poco a poco
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Interesting video on the Abbey Road Studios mainly vintage collection of 800 microphones. All still in use:
The Abbey Road Microphone Collection
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paulfromcamden
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Martyn Miles
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I am a bit of a microphone fan, having a range of models from a £135 AKG to a £515 Neumann.
I’ve discovered that some old mics. are as good, if not better, than modern models.
Many of which are now made in China.
To own a German microphone, the makers of which would never have their models made overseas, is
an absolute pleasure.
I’ve discovered that some old mics. are as good, if not better, than modern models.
Many of which are now made in China.
To own a German microphone, the makers of which would never have their models made overseas, is
an absolute pleasure.
paulfromcamden
Baffled
I believe Schoeps is still a family owned business and many of their small number of employees have worked there for decades. They still offer capsules and accessories for microphones 50+ years old.
As you might be aware AKG sadly shut down all their Austrian facilities and moved production to the far-east after they were acquired by Harmon/Samsung a few years back.
You may already know of them but these two blogs on vintage mics are a good read:
http://xaudiaelektrik.blogspot.com/
https://martinmitchellsmicrophones.wordpress.com/
Tony L
Administrator
And at the other end of the spectrum:
Actually sounds pretty useful as an effect, I can imagine using that in a studio scenario!
PS Here’s my shelf of random mics accumulated over the years:
(AKG D190E, AKG 1200, Beyer M55, Shure Prologue and at the back on the Leak pre a Beyer M58).
Actually sounds pretty useful as an effect, I can imagine using that in a studio scenario!
PS Here’s my shelf of random mics accumulated over the years:
(AKG D190E, AKG 1200, Beyer M55, Shure Prologue and at the back on the Leak pre a Beyer M58).