Welcome back into the field of view of the algorithm :)

you won't find a studio in the whole world that doesn't have a bunch of sm57

Great, what filter is that?

interesting.. i often don’t like it and i have three!

Thanks for the recommendations! Just fell in love with the Neumann km184, but totally forgot the cm4, maybe that would be a more affordable alternative...

@@ekkoflokNo worries, there's some good mics at all the price points. CM4 is great, very nice character, but maybe being a back electret doesn't have the top end extension, SNR / senstivity and resistance to handling noise of some more expensive. Then I think the Oktava MK012 also has nice crisp character, especially on voice and guitar, but self noise isn't quite up there with the very best. Then Beyerdynamic MCE930. Then then Neumann km184 you mention. And on up to Schoeps. All good options.

@@compucorder64 oh, wasn't aware it was an electret mic... Not that it necessarily matters, I just feel the often have a certain vibe... Would you say the CM4 sounds like an "electret mic" if you know what I mean? But thanks for all the recommendations :)

@@ekkoflok no, I wouldn't say it does sound like the electret mics I've used before. It has a smooth high end, but so does something like JZ Vintage mics. And it's maybe not quite as sensitive and ultra low noise as some. But with any kind of good clean preamp, they sound really good. With my Zoom F3 they sound great, Sound Devices, my MOTU Ultralite mkV. Then again, there's some great DPA mics that are electret designs. So I think think really hampers them from sounding good. Neutral but smooth, intimate but not compressed or congested is how I'd maybe describe them - pleasant basically.

@@compucorder64 thanks for elaborating!

Oh yeah you will love it!

@@Hainbachha. It was sold. Reverb seller messed up

@@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES Oh no! If I come across one I will let you know. Maybe contact knobexploit on instagram.

Would not be a collection without one! I lost my SM58 touring sadly.

Yeah! I am still wary of pressing release, will wait for a day or so to make it available for everybody again.

Very observant! :-)

I'm mostly here for the sweaters, so they always have my full attention 😉

I wondered that too!

@@Hainbach It sounds amazing! Especially with the contrast between that rich ribbon mic piano sound and the lofi broken cactus sound. Gonna have to look into getting our own cactus - if a pedal made that sound, people would probably be losing their minds and dropping hundreds of dollars.

Those are by AKG

Oh really? The thing that you have on the gefell and the extint audio? What's the name of them? Because I can't find them

I just picked up a 1920s Siemens & Halske Hearing Aid, hope I get it working

@@Hainbach oh that's fantastic! fingers crossed for you!

Are there any versatile budget / reasonably priced ribbon mics you would recommend - i've been looking at the NoHype, sE, T.Bone & Avantone options..?

@G.Man- , I think those options will do just fine, I have had the sE x1R, which stood out sound wise, Also the Bumblebee pro Audio DIY offers great quality components, I bought their ribbon motors and Samar audio transformers, many transformers available . One of my absolute favorites is the Rode NTR, they are apparently going back into production anytime, they are possibly the most versatile, it sounds similar to my AEA KU5A somehow but with a diffreent polar pattern, but costs a bit more than the range you mentioned. I am at a point now if I had to start again, I would just go straight for the mics I want specifically. However I think the so called budget options available now will almost all sound great, hope that helps!

@@borisgrigull7772 Thanks for your suggestions, i appreciate it, sE x1R already on my radar, will look into the other models mentioned

@@G.Man- I introduced my classical flautist/composer friend to ribbon microphones, We did a comparison of classical and Baroque flutes. He has an exceptional ear and had never heard himself recorded with a ribbon. We started with a 44b which was on a whole other level, went through a handfull of others and a condenser for reference but was smitten with the sound of the sE x1R, especially at 1/15th of the cost, and has reported since capturing great vocals and various other instruments since. This was before I acquired the Rode NTR's, which I would personally reach for before the sE....

@@borisgrigull7772 Cool, some have said they find the x1R highs to be a little too much & 'condenser like'... Have you found that?

No I haven’t! Have to look into that

I already made video on that, and to be honest I used it only in very special occasions now - it just too heavy to place anywhere.

I don’t think so - the way to upgrade the preamp would be to use the earlier tube version. Than the sound of the UM would be better

I actually haven't! They seem more of live sound thing to me?

@@Hainbach I know some people use them for drums / percussion (a kick drum, cajon) but honestly I haven't seen any reasonable info or comparisons, hence my question.

They’re a bit of an oddity you won’t use every day. I know of one engineer who loves laying one in kick drums. I wouldn’t describe them as warm and natural, but they have their purposes.

@@LYFoulidis It's safe to say we're all about oddities here : )

It can do live processing yes.

@@Hainbach very cool, I’ll be getting it and the pc version today!

That is the Teenage Engineering one? I was impressed when I used it at Superbooth, seems very handy.

It is recording to a live tape loop, so that is normal and part of the sound.

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It’s a fun toy you can get almost everywhere. Found it scaring babies on TikTok

Amazon, Ebay

She was not clipping on the board

I Love it - sounds fantastic

XY

M260

Its everywhere on Amazon etc

I had in on inside out 😄

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