits, lots of them have no low end.
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Never heard the e602 but I was pretty disappointed with the 902 on kick. On bass cab though, it sounds great.Jitters wrote:The e902 is pretty cool too. Has anyone done a head to head with the e602? The folks at Sennheiser seem to think it's a few dollars better, anyway...
How would ya'll say the e602 compares to an RE20 or 421? For reference on my taste, I dig those two, use B52s sometimes, immensely dislike the D6, and can go either way on the D112.
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I would describe the e602 as a d6 with less click and a bit more bass.inasilentway wrote:Never heard the e602 but I was pretty disappointed with the 902 on kick. On bass cab though, it sounds great.Jitters wrote:The e902 is pretty cool too. Has anyone done a head to head with the e602? The folks at Sennheiser seem to think it's a few dollars better, anyway...
How would ya'll say the e602 compares to an RE20 or 421? For reference on my taste, I dig those two, use B52s sometimes, immensely dislike the D6, and can go either way on the D112.
If you look at my R16 thread in the Listen to My Shite forum you can hear what my MXL 1006 (LDC) sounded like. I had placed it 3' ahead of the kick (2' off the floor) and it became a kinda room mic, altho' in the mixes I have been EQing it (well, pass-filtering it) as a kick, with a lotta bleed.
I actually like it!
Next session (tomorrow?) I'm gonna put it up at 1' away and see what happens ...
I actually like it!
Next session (tomorrow?) I'm gonna put it up at 1' away and see what happens ...
+1The Scum wrote:I may be the only person in the world who uses it, but I like the Blue Kickball. Insanely hot output, and a switch for changing the voicing from boomy to flat to thin.
And seeing as I'm the only person who likes 'em, they sell for peanuts on ebay.
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Yeah, its pretty freakin' awesome how that thing works so well. At first I thought of it as another hyped eq kik mic.... but really, its a GREAT kick mic, and you can get a bunch or different voices just on placement alone.*cisko* wrote:E602, you can do anything with that kick mic. form metal to country to soul
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