So it seems that the Ribbon Microphone - gate has come to a peaceful conclusion……
The writer Lynn Fuston emailed John Nady (and EQ magazines sales dept) a concise defence of his article that pointed out several facts including that others were already self-importing, his story would actualy generate interest (i.e. sales) in ribbon microphones, and […]

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 after i […]

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 provided […]

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 […]

Tapeop is a magazine and associated website (http://www.Tapeop.com) that was/is created by a dedicated group of recording professionals.  I have learned so much from this institution it’s not funny. 
I was first introduced to the magazine in the year 2000 when I was given a copy of what looked like a ‘zine by my friend Andrew […]

The singer / songwriter I was recording last night had a tendency to tap his foot very loudly, or hit the mic stand with his guitar or body. The end result of which there was some nasty noises on the takes caused by the microphone being given short, sharp shocks. Overall the performer was really […]