"Iain M Churches" wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Iain, it would help if you provided a reference when quoting - it's the
convention, as well as the polite thing to do.

Sorry Dave. Not intentional.

Valve mics in digital recording

I forgot to mention that there is a small firm in Munich, who do
refits for Neumann mics. (I expect its a one man outfit. a former
Neumann employee:-)

Valve conversions of 87's are possible, I am told.
Back in the 70's, many of the Neumann 40 and 50 series were
converted to FET. Some are now being changed back again.

Have you ever worked with a valve mic, and tried to set the cardioid
response? It's a lot of fun, takes a very long time, and needs three
people. One at the console, one to twiddle the control on the
psu, and one to shout "On the front.1.2.3.4." and then whisper
"On the back 1.2.3.4."

Iain