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Published on 12/31/05 at 01:06
Colleagues have said everything ...
In short, it's a static. It is mandatory phantom power on the mixer or the tape because you can not circumvent the obstacle by putting a stack as with other micro "standing" equivalent (33 Audiotechnica ATM for example).
OVERALL OPINION
I for 1 year and I'm super satisfied. I would definitely do it again this choice (which is not true of all the microphones I bought).
Basically, I bought it to record an opera singer who had to live with a concert pianist. She did not sing "stuck" in a microwave for aesthetic reasons. I bought it on the advice of the shop sellers "The Microphone" in Pigalle (friendly and always good advice). The AKG to the enormous advantage of being placed about 75 cm of the singer and the result is very convincing: her sweet and balanced. Perhaps some hissing, but that can mitigate through a windshield. So really possible to have a quality recording with this simple micro memory I paid the € 300. In the words of a previous Internet, the microphone is black and small and is so unobtrusive on stage.
Then I recorded a tenor sax and tuba. Again very convincing results with a warm, round, not aggressive in the treble. Simply ensure that the flag of the blower remains at least 50 to 75 cm at least the microphone if the sound is loud. It should also remain well in line. Maintaining this distance, however, is clearly an advantage for the player who keeps and some mobility. For the sax, I could compare with Electrovoice RE20 is a dynamic much more expensive (almost double) and is renowned for recording brass and hips. Really, the AKG IS THE COMPRAISON. The REV20 has a low input gain and it's a dynamic that forces the player to really keep the flag of his instrument very very close to the micro which is a handicap. However, no comparison possible with Shure SM57 or Beta 57. The AKG is a thousand times.
I finally tested on a snare drum. Again, no problem, but for the fact that such use, an ordinary SM57 is impeccable to 3 times cheaper. It would be a shame to invest that much money to borrow a snare drum.
In conclusion, micro high quality, versatile. Matos and without serious (bad) surprise.
In short, it's a static. It is mandatory phantom power on the mixer or the tape because you can not circumvent the obstacle by putting a stack as with other micro "standing" equivalent (33 Audiotechnica ATM for example).
OVERALL OPINION
I for 1 year and I'm super satisfied. I would definitely do it again this choice (which is not true of all the microphones I bought).
Basically, I bought it to record an opera singer who had to live with a concert pianist. She did not sing "stuck" in a microwave for aesthetic reasons. I bought it on the advice of the shop sellers "The Microphone" in Pigalle (friendly and always good advice). The AKG to the enormous advantage of being placed about 75 cm of the singer and the result is very convincing: her sweet and balanced. Perhaps some hissing, but that can mitigate through a windshield. So really possible to have a quality recording with this simple micro memory I paid the € 300. In the words of a previous Internet, the microphone is black and small and is so unobtrusive on stage.
Then I recorded a tenor sax and tuba. Again very convincing results with a warm, round, not aggressive in the treble. Simply ensure that the flag of the blower remains at least 50 to 75 cm at least the microphone if the sound is loud. It should also remain well in line. Maintaining this distance, however, is clearly an advantage for the player who keeps and some mobility. For the sax, I could compare with Electrovoice RE20 is a dynamic much more expensive (almost double) and is renowned for recording brass and hips. Really, the AKG IS THE COMPRAISON. The REV20 has a low input gain and it's a dynamic that forces the player to really keep the flag of his instrument very very close to the micro which is a handicap. However, no comparison possible with Shure SM57 or Beta 57. The AKG is a thousand times.
I finally tested on a snare drum. Again, no problem, but for the fact that such use, an ordinary SM57 is impeccable to 3 times cheaper. It would be a shame to invest that much money to borrow a snare drum.
In conclusion, micro high quality, versatile. Matos and without serious (bad) surprise.