Comments on: Nady RSM Mod

By: Slau

Slau — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:41:28 +0000

Hey Mark,

Thanks for the comment. I went back to refresh my memory on the sample files. I agree with you on all points, essentially. I personally don’t reach fro the moded RSM-3 for drums. I always use a pair of Fat Heads. In the drum examples I wasn’t using a stereo pair, per se. The two mics were side by side, above the kit, pointing straight down. This would eliminate the possibility of phase issues since it’s only one mic at a time, a completely monaural sample. It does sound a bit like there’s a phase issue. It deosn’t exhibit itself on the cruchy guitar track, however.

All things considered, I find it a good deal if you can find a cheap RSM-3 to mod if only to have an alternate choice for guitar miking.

Cheers!

By: Mark Vitek

Mark Vitek — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:26:28 +0000

Great shootout, here are my observations:

(1) On the clean guitar amp – I did not find a noticeable difference

(2) On the crunch guitar amp – There was a level of detail present in the Royer that was not there with the modded Nady. I imagine that if one were to mix many tracks recorded with the modded Nady, a noticeable amount of difference may be observed in the final mix – perhaps perceived as a lack of clarity when compared to the same final mix recorded with the Royer mics. But that’s conjecture on my part.

(3) On the drums, the 2nd recording (the Nady) had a noticeable phase issue to my ears – the difference was pretty drastic. I’m assuming they were used as stereo overheads? You mentioned different off-axis characteristics, so perhaps that is one flaw of the Nadys?

By: Dave King

Dave King — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:49:10 +0000

As always… A great show!

Keep ‘em coming!

By: visitour

visitour — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:10:10 +0000

your show is always too short, but thanks for it.

By: Slau

Slau — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:41:59 +0000

Hey guys, thanks — I’m glad the geekier stuff seems to be interesting even for the non-audio profesionals. As always, I’ll try to mix it up (so to speak) as much as possible!

By: Don Pedro

Don Pedro — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:37:44 +0000

That’s a very useful and well done podcast. Thanks for your effort.

Petur

By: William

William — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:23:21 +0000

As one of those ‘not a musician (professional or otherwise)’ I still find your more technical podcasts interesting. I have almost no idea what you’re talking about, but it’s slowly coming to me as I listen to it more and more. Hell, I’d never even heard of a ribbon mic before listening to your show and, though I’m still predominantly in the dark about the business, I feel like I’m getting a glimmer of what it’s like behind the scenes.

Podcast about what you love and keep it entertaining (as always).

William