Re: What Condensor Mic (NT1A Replacement)

Hi,

The RE-20 is a dynamic. I'm not sure of the diaphragm geometry. The
NT1-A is, I believe, a large diaphragm condenser.

Dean

On Aug 23, 12:43 pm, nos...@xxxxxxxxxx (Don Pearce) wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:29:53 -0700, drichard <DRich...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Hi Don,

There was a lengthy discussion a long time ago during which you EQ'd
an NT-1 to sound like a Neumann TLM-103. And it seemed to work very
convincingly. But I'm not entirely on-board yet with the idea that one
can make one mic sound just like another simply with EQ. In some
cases, yes, but not all. I need convincing. The other areas in which
it seems to me that mics would differ are dynamic response, proximity
effect, and off-axis response.

Off axis response, as ratio to on axis, is a simple matter of
geometry. If two mics have similarly sized capsules, then they can be
equalized to the same response. You obviously can't do this with a
large and a small diaphragm pair.

Proximity effect would only matter if someone was moving around while
singing. Not typically an issue with a decent singer. Same with off-
axis response. When close mic-ing a vocal it doesn't come into play
much.

But dynamic response to plosives and sibilance is an area in which I
think one might see a difference. To me, it seems that a dynamic mic
responds a little slower, and the plosive isn't as obnoxious. For
example, put an RE-20 and an MXL V67 up in front of a singer with a
lot of sibilance, and I don't think EQ will make the two sound alike.
I think the V67 will be much worse no matter what EQ is applied.

Dean

Do those two have the same basic design (LD, SD or whatever>). If they
do, then yes, I believe they can be made to sound alike. If you have
both I wouldn't mind a chance to try.

Dynamic response is related directly to frequency response. If a mic
responds to high frequencies strongly, then its diaphragm will move
quickly. Obviously a dynamic mic will generally have a slightly
heavier diaphragm because it has a coil attached, which will limit the
upper end slightly more than a condenser.

Plosives are another matter, and are heavily dependent on the design
of the mic's basket. Put a decent pop shield in between, of course,
and they are no problem.

d
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