@@ImpliedMusic The imaging on the ambisonic is really natural, it makes other stereo techniques sound exaggerated by comparison. There’s a place for both, always great to have options!
These sound great. Because the price is right at my budget, where the 013 were a bit over for me. And they can fit well for the main things I want this for: Fingerpicked acoustic. For steel string, but especially my main guitar, a nylon concert classical. And similarly for an older more closed sounding piano. On your piano I preferred the 011, and I think I would prefer the 011s with old upright too. And also good to have something that will work well for additional layers of plucked intruments, like Mandolins, and possibly could work on strings too, maybe especially for more definition definition on Double Bass & Cello? In a mix with a delicate solo vocal, they could come into their own for strummed guitar too, dreadnoughts midrange can crowd a vocal, where what you might want is less thick mids and more of that sparkle the 011s impart. I also think that these could make good drum overhead / cymbal mics. Especially for lighter styles like Jazz, Folk, getting out of the way of the snare and tom mics in a way that the thicker-mid 013 won't. Could do the not too expensive overhead/cymbal SDC pair job better than Beyerdynamic MCE930 (smooth, but a little dark and more expensive), Oktava 012 (nice crunch, but a little grainy), Shure KSM-141 (nice but a little dry/lo-fi) or AKG C451b (clear but a little brittle). Whereas with the 011s I more hear clarity/definition. Have you tried them on overheads?
I havn't tried them on drum overheads yet, and more than likely will not (unless curiosity just gets the best of me at some point). I really prefer using something much darker on overheads, like ribbon mics. I didn't even use the 013's on overheads when I had them. That's just a "me" thing and totally comes down to preferences, I'm sure the 011's would do well. It sounds like these would be the better choice for all the things you want to use them for. I'll probably still stick to my Bomblets spaced out on strummed acoustic guitar, but will definitely be reaching for the 011's on finger picking for a while.
@@MillSounds Yes, it's a good point. Next year I will start to dip into ribbon mics. Probably just starting with cheaper stereo pair like GAP R1-As or Cascade Fatheads. And see how I like them. Then later maybe a Royer R10 or R121 if I can afford to try for guitar cab, and mono drum room mic. To be fair, on overheads, I do prefer the darker smoother character even of Beyerdynamic MC930s to most other SDCs I've tried. My cheap Line Audio CM4 sound better than most too. My JZ Vintage 67 LDC sounds good for strummed guitar, but I only have one, so mono only. I've used vintage 70s Calrecs CM1050s in the past, and they sounded great on acoustic guitar and overhead too. Used to go for about 500 a pair, now they sell for similar price to the Soyuz 011.
@@compucorder64 The Fatheads are a good place to start with ribbons. That's the first pair I bought years ago, and they still hold their own with much more expensive options. By far the best budget option ribbon.
@@MillSounds Good to know, thanks. I feel happier buying relatively affordable kit like that (or Shure SM7b, EV RE-20, MD-421II, Line Audio CM4), that will still have a use and hold it's own later.
