Re: Appropriate contemporary microphones for a spaced omnidirectional direct stereo array in field recording?

John Smith <user@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Funny, since I just spent a lot of time and effort restoring and
adjusting the thing, and it works about as well as it did new, maybe
better. If that proves inadequate I will modify it to the point where it
works as I need it to. Of course we old farts never did any good with
that stuff when it was new, which is why the stuff you kids buy today is
soooooooo much better. Especially the consumer crap you suggested on the
other thread.

I started getting paid to record stuff in the late '60's. I am now 62
years old. I still have both of the Studers I bought in the mid 70's. I
have a passing acquaintance with the capabilities of both very good and
very crappy analog kit. Your analog gear is closer to the latter, and
mine to the former.

As for consumer crap, what are you talking about? The Korg MR1? Have you
met one yet? The Behringer DEQ2496? Have you driven one?

I'd like to see you mod your cassette rig to the point that it will
exhibit a noise floor comparable to either of those cheapo consumer
devices.

I stated there that analog, and spaced omni's were a personal choice. I
am not interested in your toy digital recorder and plastic parabolic
mic. If I had all the money in the world my choice would still be analog
capture, although I would go way upscale on the brand; but whether it is
better or worse is irrelevant, it is what I want to use.

If you had all the money in the world it wouldn't buy you a decent wow
and flutter spec and modern noise floor and distortion specs for your
cassette deck. When such items were all that could be had cheaply, and
serious nature recordists sprung for a Nagra, then that's what one used
for less-than-serious capture of natural sounds.

Given what you have it makes little sense to obsess with condensor mics,
as a pair of EV 635A's will nicely match your present kit.

If I got out nature-tracking tomorrow I'll use a pair of Schoeps, an MIO
and a TiBook, thanks very much.

And lastly, if you had all the money in the world, you might still be
unable to get your head fully out of your ass. Have a nice bray.

--
ha
Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam
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