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Neal
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by Neal » Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:49 am
ott0bot wrote:I've never been happy with any of the cheap-o Chinese stuff...you can go Russian (Oktava), Japanese (audio technica), or Austrian(AKG perception) for the same dollar and get much better sound.
The AKG Perceptions are NOT made in Austria.
On topic, I had good luck with the CAD M179s. Used them on piano for a jazz record and actually chose them over much more expensive mics that we tried. The multi-pattern selector was a little weird though.
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farview
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by farview » Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:40 am
I have a couple of Cascade M20's which are cool because they are voiced darker than most LDCs. Great for overheads. I also use them on vocals that a 4033 is too bright and an SM7 doesn't work on. It's right between the two.
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by vvv » Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:31 pm
Another I like, altho' I'm not sure if it's made in China altho' it's priced like them what are, is the Blue Spark. (<US$200.00)
Is it bright? Yeah, some, but it can actually sound really good on vocals depending on the singer and pre and compressor.
And it looks pretty cool, if, eh, a little bright (orange).
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