i feel like they are all my fav but that mic is particularly special!

that my friend is a lovely compliment, TY! natural light when creating, always!

would love to do that

You literally hit the holy grail!! And stereo to boot. I just used my m7 yesterday on a drum session and it literally transformed the sound night and day.

alright good to hear ty so much!!

Thank you! Looking forward to exploring more analog microcosm's with everyone!

Slauson swap meet, lets go!

Same! The AKAI really blew me away. I need to buy like 3 more of those! Your sm57 will still come in handy due to the fact its very focused in what it picks up. The AKAI gets a lil more from the sides which can be a good or bad thing depending on the source. The comment you made about the effort is so true. I used to spend so much time trying to make vintage sounding drum samples using a modern kit! Once I got access to an old 60s Rogers or Gretsch, its as if the clouds parted and universe opened up for me. No more chasing!

Thank you for watching!

I like this explanation very much!

For sure! I got another one repaired the other day I’ll have to trace the origins of and do more vids on 🎉

Love knowing the history of a vintage piece. Hang on to that forever!

That is so cool, what model is it? I have an old Sony dictaphone..sounds absolutely ridiculous. 😮

@@vvundertone it’s Panasonic RN-102, the only downside for me is it doesn’t have a mic input to record instruments directly, like some other dictaphones, but I use a 4-track for that in any case :)

Thank you so much! So the snare processing for that was quite simple. Lately I been on a less is more tip. I just used a sennheiser e614 on the snare, then overhead EV 635's for width into Teac 2a mixer, light DBX 163 compression and in the computer (this is from memory, I could double down and find the session for more info) was Soundtoys decap, radiator and Arturia Dist-Tube. This snare is in our Gallery pack available on vvundertone.com its called "mint snare - ghost 6"

can def do that. with a looper pedal so its more "science" haha

Ty! Always on the look out, never know where they might pop up

Used markets are brutal lately. I recommend the thrift stores!

thats were i got the d1200 for 10€...but even those become more and more boutiques... @@vvundertone

I def intend to make one!

I am almost certain it is, I have heard they are the same but just haven't confirmed it. Do love this and the goose neck makes it actually more versatile when mic''ing weird angles.

@@vvundertone Cool. I have four or five of the D190. Just love it!

What plug do you have on it? Mine has a XLR which appears to be modded.

Appreciate it Billy! And thank you for your amazing Shuggie Otis video!

Its lovely! I have a few experiences using and I enjoyed the sound. I will eventually get to making a similar video with a vocalist!

It seems to be quite rare because after this video I attempted to locate more and can only find m8. I think I will purchase anyways and then see if they are close enough. Will report back!

@@vvundertone great thanks x

It looks like these mics came as a kit to record in stereo on reel-to-reel. there are at least M5-M9 in the kit series and all the mics look identical. Although I did not see that base on any of them. It might be 1/4" stud similar to photography? Should be easy to check that out after you get one. The AKAI mics are 1/4" mono plug, and 50k Ohm. They sound very wide band and nice (to me), but that isn't really imparting sonic tone aligned to the purpose of the video. AKAI made large format (old studio) reel to reel with the same model numbers and it is possible these mics (the kits) were shipped with them when new. Some kits sold have spare parts for the R2R and tape splicing roll. Aside, the "American D11H" sounds like it would match the PA acoustics at old Baseball and Football games, meaning throw it through a DSP for huge field or stadium (but not the EQ) and you would have a nice reproduction to layer with crowd noise for 40s-70s era. Much better than what is in most movies/TV depicting this. I know this is not the purpose of the video either, but it made me think.

I do dig me some early Floyd. And you are right the paint must of had some impact on the tone, never thought about it. RE18 is just a clean all arounder. Does the job!

@@vvundertone it makes me think about vids where they compare $50, 500, 5000, $50k guitars, and a story a friend told about a broken neck on a rare axe. Some beautiful resonance on pricey guitars, BUT the harsh dry sound some cheap guitars have, too. When people comment on some "technical playing is great, but it doesn't have feeling", I think the guitar (or here, the mic/amp/EQ) is probably to blame, and they are at a loss to explain what they are somehow aware of. It would take recording notes all up and down the scale and running some FFT analysis to predict, but I bet in over 50/50 of cases a really cheap guitar could improve with the right amount of paint. It being (almost) evenly spread over the top is key (to it not creating new problems). It totally blows my mind they dont have silicon or nylon rings you can snap into the mouth to adjust the diameter, reduce interference, and similarly increase resonant mass. All this makes the guitar quieter, but if you are using a mic or practicing quietly that's no issue.

Sorry the delay, finally wrote em out. Emaj7 / Amaj7 / D7 / Gmaj7 / B7sus4 / B7 What song is it called? Also yeah I get you about the chords. Hard to retain all the info all the time :)

🫡 BIGMAC The Blunt Hunter! You know I still got that! I didn't include it in this video because you have to physically hold the button down, remember? Wild. Unless I can find a big enough clamp to bust it down.

The m7’s tend to be extremely rare. I have a suspicion the easier to come by m8’s are not too different. But until I buy one I can’t 100% confirm. Soon I’ll invest in one so I can say for sure.

@vvundertone do you need an XLR adapter for it because pictures show a quarter jack, which makes it a little confusing as to how to connect it to an interface

They are usually connected via 1/4 inch. Most interfaces allow you to connect via 1/4. I use an UAD Apollo and it has works great. Some interfaces are sneaky and have only XLR but if you look close you can plug a 1/4 thru the XLR!

@@vvundertone your right. It worked with mine.

Good least I’m not Dr Strange anymore 😉

You have very intense facial features kinda like Bowie

Are you looking just online? I did not buy any of these online. I got extremely lucky and met a fellow minded musician who simply had too many microphones and we worked out a trade. I recommend being patient and looking on Facebook marketplace / Offerup and especially thrift or Estate sales where the prices are much more reasonable. Likewise if theres any mic in particular you want let me know and I'll keep an eye out!

@@vvundertone ahh yee makes sense okay Ty for the response

you can't just walk into "Best Buy" and grab something made 75 years ago. Not to mention there were never so many mics made as things like radios, irons, fans, toasters.. So its a thin market like any other. This video is so useful.. unless you buy it, or have a collector who can do this, you have no idea what they sound like. And I love that this is for someone who wants to make music, not someone who is "collecting shiny things" or wants THE Rolex of the genre. You could spend years and waste loads of time (pre-internet life amirite) collecting old mics by the dozen to find out what you learn here for free in 10 minutes. I learnt the humble AKAI sounded pretty good for voice and music. (although not unlike any decent studio mic does) I wish there were 30-50 more mics in this video, for people who are looking for sound coloring.

They are fairly similar, a friend of mine has the TD20 and its sound is more focused. Better at rejecting sounds around it, but due to this effect worse for room sounds in my opinion.

@@vvundertone in your opinion, do you believe it'd make for a decent vocals mic?

I haven’t used one of these before but I assume they are very similar. Look almost identical just different name perhaps?