Here is a great site. I have found much information about some of the microphones I use like the Electro-Voice 635 and Electro-Voice 664. The site offers great descriptions of the microphones, sound clips of the microphones, technical specs and even sales-type sheets. The creator of the site (S. O. Coutant) has put alot of effort into [...]
If you have spent anytime recently in the ‘pro-audio community’ you must be aware of Chinese microphones manufactuers….. like this and this The mics are manufactured in China and sold in the West by various different firms. The designs and quality vary from quality to crap. If my memory serves me correctly, the phenomenon may have been [...]
I still haven’t gotten my Oktava’s mod’ed as I am waiting for the repairs of my Otari MX-70 to be completed but I’m even more anxious to get the work done. Michael Joly has added a new feature to his standard 319 mod. He gets rid of the ‘boink’! I have experienced this sound and have mention [...]
So on my last recording, before my Otari MX-70 I/O cards went south, I made a great discover!! A DI, a pedal compressor and a SM-57 make my Fender P-Bass and Ampeg B-15N sing. I had mostly been miking my amp with bass specific mics or just straight DI. This time I used my Radial DI (which was recommended [...]
Michael Joly is at it again! He has reduced the price of his Oktava Mods to an amazing $99 USD. Wow. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the diffrenece his mods make take a listen here. I have a pair and I plan on getting the work done ASAP. ASAP – right [...]
So I took a look at my Oktava’s this weekend and was happy to see that the logo had a little relief to it as opposed to being silk screened. They are the real deal! Thanks to Michael Joly for his informative article and correspondance. Though I was thinking… I like the sound of the microphones [...]
As I have mentioned before in a previous post (Fake Russian Microphones, Oh My!) I have a pair of Oktava 319 large diaphram condensers. I have corresponded with Michael Joly about getting these modified. Michael does some modifications to the microphones electronics and the actual body of the microphone. He has run some test and [...]
I have read about this phenomenon recently and came across this interesting article: http://www.oktavamod.com/fake319.html I have a pair of 319′s, but I bought them a while ago so I think I’m safe. I’ll have to check this coming weekend. On a side note, the Oktava mods offered on this site look very interesting. I have [...]
Here is an helpful / interesting thread on the tapeop.com message board. It’s pictures of diffrent peoples miking techniques for the drums. http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?t=31237 As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.