microphone shootout

UPDATED: The Audio Technica 813 Condensor Microphone c. 1977

(update at close of article) I was flipping thru a pile of old DB magazines and the above image caught…

12 years ago

DONT TOUCH

DONT TOUCH MY MIC IF YOU WANNA SING SOME BGVS FINE, GIT YR OWN GODDAMN MIC THE BOX STAYS LOCKED…

12 years ago

Low-Budget Ribbon Mic Listening Session

In several of my previous posts I have expressed my love for the humble Ribbon Microphone.  Ribbon mics were invented…

13 years ago

UPDATED: So You Want A Good Cheap Ribbon Mic: Upgrading the $69.99 MXL R40

UPDATE: since this article seems to get an enormous number of pageviews, I thought I should mention that we did…

13 years ago

Studio test of obscure circa 1965 Altec dynamic microphones

L to R: Shure SM57; Altec 684 Omni; Altec 682 Cardiod; Altec 683 Cardiod Altec made a great number of…

13 years ago