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MGR/Andrew Nicholls « AKG C1000s »
Published on 12/20/05 at 15:0012 years playing guitar, 8 years teaching, 6 years of live sound engineering, 6 years professional recording.
I picked up two of these units for $350 CAD [actual retail price of these here in Canada: $275 each]. I picked them up cause I was fed up of owning a great acoustic guitar and not being able to capture the awesome tone.
The natural sound of this condensor mic is it's best feature. Not hyped, not weak, not bassy... what you hear is what you get. The price tag is worth it. A bonus are the presence boost adapter and the hypercardiod adapter. The mic comes in a beautiful silver [aluminum?] case, and includes a mic clip, a windscreen, and the above mentioned adapters.
Another notable feature is the ability to run off of a 9 volt battery or phantom power.
Not alot of gain, I have to really get my mic pres running hot to get a good signal. Which is good, unless you a] want a really clean signal or b] have a cheap/crappy pre. Also the adapters for the presence boost and hypercardiod pattern change are dangerous-feeling to apply and remove, due to the capsule being so small and fragile.
The construction of the unit is awesome. A large metal cylinder, heavy-guage wire mesh covering the capsule, perfect printing on the mic itself, it is a beautiful unit. The only thing I don't like is how bad it feels using the included attachments.
No other small diahpragm mic in this price range is a better choice for drum overheads, acoustic guitars, and other acoustic instruments where the clarity of a condenser is required.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I picked up two of these units for $350 CAD [actual retail price of these here in Canada: $275 each]. I picked them up cause I was fed up of owning a great acoustic guitar and not being able to capture the awesome tone.
The natural sound of this condensor mic is it's best feature. Not hyped, not weak, not bassy... what you hear is what you get. The price tag is worth it. A bonus are the presence boost adapter and the hypercardiod adapter. The mic comes in a beautiful silver [aluminum?] case, and includes a mic clip, a windscreen, and the above mentioned adapters.
Another notable feature is the ability to run off of a 9 volt battery or phantom power.
Not alot of gain, I have to really get my mic pres running hot to get a good signal. Which is good, unless you a] want a really clean signal or b] have a cheap/crappy pre. Also the adapters for the presence boost and hypercardiod pattern change are dangerous-feeling to apply and remove, due to the capsule being so small and fragile.
The construction of the unit is awesome. A large metal cylinder, heavy-guage wire mesh covering the capsule, perfect printing on the mic itself, it is a beautiful unit. The only thing I don't like is how bad it feels using the included attachments.
No other small diahpragm mic in this price range is a better choice for drum overheads, acoustic guitars, and other acoustic instruments where the clarity of a condenser is required.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com