"Serge Auckland" wrote in message
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Keith G wrote:
I've had some very good advice here on mics and (usual for me) ignored it
a wee bit....!!!

:-)

I have been assured by someone who sells them (??) that Oktava are the
'best by far' cheap mics and have thus ordered an MK319 (the 219s being
out of stock in the UK atm and deliveries from Russia are a bit iffy,
apparently) - anybody able to back that up from experience??

(Or shoot it down in flames...?? :-)




Keith,

Back in 1992, I briefly became the Oktava distributor for the UK.


Streuth! If I had known you then, with your know-how and my 'business
development skills' we'da been *global* by now!! (The Oktava USA boys look
like *easy meat* to me!! ;-)

http://www.oktavausa.com/

(Wonder if I get a shockmount with the 319....??)


The
mics were pretty good, excellent if you factor in the price. However,
quality control was a bit variable, and we had to return a fair few.
However, those that worked all worked pretty well. At the time, the finish
was a bit agricultural, but operationally they were OK.


So I gather!


Do you intend to use them for recording or as measurement mics? I wouldn't
normally use a large-diaphragm cardioid as a measurment mic, hence the
question.


Sure (oops) it's mostly me larking about with a view to recording Swim on
the piano and clarinet!

('Loosely justified' fun and games/****balling about, IOW....!! :-)

Nuffer this - I gotta get some grass seed sown now. (It's been in the
freezer for the last few weeks!!)

"Serge Auckland" wrote


Back in 1992, I briefly became the Oktava distributor for the UK. The mics
were pretty good, excellent if you factor in the price. However, quality
control was a bit variable, and we had to return a fair few. However,
those that worked all worked pretty well. At the time, the finish was a
bit agricultural, but operationally they were OK.


OK, it all turned up today as promised - here's a short clip of me ****ing
about (the usual driver's away atm) to give you a bit of a clue:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...wn%20Aagin.mp3

No special setup (just plonked the mic down):

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Mic%20One.JPG

.....and levels set slightly too high (wot else? :-) but I think it sounds
promising? (Read: I've no idea really, but I'm delighted with the sound and
am looking forward to the proper recording sessions!! ;-)

While I'm on the subject, here's the little tube preamp to round it off:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/TubeMP.JPG

Keith G wrote:
"Serge Auckland" wrote


Back in 1992, I briefly became the Oktava distributor for the UK. The mics
were pretty good, excellent if you factor in the price. However, quality
control was a bit variable, and we had to return a fair few. However,
those that worked all worked pretty well. At the time, the finish was a
bit agricultural, but operationally they were OK.


OK, it all turned up today as promised - here's a short clip of me ****ing
about (the usual driver's away atm) to give you a bit of a clue:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...wn%20Aagin.mp3

No special setup (just plonked the mic down):

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Mic%20One.JPG

....and levels set slightly too high (wot else? :-) but I think it sounds
promising? (Read: I've no idea really, but I'm delighted with the sound and
am looking forward to the proper recording sessions!! ;-)

While I'm on the subject, here's the little tube preamp to round it off:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/TubeMP.JPG


Sounds cracking to me - level might be a tad high as you say.

Next - vocals please :-)

"Rob" wrote


Sounds cracking to me - level might be a tad high as you say.

Next - vocals please :-)



Okey dokey, just this once - but not *mine*:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Siberry.mp3

;-)

Keith G wrote:
I've had some very good advice here on mics and (usual for me) ignored it a
wee bit....!!!

:-)

I have been assured by someone who sells them (??) that Oktava are the 'best
by far' cheap

I think that was certainly the normal view, but there are shed loads of
cheap end condenser mics around now. I wouldn't pretend to be able to
tell you what's what these days but the Sound on Sound website is a good
source of info - http://www.soundonsound.com/

Then there's good old ebay. I got a pair of Audio Technica AT3525s (a
fairly respectable mid size diaphragm condenser with suspension) at a
reasonable price (forget exactly but about £100) which I use with a
Firewire 410 interface to the mac.

Roy.