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What a difference a mic makes [message #76598]

Fri, 01 December 2006 20:32

JeffH

Messages: 307
Registered: October 2007
Location: Wamic, OR

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Just got a SE Gemini today and all I can say is Wow!!!

Been driving myself nuts trying to get my own voice to a tolerable sound
in the mix, but just couldn't seem to horse it around enough (Didn't
help that it was ME).

This thing is open, transparent, and sounds great even through my mid
level preamp (safe sound). Hope to get some comparisons against my
mojave kitted mic tomorrow, but boy, I am happy!

Hoov

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Re: What a difference a mic makes [message #76602 is a reply to message #76598]

Sat, 02 December 2006 06:43

John [1]
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Registered: September 2005

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GIMMIE !

Jeff hoover <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote:
>Just got a SE Gemini today and all I can say is Wow!!!
>
>Been driving myself nuts trying to get my own voice to a tolerable sound

>in the mix, but just couldn't seem to horse it around enough (Didn't
>help that it was ME).
>
>This thing is open, transparent, and sounds great even through my mid
>level preamp (safe sound). Hope to get some comparisons against my
>mojave kitted mic tomorrow, but boy, I am happy!
>
>
>Hoov

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Re: What a difference a mic makes [message #76608 is a reply to message #76598]

Sat, 02 December 2006 08:57

Gary Flanigan
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Registered: June 2006

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, and sounds great even through my mid
>level preamp (safe sound).

While I have some great preamps, I've read good stuff about the safe sound
box, and am considering buying one. What do you like/not like about it?

Thanks

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Re: What a difference a mic makes [message #76626 is a reply to message #76608]

Sat, 02 December 2006 10:50

JeffH

Messages: 307
Registered: October 2007
Location: Wamic, OR

Senior Member

Gary,

I'm still working on a frame of referenceto evaluate it. It's worked
well with the brick wall limiter on some stuff I've recorded for others
(Hip Hop)that seemed to put it up front, but didn't have quality mic
before to really find out what it can do on sung vocals. I also don't
have a higher end preamp to compare the results. I'll know more over
the next few days as I put it through its paces. Before I was having to
run my mojave mod through a HHB Fatman2 to pickup the full vocal
sound. It worked on some voices, not others.

Vocals have been the weak link for me.

Hoov

Gary Flanigan wrote:
> , and sounds great even through my mid
>
>>level preamp (safe sound).
>
>
> While I have some great preamps, I've read good stuff about the safe sound
> box, and am considering buying one. What do you like/not like about it?
>
> Thanks

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Re: What a difference a mic makes [message #76633 is a reply to message #76626]

Sat, 02 December 2006 12:20

Nil
Messages: 245
Registered: March 2007

Senior Member

Jeff, do you have a Baby Bottle by any chance? I hear that a lot
rappers & hip-hop guys LOOOOVE that mic for some reason.

Neil

Jeff hoover <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote:
>Gary,
>
>I'm still working on a frame of referenceto evaluate it. It's worked
>well with the brick wall limiter on some stuff I've recorded for others

>(Hip Hop)that seemed to put it up front, but didn't have quality mic
>before to really find out what it can do on sung vocals. I also don't
>have a higher end preamp to compare the results. I'll know more over
>the next few days as I put it through its paces. Before I was having to

> run my mojave mod through a HHB Fatman2 to pickup the full vocal
>sound. It worked on some voices, not others.
>
>Vocals have been the weak link for me.
>
>Hoov
>
>
>
>Gary Flanigan wrote:
>> , and sounds great even through my mid
>>
>>>level preamp (safe sound).
>>
>>
>> While I have some great preamps, I've read good stuff about the safe sound
>> box, and am considering buying one. What do you like/not like about it?
>>
>> Thanks

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Re: What a difference a mic makes [message #76636 is a reply to message #76633]

Sat, 02 December 2006 11:59

JeffH

Messages: 307
Registered: October 2007
Location: Wamic, OR

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No...but that's one I've thought about putting in the arsenal (one
available on Craigslist locally). The guy I'm working with right likes
his sound best out of a (gulp!) Behringer B2 pro!

