this sounds like fun-- anyone try it yet?

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* NEW TOOLS - Microphone Shootout Blindfold Test *

Hi guys, I just recently done a great little mic shootout. It is between 4 condenser mics, priced between $250 - $800.

--- Shure KSM27
--- RODE NTK
--- Audio-Technica 4040
--- RODE K2

It is a 9 second clip of me singing a passage from one of mike pattons albums.

We'll be comparing 4 mics for vocal recording this week (thanks for the suggestions for which budget mics to try!), and so far I'm planning on just putting them up one at a time and recording the singer trying to sing the same thing the same way for each take.

You mentioned a while back about someone on this forum was going to come to your studio and bring a Great River 2NV to do a side by side comparison with the Sebatron . Did that ever happen and if so what came out of the test?

Thanks.
Tim T.

Hi there,

I'm not usually on this board, but thought I'd stop by to tell you about a little experiment I'm conductiong.

I've set up a blind test (as well as an open shootout) with samples of most of todays main dithering types (as well as the original and undithered files) and added a voting system.

I'm trying to do my own preamp and compressor shoot out and I'd like to split the signal after the mic and power supply (tube mic with own power) into two or three different preamps. Then do the same after a single preamp with two or three different compressors. This way I am using the same takes and what not to judge the comparison. Will I run into phasing problems or will this work?

If there was a shootout with a MOTU1296 and a
Lucid 8824, which would still be standing?

On a more serious note, Fletcher, I noticed that you are using DP to record with and also using a LUCID as a front end. Have you checked out the MOTU1296 against the LUCID on any of your sessions?

Wondering...

Michael Hammar

Hi there.