Malcolm Boyce wrote:I'm with you there.macrae11 wrote:Word of mouth and brand familiarity....
Availability is another one.
Other than that, I will try literally anything I can get my hands on.
In this day of 1001 brands, what do you find yourself sticking close to? Everyone knows I'm a Shure fan, both stage and studio. I also am loving most RODE and AT mics I'm coming across these days. There's so many condenser choices these days it's hard to keep track of them all. AKG was something I favoured when I was starting out, but now they've really falling down. Things like the 414 lines still do it for me, but I've tried so much of their newer crap, it's really turned me off.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:Like Andrew said, you really have to gauge your budget with what you really need and will use to make your money.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:When I see people in our market with several pairs of $3-5000.00 mics in this age, I really wonder how they are justifying that other than bragging.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:That being said, if I can try something out first, I will, but many times it's not in the cards in this berg.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:I'm a bit more of a risk taker when purchasing than some. Once I've got my bases covered, when I'm looking for different colours, I'm not afraid to take a chance with a brand I like, on a model that's getting decent reviews and reads like something I'd like for some things. That being said, if I can try something out first, I will, but many times it's not in the cards in this berg.
Even with "choices", many times it's a great excuse to try things when grabbing what you have nearby. It keeps the workflow going, and can lead to great discoveries.clinton wrote:I own an SM58 and a Rode NT-3. I chose whichever one is closest most of the time, which is almost always the Rode. It's worked out well so far.
macrae11 wrote:I think trying before you buy is not always as hard as it seems. I realize that local retailers, don't always have the stock or the desire to bring in rare species of mics but in this day and age there are so many more options. One method I've used in the past is Studio Economik in Montreal. An absolutely fantastic pro audio shop that carries just about anything you could want. They ship anything reasonable, and while you do have to pay rental charges, if you're trying to buy, they will deduct the rental charges from the purchase price of whatever you decide to get. So while you do have to be predetermined to get something, you're not really limited in any way with the variables you can try out.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:It is almost sacrilege in this day of this mic, with this pre, for this guitar, with this amp.
Malcolm Boyce wrote: AKG was something I favoured when I was starting out, but now they've really falling down. Things like the 414 lines still do it for me, but I've tried so much of their newer crap, it's really turned me off.
Malcolm Boyce wrote: When I see people in our market with several pairs of $3-5000.00 mics in this age, I really wonder how they are justifying that other than bragging.
Alain Benoit wrote:Malcolm Boyce wrote: When I see people in our market with several pairs of $3-5000.00 mics in this age, I really wonder how they are justifying that other than bragging.
Our market? Care to expand?
Malcolm Boyce wrote:Even with "choices", many times it's a great excuse to try things when grabbing what you have nearby. It keeps the workflow going, and can lead to great discoveries.
There is a thread on another network where it was discussed how you can do a whole day of overdubs with one great, versatile mic being moved around the room. I will many times use something that is already setup, for tracking something else completely unrelated or unplanned. It is almost sacrilege in this day of this mic, with this pre, for this guitar, with this amp.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:I'm a bit more of a risk taker when purchasing than some. Once I've got my bases covered, when I'm looking for different colours, I'm not afraid to take a chance with a brand I like, on a model that's getting decent reviews and reads like something I'd like for some things. That being said, if I can try something out first, I will, but many times it's not in the cards in this berg.
Alain Benoit wrote:I would too with the Lawson, or even with the AT4050 or 4051
macrae11 wrote:
I've actually fallen out of love a bit with a lot of the Rode mics because I find most of them have a noticeable sizzle in the highs/high mids that I don't really care for.
Mathieu Benoit wrote:Alain Benoit wrote:Malcolm Boyce wrote: When I see people in our market with several pairs of $3-5000.00 mics in this age, I really wonder how they are justifying that other than bragging.
Our market? Care to expand?
Alright asked him... Turns out was exaggerating a bit. He wasn't too far off though. I mean, if I can hear noticeable preamp distortion when I listen to the CD, I really don't care what mic was used.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:Like I said elsewhere, it's not how much money is spent it's what you've got to show for it. In this market, A TLM103 is as "Neumann" as an M149 for 99% of your potential clients.
When I look at mic kits from Mastertracks or Sonic Temple, it just seems proportionate to the facilities, or "right" to me. Others... Not so much.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:Like I said elsewhere, it's not how much money is spent it's what you've got to show for it. In this market, A TLM103 is as "Neumann" as an M149 for 99% of your potential clients.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:When I look at mic kits from Mastertracks or Sonic Temple, it just seems proportionate to the facilities, or "right" to me. Others... Not so much.
Alain Benoit wrote:As a brand the only mic of theirs that ever really impressed me was their no longer made Classic, although I have not heard the Classic II. I remember back in 1999 a pro audio shop in Montreal I used to deal with trying to sell me on an NT-1 and NT-2 saying that the NT-2 was just like an 87. This is just before the flood of chinese mics.
You don't. I could easily do anything I would be called to do in your space. I can't say the same for many others.Alain Benoit wrote:Where do we fall?
Malcolm Boyce wrote:You don't. I could easily do anything I would be called to do in your space. I can't say the same for many others.Alain Benoit wrote:Where do we fall?
Mathieu Benoit wrote:Malcolm Boyce wrote:You don't. I could easily do anything I would be called to do in your space. I can't say the same for many others.Alain Benoit wrote:Where do we fall?
Even with only 2 SM57s?
Malcolm Boyce wrote:You don't. I could easily do anything I would be called to do in your space. I can't say the same for many others.Alain Benoit wrote:Where do we fall?
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