Hmm, it seems like I've ordered a Beyer MC834 too.
I'm telling myself that I'm sending one of the mics back...
Beyerdynamic M88
Re: Beyerdynamic M88
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Re: Beyerdynamic M88
jaminem wrote:I got a mint M88TG from a guitar auction for £45...
Why you little...
Patiently awating mine now.
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Re: Beyerdynamic M88
The M 88 is a superb Mic. Up there with the EV Re20, Shure SM7b, Sennheiser MD441 et cetera.
It does however, have a huge proximity effect, and is prone to pop in… I wouldn't use it with an experienced singer. But for just about anything else it's great. An even better Mike is the M 99. Check it out
It does however, have a huge proximity effect, and is prone to pop in… I wouldn't use it with an experienced singer. But for just about anything else it's great. An even better Mike is the M 99. Check it out
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Good, isn't it?
Rejection is quite astonishing. I've done some vocals with it while monitoring over loudspeakers rather than headphones, and the spill was a non issue.
Same result recording a singing guitarist - guitar spill into the mic was pretty much non-existent.
Haven't played around on other sources yet. I do find it slightly hard sounding - at least on my own voice. Not overly bright by any means, more of a mid-push, but that's compared to flat-ish condensers like my AT4050 and Beyer MC834.
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Rejection is quite astonishing. I've done some vocals with it while monitoring over loudspeakers rather than headphones, and the spill was a non issue.
Same result recording a singing guitarist - guitar spill into the mic was pretty much non-existent.
Haven't played around on other sources yet. I do find it slightly hard sounding - at least on my own voice. Not overly bright by any means, more of a mid-push, but that's compared to flat-ish condensers like my AT4050 and Beyer MC834.
Aled
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Yes, it is a very tightly controlled hypercardoid, so as long as the spill source is behind and off to the side there are very good levels of rejection.
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Re: Beyerdynamic M88
Ramirez wrote: I do find it slightly hard sounding - at least on my own voice.
I get you. The M88 does sound a tad 'forward', but that's what makes it so good when contending with dense sounds such as distorted guitars. It's an attractive upper-mid push which is more sophisticated sounding that a Shure 58. Sennheiser's MD421 also has this useful quality, in my experience. The lack of spill also puts the M88 in the 'room killer' class of mic a la Shure SM7b. I have also found the M88 to be a good performer in terms of low sibilance.
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