Ever wondered what’s inside a cheap mic?
Mate of mine had a Stag mic which was rattling. I had a look ,for a plastic bodied mic it felt quite heavy and well made. Then I took it apart
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Is that really old corned beef?
The daft thing is that it would actually be more robust - less likely to damage itself if you drop it - *without* the "quality improvement component".
There are some plastic pedals which have metal weights inside the base too, but at least there's a small amount of logic in that to stop them moving about the stage or flipping over so easily.
There are some plastic pedals which have metal weights inside the base too, but at least there's a small amount of logic in that to stop them moving about the stage or flipping over so easily.
What is it then just a bit of metal?
YesSupportact said:What is it then just a bit of metal?
Did you know you can use a Mic as a speaker?
Albeit not a very loud one (don't connect it to your 100W amp!).
The best Mike for metal?
Is that just to make it feel heavier and more "quality"?
YesPolarityMan said:Is that just to make it feel heavier and more "quality"?
Portnoy.PeteBo said:The best Mike for metal?
^^ Boogie boogie!
I was going to say
"The spit and tobacco from 1000 bad pub singers"
"The spit and tobacco from 1000 bad pub singers"
I would be curious to see a photo of the guts of a good or more expensive mic alongside the Stagg one.
I only have a few "SM" styles (A&F/Foster, AKG, EV) that work well but I don't really want to pull any apart right now.
What's the main difference between a "good" dynamic mic and a cheapo one? The diaphragm, the former, the coil, the contruction, or a combination of all?
Ever wondered what’s inside a cheap mic?
Yes, I'm small, but not small enough
And - I think - you can use a speaker as a mic. Check out the brilliant Free Radicals playing Rosanna on YT and there's a speaker pointing straight at the centre of the bass drum. I assume it's being used as a mic - unless someone knows differently??prowla said:Did you know you can use a Mic as a speaker?Albeit not a very loud one (don't connect it to your 100W amp!).
It’s better and - much - safer to use a speaker as a mic than a mic as a speaker. Using a mic as a speaker will at best sound crap - even right against your ear - and is quite likely to wreck the mic coil. Using a speaker as a mic is completely safe and can sound quite good.And - I think - you can use a speaker as a mic. Check out the brilliant Free Radicals playing Rosanna on YT and there's a speaker pointing straight at the centre of the bass drum. I assume it's being used as a mic - unless someone knows differently??
Yup Yamaha subkick micuncledick said:And - I think - you can use a speaker as a mic. Check out the brilliant Free Radicals playing Rosanna on YT and there's a speaker pointing straight at the centre of the bass drum. I assume it's being used as a mic - unless someone knows differently??prowla said:Did you know you can use a Mic as a speaker?Albeit not a very loud one (don't connect it to your 100W amp!).
https://drummagazine.com/yamaha-skrm-100-subkick-reviewed/
?uestlove from The Roots has been using a speaker as a bass drum microphone for a long time. Seems to make a lot of sense to me for the low frequency stuff.
The studio I use has a home made one. It's (i think) a 10 inch speaker probably out of a bass cab on a short stand. It's got a couple of resistors wired in (I assume as a kind of pad) and then connected to a lead with an xlr on the end. The sound from it isolated is kind of weird/bad, but just blending in a certain amount with the regular kick mic works well.the_jaffa said:?uestlove from The Roots has been using a speaker as a bass drum microphone for a long time. Seems to make a lot of sense to me for the low frequency stuff.