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Howdy, all electronics and Jameco have a prety god selection of electret mic elements. Sometimes electronc goldmine will have a batch also. rig --- Dave Trenkel <improv@peak.org> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7