[linux-audio-user] OT: Microphone info

[John Check]

On Wednesday 04 August 2004 10:04 am, Joe Hartley wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 13:39:20 +0100
>
> tim hall <tech at glastonburymusic.org.uk> wrote:
> > Last Tuesday 03 August 2004 21:13, Mark Knecht was like:
> > > On the low-end, but dodgy
> > > reliability, are these Octavia mics you see so much of these days.
>
> I have a pair of the Oktava MK-319's and I have to say that I'm very
> happy with them, within limits.  What limits?  Well, the bodies can be
> rather resonant, adding a ringing tone to the recording if they're
> mounted with no consideration for shock absorption, and I absolutely
> cannot use them in conjunction with my Behringer T1953 tube preamp - the
> sound is far to brittle when I use the 2 of them together.
>
> I like the 319's for some vocals, some acoustic instruments, as drum
> overheads, and for live stereo recording, which I do a fair amount of.
>
> > Also worth having a pair of PZMs around if you can still get hold of them
> > ;) Great for cheap drum overheads.
>
> PZMs are certainly still available; Crown sells them for a relatively
> low amount of money.  I like them for drum overheads, but one trick I

In the States, RadioShack sells rebadged Crown PZM's for even cheaper. The 
connector is 1/4" phone.

> found is that if I'm recording drums in my basement, which is relatively
> small, I'll set up the kit to face a wall and be 4-5 feet back from it, and
> I'll hang a PZM on that wall.  While there's no stereo separation to it,
> it gives me a good signal to mix in for a different kind of ambience that
> isn't given by the overheads - it's got more of the kick drum than the
> overheads will pick up, which can be a Good Thing sometimes.