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I have a pair of the C3000b's, and I love them. It really depends on the model, I had an original C3000 and hated it, very brittle and harsh on the high end. The C3000b is much better, IMHO one of the great cheap mics, I use it for acoustic guitars, percussion, drum overheads, pretty much anywhere I have to when O run out of better mics :-) All this mic talk is so subjective though, a mic I might love, you might put onto a source and curse my name. So take everything I say with a grain or 2 of fine grain sea salt :-) The message board at tapeop.com is a great place to discuss this kind of stuff in the company of relatively cool people. ----- Original Message ----- From: "L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 1:50 PM Subject: Re: mic recommendations; akg C3000 any thoughts? > whar are your thoughts on the AKG C3000? i am curious > because i have it but i havenīt really been able to > warm up to it, although it was highly recomended.Ive > tried recording acoustic guitars with it but i just > dont like the sound too much,it seems a bit cold > somehow.Maybe i am doing something wrong... > Luis > > > > > --- Mech <mech@m3ch.net> wrote: > >> At 3:21 AM -0700 6/16/07, RICK WALKER wrote: >> > >> >I've always had to attempt champagne living on a >> beer budget >> >throughout my musical career as a professional >> >producer/drummer/percussionist/band leader. >> >> I can wholeheartedly agree with the same philosophy. >> So, in the same >> spirit, here's another mic tip. >> >> Back in the mid-80's, I was going through recording >> technology >> classes at university. Our teacher -- who was also >> a professional >> studio owner of a pretty darn nice studio for its >> day, mostly >> catering to overflow from the Nashville market -- >> showed us this >> trick: >> >> He took a fairly high-end AKG microphone which cost >> several hundred >> dollars (I think it was the original C1000), and >> scoped it on the >> RTA. He then brought out this *thing*. It looked >> like a soda straw >> with a bunch of electrical tape and a jack on one >> end. He plugged in >> that mic and scoped it, then compared the two >> snapshots -- the >> frequency response was identical! We spent a little >> more time doing >> blind tests between the real mic and this little >> homemade thing, and >> none of us could tell the difference. >> >> Here's what he had done. He had gone down to Radio >> Shack, and >> purchased one of the mic elements they sell in the >> parts section. >> He'd then soldered wires to the terminals, and run >> the element >> (rear-end first) down an ordinary drinking straw, >> merely taping >> around the sides to hold it in place. On the >> opposite end of the >> wires running down the inside of the straw, he >> soldered a standard >> XLR jack. Later, he showed us a more "advanced" >> model where he'd >> soldered an adapter for a 9-volt battery and a cheap >> switch, so he >> wouldn't have to rely on phantom power. >> >> It turns out that the Rat Shack mic elements were >> from the exact same >> parts source as those in the AKG. The only >> difference was that AKG >> would put them through a bit more QC. Occasionally, >> he'd have to use >> two or three elements before finding one that was >> perfect. The soda >> straw was merely a quick and easy housing to build >> everything around. >> You could just as easily use something a little more >> sturdy. >> >> Considering the cost (95 cents for each mic element, >> $1.95 for a good >> XLR jack, and a few pennies for wire, solder, and a >> straw), it was >> worth the time to check a couple of elements. >> Especially since you >> were getting a $400 mic for less than $5. >> >> --m. >> -- >> _____ >> "I want to keep you alive so there is always the >> possibility of >> murder... later" >> >> > > > www.myspace.com/luisangulocom > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > Bored stiff? Loosen up... > Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. > http://games.yahoo.com/games/front > >