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The couple of instances given were understandable. 25 years ago, these mics were probably not that desirable. But to tout improvements in sound would not be a selling point today. Angie Dickinson Mickle Avocado Productions Broomfield, CO www.avocadoproductions.com 800-246-3811 Visit us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=118773287678 Or Twitter http://twitter.com/AvocadoProd Dan Nelson wrote: > Im with you Scott, my mic collection for big band sessions have 77dx, 47's, BK5's. All have that warm ribbon sound on the right sections. > dnelsonward > > --- On Wed, 2/2/11, Scott <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> From: Scott <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] How would a band be setup for recording in the late 1920s? >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 9:03 PM >> Me too. I have U-87's and 414's and >> many others, but the unmodified but >> restored BK-5's and Dx-77's I have are terrific all by >> themselves. I admit, >> it took a while to find the right person with original RCA >> parts down to the >> wind screen liner material to keep them properly... >> But some things are >> just not replaceable with a look alike. There are retired >> guys out there >> still that have the bits and knowledge you need. >> >> If it is a music video they are to appear in, the original >> parts serve as >> well as the look-alikes. If you want to record... Well, the >> right mic >> regardless of vintage for the a source material is what is >> order. No one >> needs to know what they look like..... >> >> YMMV ! >> >> Scott >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> On Behalf Of Angie Dickinson Mickle >> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 2:47 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] How would a band be setup for >> recording in the late >> 1920s? >> >> Louis, >> Why would you do that? It seems to me that if someone >> wanted the sound of a >> 414, they'd just rent a 414. >> >> Angie Dickinson Mickle >> Avocado Productions >> Broomfield, CO >> www.avocadoproductions.com >> 800-246-3811 >> >> Visit us on Facebook >> http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=118773287678 >> Or Twitter >> http://twitter.com/AvocadoProd >> >> Louis Hone wrote: >>> A crystal microphone that sounds good ??? I >> can't comment on this >>> actual broadcast, but I wouldn't go with looks >> alone: I have several >>> vintage microphones that I rent out and some of them I >> have modified, so >> that the >>> guts are AKG 414s or Neumann U-87, or >> KM-84s. So they may look like RCA >>> 44s or RCA 77s or RCA BK5s but they sound very >> different. >>> Louis >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List >>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> On Behalf Of Daniel Roth >>> Sent: 2 février 2011 14:19 >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] How would a band be setup for >> recording in the >>> late 1920s? >>> >>> I seem to recall a Fresh Air broadcast in the mid-90's >> with the >>> Squirrel Nut Zippers in which the producers employed a >> vintage >>> Philmore Crystal Microphone from the 20's. The entire >> room was >>> captured by this one mic and it sounded tremendously >> authentic, despite >> the FM broadcast. >>> ------ >>> Dan Roth >>> Audio Technician >>> Walter J Brown Media Archives and >>> Peabody Awards Collection >>> University of Georgia >>> Main Library >>> Athens, GA >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List >>> [[log in to unmask]] >> on behalf of Tom Fine >>> [[log in to unmask]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:53 PM >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] How would a band be setup for >> recording in the >>> late 1920s? >>> >>> Start with engineer Raymond Sooey's journal: >>> http://www.davidsarnoff.org/soo-maintext.html >>> >>> He may have run the very sessions you are asking >> about. >>> -- Tom Fine >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Kathryn Hobgood Ray" <[log in to unmask]> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:17 PM >>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] How would a band be setup for >> recording in the >>> late 1920s? >>> >>> >>>> Hi folks, I am wondering if anyone has a resource >> recommendation that >>> would >>>> discuss how a band would record in the late 1920s? >> (Specifically for >>>> Victor.) My colleague here in New Orleans tells me >> that the >>> instrumentalists >>>> would arrange themselves around a microphone in a >> semicircle, the >>>> loudest instruments being staggered further away. >> The vocalist, >>>> meanwhile, would have his/her/their own mic some >> distance from the >>>> band, and the two lines would run straight to the >> machine. Does this >>>> sound accurate to you? 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