Prodipe D12 copy???

Recording Techniques, People Skills, Gear, Recording Spaces, Computers, and DIY

Moderators: drumsound, tomb

Post Reply
KermitPickle
gimme a little kick & snare
Posts: 76
Joined: Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:35 pm

Prodipe D12 copy???

Post by KermitPickle » Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:38 pm

Has anyone seen/tried one of these? Fake D12? I'm kind of curious...

http://www.prodipe.co.uk/mics/2144-drm-kd.html

Image

drumsound
zen recordist
Posts: 7474
Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:30 pm
Location: Bloomington IL
Contact:

Re: Prodipe D12 copy???

Post by drumsound » Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:33 pm

I've never heard of that company, but the mic looks right. ;)

eh91311
buyin' a studio
Posts: 803
Joined: Wed May 07, 2003 7:38 am
Location: NW Los Angeles

Re: Prodipe D12 copy???

Post by eh91311 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:01 pm

Prodipe has no sales presence in the US. Their focus is in Europe.

drumsound
zen recordist
Posts: 7474
Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:30 pm
Location: Bloomington IL
Contact:

Re: Prodipe D12 copy???

Post by drumsound » Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:21 pm

eh91311 wrote:
Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:01 pm
Prodipe has no sales presence in the US. Their focus is in Europe.
Any idea about what people are saying about them?

User avatar
emrr
buyin' a studio
Posts: 876
Joined: Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:21 am
Location: NC
Contact:

Re: Prodipe D12 copy???

Post by emrr » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:08 am

Their stereo ribbon is the same thing I had Samar make me as a custom piece out of a pair of Stellar branded Chinese ribbons. I don't know anything else about their product line.
Doug Williams
ElectroMagnetic Radiation Recorders
Tape Op issue 73

eh91311
buyin' a studio
Posts: 803
Joined: Wed May 07, 2003 7:38 am
Location: NW Los Angeles

Re: Prodipe D12 copy???

Post by eh91311 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:52 am

drumsound wrote:
Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:21 pm
eh91311 wrote:
Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:01 pm
Prodipe has no sales presence in the US. Their focus is in Europe.
Any idea about what people are saying about them?
Prodipe's initial microphone offering (TT1) received generally good reviews, especially at the price point.

A decent review here: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/prodipe-tt1

The TT1 is vaguely Sennheiser E835-ish visually.

It's a bit infuriating that they either can't or won't sell them in the US.

User avatar
frans_13
takin' a dinner break
Posts: 177
Joined: Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:46 am
Location: Bavaria, Germany
Contact:

Re: Prodipe D12 copy???

Post by frans_13 » Thu Apr 05, 2018 5:40 am

Their distribution is kinda based in France. A year ago or so ago i tried to find out more...and found not much at all. It's available as part of a drum mic package and on it's own, not very expensive. I would be surprised if it is similar to the D12 because that capsule is elaborate and expensive to clone. (ask Jon Shinybox :wink: ) But i'm still curious enough to buy it just to check it out. And i already got half a dozend good kickdrum mics plus a few D12 originals and clones (don't ask, they are rarer than a 100% working original and these are already pretty rare). But as additional unneeded advice - stay clear of hungarian D12 "clones", even if Hungary was once part of the Austrian empire and DID share gear in broadcast with different lables and similar innards.
The Prodipe DRM-KD goes for 99€.
http://www.prodipe.co.uk/mics/2144-drm-kd.html
It's supercardioid, so another point against being an exact copy. But they got a distribution in the USA, they say:
http://www.prodipe.co.uk/dealers/

down in Miami,
www.kelleydistribution.com (site offline?)
Due to luck and circumstances i am offering a limited run of Beyerdynamic M380 clones with unused Beyer capsules. PM me for info.

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 71 guests