Reply With QuoteI personaly like the Audio Technica 3031. Have made some VERY nice acustic guitars AND vocals with those.
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small diaphragm condenser recommendations
My studio is looking to add a pair of small diaphragm condensers to our "closet". Probably the two biggest uses they will have will be as overhead/room mics or for acoustic guitar/instruments. But they should as versatile as possible.
I have used both the AKG C1000s and Shure SM-81s in the past and have not really liked either on overheads or much else due to the former's papery nature and the latter's bright, noisy harshness. Mind you in both cases the pres were not up to par.
I have been looking at the Neumann KM184s, AKG C451bs, oktava MC-012s and also the SE-3 FET.
Thanks in advance for any repsonses.
Dave
I personaly like the Audio Technica 3031. Have made some VERY nice acustic guitars AND vocals with those.
Make sure you're getting the russian octavas not the chinese ones. I'd just go with the neumanns saving for a pair myself.
How do you know if they are not the original Oktava's? I've seen 3 different MK 012's.
I've heard the easiest way to tell is if it's manual is in russian.
the 451s should be a brighter mic than the sm 81. I find the sm 81 to be mellow. I use the sm81 and studio prjects c1 on acoustic. the 81 for body and the c1 for upper frequencies.
I believe the difference should be very easy to spot once you know where to look.Originally Posted by marknrox
The Russian original is (supposedly) marked OktaBa MK-012A-01 (not quite a B, it is a Russian letter), while the Chinese are marked Oktava MC-012.
The Russian ones comes with a metal holder, the Chinese with a plastid holder.
Check this site
http://oktava.tula.net/fake/
Gunnar
everything's mellow compared to a C1.
I haven't used them, but I hear good things about (and actually hear good sounds from) Audio Technica 4051's all the time.
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Mike
I'd save some dough and go DPA 4011 when you're ready.
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Just got back from GC. Their mics are marked Oktava MC-012 A.S.M. with the plastic clip and case.The Russian original is (supposedly) marked OktaBa MK-012A-01 (not quite a B, it is a Russian letter), while the Chinese are marked Oktava MC-012.
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