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Published on 09/09/11 at 11:20I had never heard of Miktek before I got this mic. Now I am a fan. This was recommended to me by a couple of professionals when I was looking for a higher end vocal mic a couple of years ago. I'm not super familiar with the specs as I bought it basically without researching it. This would've been a bad idea if the mic turned out to be garbage for fortunately it isn't.
OVERALL OPINION
I think a lot of people look over this mic because it appears to be a run of the mill condenser from a somewhat under the table brand for a hefty price. Let's face it, people who pay big bucks for vocal mics don't mess around. After you get past the thousand dollar mark you get into the big leagues, and it's a sink or swim market. I know this because I've owned my fair share of priced up mics.
The CV4 is very tubey and vintage sounding vocal mic. (I believe it was really designed for vocals only, although I have used it on acoustic guitar is it's pretty nice for that if the guitar is right. I have heard a lot of people refer to these as sounding silky and I would say I agree with that. It's a very deep warm mic that lends itself nicely to any female voice and some male tenors like myself. There are very few vocal mics that can be amazing for all voices. Most of them are in the 3k range and even those can only go so far. But for female vocals, this is probably my favorite mic right now. Unfortunately it pretty much butchers male vocals unless the guy has a higher voice. I have a harsher voice so sometimes I use the CV4 for tracks that I don't want my voice to stick out. This mic smooths it out. It has an ugly proximity effect so you have to give it breathing room. Not a problem for female vocalists anyway.
I will also say it's a good space mic for acoustic instruments. It can warm up a harsh sounding snare drum or acoustic guitar my placing is about 3 feet away from the primary mic. I think this is because of the 8 pattern feaature which really livens up a room sound in a way I can't describe.
Ultimately I can only recommend this mic for female vocalists, but for that application it is my favorite mic out there and that includes some mics in the few thousands of dollars. This thing has beat out my U86 on multiple occasions for some girls who I've had in my studio. Truth.
OVERALL OPINION
I think a lot of people look over this mic because it appears to be a run of the mill condenser from a somewhat under the table brand for a hefty price. Let's face it, people who pay big bucks for vocal mics don't mess around. After you get past the thousand dollar mark you get into the big leagues, and it's a sink or swim market. I know this because I've owned my fair share of priced up mics.
The CV4 is very tubey and vintage sounding vocal mic. (I believe it was really designed for vocals only, although I have used it on acoustic guitar is it's pretty nice for that if the guitar is right. I have heard a lot of people refer to these as sounding silky and I would say I agree with that. It's a very deep warm mic that lends itself nicely to any female voice and some male tenors like myself. There are very few vocal mics that can be amazing for all voices. Most of them are in the 3k range and even those can only go so far. But for female vocals, this is probably my favorite mic right now. Unfortunately it pretty much butchers male vocals unless the guy has a higher voice. I have a harsher voice so sometimes I use the CV4 for tracks that I don't want my voice to stick out. This mic smooths it out. It has an ugly proximity effect so you have to give it breathing room. Not a problem for female vocalists anyway.
I will also say it's a good space mic for acoustic instruments. It can warm up a harsh sounding snare drum or acoustic guitar my placing is about 3 feet away from the primary mic. I think this is because of the 8 pattern feaature which really livens up a room sound in a way I can't describe.
Ultimately I can only recommend this mic for female vocalists, but for that application it is my favorite mic out there and that includes some mics in the few thousands of dollars. This thing has beat out my U86 on multiple occasions for some girls who I've had in my studio. Truth.