Microphones

By Barry Rudolph ⋅ Published: 06/01/2002

The DPA Microphones 3532-T stereo microphone kit is a great introduction to recording with spaced-pair, omnidirectional microphones. Packaged in a spill-proof,

By Barry Cleveland ⋅ Published: 05/01/2002

Every microphone created by Baltic Latvian Universal Electronics (BLUE) is a work of art, visually as well as sonically, so it's hardly surprising that

By Barry Rudolph ⋅ Published: 04/01/2002

Although the mic was designed as an homage to its famed ancestry, I'm glad AKG chose not to call the new C-451 B a...

By Ty Ford ⋅ Published: 04/01/2002

At $5,300 (including suspension-mount, vintage-style power supply, multiconductor cable and aluminum flight case), the Neumann M150 small-diaphragm, transformerless,

By Ty Ford ⋅ Published: 04/01/2002

In a market awash with lowball Neumann wannabe lookalikes, the Audix SCX-25 is a refreshing sight and looks like no mic I've ever seen....

By BY WILLIAM SAROKIN ⋅ Published: 04/01/2002

Bear with me on this one. A couple years ago, I was working on location in New York City. While shooting exteriors with Ian...

By Barry Rudolph ⋅ Published: 01/01/2002

I can't help but feel the love from a company that broadens its product line by offering a lower-priced model that could directly compete...

By Mark Frink ⋅ Published: 05/01/2001

After the first week of rehearsal for last year's k.d. lang tour, the background singers decided that they would be better off with in-ear...

By Robert Hanson ⋅ Published: 04/01/2001

Beyerdynamic's latest performance mics are the Opus 69 and the Opus 81. The $299 69 is a supercardioid dynamic intended for live sound applications,...

By Mark Frink ⋅ Published: 01/01/2001

VOCAL CONDENSER MICROPHONE

By George Petersen ⋅ Published: 07/01/2000

CONDENSER MICROPHONE