Sankens are John Eargle's normal choice for mains, so listen to his Delos things and decide if you like them. They are not my cup of tea, FWIW.

Rich

I haven't used Sankens on my "serious" recordings, but I've used them extensively for field/production work and I like them quite a bit. They make a great mid side stereo mic.

Also for the times that you can't see mics at all on the gig, the CUB-1 boundary mic is one of the best mics of that style out there. It is about the size of a silver dollar and about 1/2" thick or so.

For the summer concert stuff (outdoor, etc...), their lav mics are also quite good.

--Ben

Danielle wrote: Hello,

I was wondering if anyone can share their experiences with Sanken mics on acoustic recordings? Thank you!

D.

Hello Danielle,
Finally somenone which is interested in Sankens cause I think that still a lot of people don't know how 8-) good these mics are.
Well I use the cu-44x which works with 100 volt and I must say the dynamics, the low noise floor, flat frequency response and super tight lows is excellent because of two seperated diaphrams.
Sankens are superb mics, just give it a try and you will like them.
The one that I use you can record very nice vocals with them, or any acoustical instrument. I play Turkish saz (7 string Turkish plectrum instrument), I must say the Sanken records it sooo natural and the transient response is super. George Massenburg uses this mic too. Look at the website:sanken-mic.com
It could be that some people would prefer other well known brands because they sound good but this baby doesn't sound good no a mic in my opinion doesn't have to sound warm or good but natural, you can shape the sound later with plug-ins or outboard gear. That's the way I prefer to work.
If you get used to them you don't need any eq especially not with orchestral instruments.
I just contacted Sanken about their new co-100k mic, an omni which records up to 100 Khz and they say they did a lot of test with orchestras/acoustical instruments. That it is the perfect tool for it.I wanne buy two. Look what the brochure says:Many microphone manufacturers have attempted to make the perfect omni, but because of the physical existence of the microphone itself, it has been a considerable challenge. Previous omni directional microphones have a "directional" polar pattern in higher frequencies. This limitation was believed to be the brick wall of omni microphones. But now, Sanken's exclusive technology permits the perfect omni microphone -- one which seems to have no physical body — with a "virtual" diaphragm hovering in space.
Another groundbreaking design from the World's Most Original Microphone Manufacturer.
Regards,