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In article writes: I recall someone (was it Harvey Gerst?) saying that the VTB-1 sounded good with his vintage RCA ribbon mic. Would this translate well to the Beyer M500? Budgetary limitations are important at the moment. If your budget is tight, use the mic preamps you have. The M500 is nothing like an RCA 77DX. Just treat it like any other mic and forget that it's a ribbon. Hopefully you didn't buy it unheard just because it was a ribbon mic. Also, I haven't seen any posts from Stephen Sank lately. May I assume that he's still doing ribbon mods? If so, how do I contact him? http://stephensank.com -- I'm really Mike Rivers ) However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over, lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo |
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haligonab wrote in message . ..
I've got a Beyer M500 on the way. At present I have available a Soundcraft Spirit FX8 board and a (ahem) Presonus Blue Tube pre. I'm also considering a Studio Projects VTB-1, based on reviews I've read here. I recall someone (was it Harvey Gerst?) saying that the VTB-1 sounded good with his vintage RCA ribbon mic. Would this translate well to the Beyer M500? Budgetary limitations are important at the moment. Also, I haven't seen any posts from Stephen Sank lately. May I assume that he's still doing ribbon mods? If so, how do I contact him? Thanks! Steve Stephen not only does the ribbon mic mod's but works on a lot of other gear as well. There was a recent thread about his mod's for the Peavey VMP-2. Using this link you can see all of his posts: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...40thuntek.net+ He has posted as recently as a week ago. His signature line has all of his contact information. |
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haligonab wrote:
I've got a Beyer M500 on the way. At present I have available a Soundcraft Spirit FX8 board and a (ahem) Presonus Blue Tube pre. I'm also considering a Studio Projects VTB-1, based on reviews I've read here. I recall someone (was it Harvey Gerst?) saying that the VTB-1 sounded good with his vintage RCA ribbon mic. Would this translate well to the Beyer M500? Budgetary limitations are important at the moment. The M500 is not much like the RCA, and has much more output than many ribbons. I've had no problems for years using mine with the likes of Mackie 1202, Soundcraft 200B, A&H GL2200 or similar grade preamps. Use it first with what you already have and maybe save your money for an RNP from FMR Audio, which would put you in possession of a very versatile preamp.. --ha |
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haligonab wrote:
I've got a Beyer M500 on the way. At present I have available a Soundcraft Spirit FX8 board and a (ahem) Presonus Blue Tube pre. I'm also considering a Studio Projects VTB-1, based on reviews I've read here. I recall someone (was it Harvey Gerst?) saying that the VTB-1 sounded good with his vintage RCA ribbon mic. Would this translate well to the Beyer M500? Budgetary limitations are important at the I'd hold off until you get and try the mic out. I've used a couple of M500's on a Live 4 Soundcraft board and a A-H MixWizard without any problems at all. Hank gave you some good advice about waiting and looking at the FMR RNP or a Great River MP-1NV, which would put you in the big leagues. --Wayne -"sounded good to me"- |
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Will Miho wrote:
Might a product for better interfacing ribbon mics to micpres be a good idea [ ... ] ? I really think so. Sanken makes an in-line "pre-preamp" (model = HAD-48) that has a nice high input impedance, that takes phantom powering, raises the signal level from a low-output microphone by 20 or 40 dB, and sends it down the cable at a uniform, low impedance. I'm not sure whether the noise levels of the Sanken doohickeys are the very best that could be achieved (there was some discussion here about alternative approaches), but the idea itself seems like a good one--especially these days with more and more RF signals around us. I intend to make some systematic tests of preamp noise whenever I get a day or two free, and I'll be sure to check these things out; I've got a pair (OK, no jokes please). --best regards |
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Maxy wrote:
Do you think I colud change the transformes of the ML52? Maxy, the November issue of TapeOp has a procedure for swapping out the transformer in the Oktava ML52 for a Lundahl 2911 ribbon mic transformer, which are around $60 from www.kandkaudio.com. They're square so they don't fit into the round hole the Oktava's transformers fit in, but you glue them down in the cavity. Will Miho NY Music and TV Audio Guy |
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