I love this mic and I love this song and the singer is absolutely amazing - is this song, in its entirety, available anywhere? Does the vocalist have any other work available, as he's just to this vibe that's kinda Joe Cocker, but totally his own thing too!
Man...does this mic ever capture the vibe! Guy has that Seeger meets Van Zant kind of thing going on...and this mic is just synergistic for that sound.
This is a great mic for vocals. This video shows it is pure voice with no artifacts and the voice is amazing. If this video does not sell people on the r144 as a vocal mic I don't know what will. An incredible mic and happy to own one. Brian, you have one if the best voices out there!
The Ribbon mic and condenser mic work on very different principals. Ribbon microphones usually have a figure 8 pattern, meaning they are sensitive to sounds coming from the front and rear of the microphone, and have excellent side rejection. Condenser mics can be omni, cardoid or figure 8 depending upon your needs (and which particular condenser mic you are using). For day to day studio vocals, most people find a condenser microphone to be the most useful.
Well, I was looking around at mike demos for voiceovers, but this popped up... I almost skipped it because I'm not looking for a singing mike. BUT, I LOVE THE SINGER!!!! GREAT STYLE & SOUND DUDE! A quick look around and I didn't see his name. NICE!!!!!
Let me put this into perspective. ALL studio mics are delicate instruments. As a general rule, it is a good idea to keep all non active ribbon mics away from phantom power. A pop filter is highly recommended. I handle my ribbon mics with the same care that I give to my condenser mics, and have yet to have one fail or suffer any damage. If you need more advice, please do not hesitate to contact us at MXL.
One thing to remember is if you don't like the sound of your ribbon mic, you can always swap out the transformer for a better one. I thought the mic sounded good however. Especially for the price.
this is a vintage sound. sounds great. i'm buying one. i like it because it's clear and there is no coloration like with the v67g. if you need more coverage, boost the mic volume i guess. this is about as good as it gets.
I would probably recommend the MXL 2003A, at under $200 dollars it is a great sounding mic. I use them regularly on Vocals, as a room mic, and on instruments. I believe that would be far more versatile for you than the R144 ribbon mic. Regards
Sounds great AF for REAL!!! the bass in the voice is a little boomy, and I would have turned up the vocal channel up a tad bit for my preference. Very clean though I wish I could try one out... I'll make you some sexy videos with booty bass if y'all wanna sponsor
Sorry, guys, took a look at video again and there was the credit for Singer Brian Williams right up front. Deltanaut, goona check you guys out... especially since I live in the DELTA!!!!
exactly how much gain to operate this stunning mic? people tend to say ribbon needs more gain to compensate. anyway, this mic sounds super natural and smooth. personally i don't prefer very bright-ish and a very muddy mic. This mic seems to be in between bright and muddy, it's NICE!
They are all very similar. My personal preference is the V67n. It has a transformer coupled output, and I like the tonality a little better. My personal favorite on acoustic guitars for studio recording however is the V89. It is simply stunning, especially with something like a Martin. I am not sure it would be a good choice for live though. In Thailand MXL is distributed by Modern Systems Co Ltd (+662 7355988-89) They should be able to help you. Regards
for recording at the moment i am using just a $50 dynamic microphone for vocals and they are getting distorted and even standing pretty far away would you recommend upgrading to a ribbon condenser like this one?
another quick question recently bought this mic and I have a doubt whether or not to use the phantom power and I have a mini mixer without this function and an audio interface which I should use? specific for this mic on?
Hello. I'm using this microphone and I'm getting a cave-like echo when I talk into it. I have a pop filter but not a acoustic shield. I use the mic with Cloudlifter CL-1 and Rolls Mini mic-preamp connected to a Yamaha mox workstation keyboard. Please help!
Are you using a computer? Sounds like you need to adjust your monitor settings. You don't want to monitor through the DAW. You want direct monitoring through your hardware.
Chris Mann HI. Thanks for the reply but could you go into a bit more detail? sorry I'm totally new at this. So would I need to plug my headphones to the mic preamp? I tried this and I don't hear anything. My ribbon mic is plugged into cloudlifter, which is plugged into a mic preamp, which is plugged into a workstation keyboard thats connected to my computer.
kpbriann if you are just plugging into you computers own internal stock soundcard you will have problems. It sounds like you need what's called an audio interface. Search that term on musicians friend or something. You would plug everything into that and monitor from it too. It should have direct monitoring, sometimes called zero latency.
kpbriann It sounds like you are monitoring from the computer? If you dont have an audio interface/soundcard that can do direct monitoring then it will play back after the signal goes through the computer and there will be a delay. Direct monitoring lets you hear instantly what you are recording with no delay. Also, a stock soundcard will have higher latency. Google latency in digital recording. A decent interface will have low latency. Also, you may want to go another direction and get a standalone recorder like a little Tascam 8 track or something. I'm not sure what product you are going for.