Whatever gets the sound.

Hoov

Neil wrote:
> Jeff, do you have a Baby Bottle by any chance? I hear that a lot
> rappers & hip-hop guys LOOOOVE that mic for some reason.
>
> Neil
>
>
> Jeff hoover <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote:
>
>>Gary,
>>
>>I'm still working on a frame of referenceto evaluate it. It's worked
>>well with the brick wall limiter on some stuff I've recorded for others
>
>
>>(Hip Hop)that seemed to put it up front, but didn't have quality mic
>>before to really find out what it can do on sung vocals. I also don't
>>have a higher end preamp to compare the results. I'll know more over
>>the next few days as I put it through its paces. Before I was having to
>
>
>> run my mojave mod through a HHB Fatman2 to pickup the full vocal
>>sound. It worked on some voices, not others.
>>
>>Vocals have been the weak link for me.
>>
>>Hoov
>>
>>
>>
>>Gary Flanigan wrote:
>>
>>>, and sounds great even through my mid
>>>
>>>
>>>>level preamp (safe sound).
>>>
>>>
>>>While I have some great preamps, I've read good stuff about the safe sound
>>>box, and am considering buying one. What do you like/not like about it?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>
>

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Re: What a difference a mic makes [message #76640 is a reply to message #76636]

Sat, 02 December 2006 12:36

Messages: 327
Registered: September 2005

Senior Member

I've heard from a friend that the BlueBird is nice (on female vox). Anyone tried that one?

I've also been looking at these:

http://www.rotundrascal.com/Custom%20Microphones.htm

and these:

http://www.oktavamod.com

Anyone used any of those?

Cheers,

TC

Jeff hoover wrote:
> No...but that's one I've thought about putting in the arsenal (one
> available on Craigslist locally). The guy I'm working with right likes
> his sound best out of a (gulp!) Behringer B2 pro!
>
> Whatever gets the sound.
>

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Re: What a difference a mic makes [message #76645 is a reply to message #76640]

Sat, 02 December 2006 15:05

Nil
Messages: 245
Registered: March 2007

Senior Member

I picked up a pair of Bluebirds recently, and haven't had a
chance to check 'em out on voice yet... I do have some piano
files you can hear them with in comparison to some 414's -
it'll give you little bit of an idea of what they sound like
if you're familair with the 414B-ULS's sound.

Scroll down a bit in these threads, maybe on the next page by
now, and you'll the subject line mentioning where I posted
these files, the liks are therein.

Neil

TC <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote:
>I've heard from a friend that the BlueBird is nice (on female vox). Anyone
tried that
>one?
>
>I've also been looking at these:
>
>http://www.rotundrascal.com/Custom%20Microphones.htm
>
>and these:
>
>http://www.oktavamod.com
>
>
>Anyone used any of those?
>
>Cheers,
>
>TC
>
>
>Jeff hoover wrote:
>> No...but that's one I've thought about putting in the arsenal (one
>> available on Craigslist locally). The guy I'm working with right likes

>> his sound best out of a (gulp!) Behringer B2 pro!
>>
>> Whatever gets the sound.
>>

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Re: What a difference a mic makes [message #76646 is a reply to message #76636]

Sat, 02 December 2006 15:07

Neil
Messages: 1645
Registered: April 2006

Senior Member

Jeff hoover <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote:
>No...but that's one I've thought about putting in the arsenal (one
>available on Craigslist locally).

Jeff, I may be selling one of mine (I have two & have never
found a the need to use two at once) gotta cover a bit of the
costs of my recent gear sluttage, so if you don't end up
getting that one locally, let me know & we'll probably be able
to work something out.

Neil

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