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Overhead and Floor Tom - Neumann U67/U87 Valve and FET multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser mics. The valve U67 is often mistaken for the ubiquitous solid state U87, the latter being introduced in 1967. The technical specifications are good for this kind of mic at this kind of price. The frequency response is given as 40Hz to 20kHz, and the accompanying frequency response chart suggests a gentle roll-off at the bottom, roughly 3dB down at 100Hz and -10dB by 40Hz. It is substantially flat between 100Hz and 4kHz, above which there are a couple of mild 2dB peaks before a smooth high-end roll-off to -3dB at 20kHz. This is an impressively flat and extended response, especially compared with AKG's C1000S (probably the closest comparable mic), or any similarly-priced moving coil (dynamic) microphone. Overhead - unidentified end-fire mic used at Shepperton Studio. This mic looks like it could be an AKG C28 in the AKG pivot mount or similar AKG preamp body and capsule combo. On Bass
And so to the latest addition to the fleet, the SR71, which is marketed as a high‑quality, general‑purpose live sound mic. The good news is that this version has been priced at less than half the cost of Earthworks' other cardioid, the Z30X, which puts it in the same territory as AKG's C1000 and the Rode NT1. Earthworks's literature recommends it for a very wide range of applications, including voices (solo and choirs), guitars, pianos and all other stringed instruments, brass, woodwind (particularly saxophone and flute), percussion, snare drum, bass drum and overheads. There is nothing that makes a noise which this mic isn't ideally suited to, apparently! Mechanics The polar pattern seemed fairly tight and well controlled across most of the frequency range — a good result for a mic at this price — and that should allow use as a coincident or spaced stereo pair, perhaps above drums or on pianos. However, I wouldn't recommend using M3s for distant stereo miking, as I think the self-noise and low output would result in a relatively noisy recording. For example, my favourite Sennheiser MKH40s (that I use regularly for distant miking) have a self-noise figure that is 9dB lower, and an output level which is 12dB higher. But then they also cost about 24dB more.... It's a case of horses for courses, and the M3 is exceptionally good for the price, easily matching or exceeding the specs and performance of its nearest competitors.
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Selecting icons and actions: To select anything on your device, tap on the icon or button once, then double-tap anywhere on your screen. This will activate the equivalent of a single-tap in normal use. The SR71 is everything I remembered the Z30X to be — smooth, detailed, extremely transparent, and completely uncoloured. At least, that is how it sounds alongside other mid‑market, and even a few high‑end, mics. For a cardioid mic it sounds unusually open, and an awful lot like an omnidirectional really — in fact it is quite probably better than some omnidirectional mics I have used in the past! As the frequency response curve suggests, the mic does indeed have a slightly airy quality, which helps with vocal projection and it also adds definition to acoustic guitar. The overall impression is of a fairly natural but nicely open sound, and that hard-to-define sense of focus is better than you might expect for such an affordable microphone. There’s certainly not much to dislike at the price. TM-280 While the large diaphragm studio condenser mic has been a familiar sight in studios for the last 70 years or so, more recently the large diaphragm end-fire dynamic mic has enjoyed increasing prevalence in the independent creator’s studio. Many would agree that it’s hard to buy any mic that won’t turn in usable results when used properly, yet some designs always seem to find a home within any given group of mic users. Of these, looking the part might be more important to some than others, and the creator/podcaster/YouTuber sector especially has welcomed the ‘big-mic-on-suspension’ look with open arms. I tried it on a wide variety of sources and found it worked superbly well on all of them, capturing every nuance of the sound with great fidelity. On very close vocals the bass tip‑up gave a slightly warm sound compared to some other small‑capsule mics, but it remained detailed and never showed any hint of harshness or a tendency to sibilance. Moving the mic out to about a foot or so from six and twelve‑string acoustic guitars produced a lovely sound, completely free of boomy resonances but with all the complex harmonic structures perfectly intact. On an upright piano it proved equally competent, and even placing it directly in the firing line of a trumpet did not cause any problems (with the windshield on). Since the mic has been balanced to rely on the proximity effect from close working for a flat frequency response it also proved to be relatively immune to handling noise and stand vibrations.If your speakers aren’t working, try plugging in a set of headphones then unplugging them again, or soft reboot your tablet by turning it off and on again. At 2kHz the SR71 exhibits an almost perfect textbook cardioid response with a fantastically sharp rear null, but at higher and lower frequencies this is less well defined, although never worse than 12dB of rejection from 500Hz up to 4kHz. Above this point the response starts to move towards hypercardioid, with small side nulls at 135 degrees in place of the 180 degree ideal. In Use There’s a built-in microphone at the very top of the Fire HD 8. If you’re filming video or trying to give Alexa instructions, make sure your Fire tablet is pointing in the right direction. With the arrival of Kindle Fire HD, you have a camera and microphone that allow you to make video calls with the built-in Skype app. However, there still isn’t what you’d think of a traditional camera, one that allows you to take still photos or videos, as you can with some other popular tablets.
AKG D19 Another appearance of one of the most commonly used Beatle mics. This cardioid dynamic mic was an Abbey Road favourite, being pressed into service on everything from overhead and piano, to acoustic guitar. Much of the recording gear in the Shepperton Studio scenes appears to have been borrowed from Abbey Road and the band themselves. There are no clear shots of the mics used on the Lowrey or Rhodes. A U67 or U87 is visible in one scene on the Hammond’s Leslie speaker, and this certainly would have been in keeping with the other mics used on cabinets. It looks like the rest of the time the Leslie speaker is mic’d from behind with the non-louvred panel removed. The mic sounds full and smooth when used for close vocals, with a modest airy lift at the high end. To be honest, it sounds considerably more expensive than it actually is — a fairly common theme with Rode mics!
The microphone itself is very plain and simple, there being no switches for pads or bass cuts. It is an end‑fire mic, and the business end has a collection of narrow milled slots to allow sound to reach the rear of the capsule. The serial number is printed inside the XLR connector at the base of the mic. According to Earthworks, the mic can withstand being dropped onto a hard floor from a height of eight feet without sustaining any damage whatsoever, so it would appear to be pretty tough and rugged. Of all the mics of this type, perhaps the most often seen is the venerable Shure SM7B. This mic has a lineage dating from the mid 60’s where its SM5 predecessor had been developed for broadcast use in the US. The later improved version morphed into what is now the modern SM7B. This classic design, along with the Electro-Voice RE20, have inspired a whole raft of similar products who all have their design roots in the US broadcast tradition of end-fire dynamic mics optimised for closely worked voice. Universal Audio SD-1 Standard Dynamic Compared to the Echo Show 8, the Fire HD 10 in Show Mode had an almost identical response time to our voice commands and queries. Anyone thinking about buying the smart display could easily invest in the tablet instead, leave it in your kitchen to answer questions, then take advantage of its portability for streaming or work.
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