Oktava MK012
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Posted on Feb 05, 2004 09:48 am
TheTincanbug
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Member Since: Aug 05, 2003
I was actually able to record a drum track using my new Oktava mk012 yesterday - I love it! Thanks to all who recommended it. It's so much more snappy and live-sounding than the dynamic mic setup I had been using.
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deepsMember
Since: Jan 26, 2004
Feb 05, 2004 01:31 pm I know this has been covered alot, but are these mics stronger for just drums as he used it, or are they stronger for just vocals or are they strong in general for drums & vocals? The posts I've been reading up on have been saying good things for both vocals and drums so thought I ask...
Feb 05, 2004 03:38 pm deeps, i've never used a small diaphram condenser on vocals. I thought that generally sounded bad. But I don't own one either.
tincanbug, right on. i'm jealous. i want a *pair* :O)
deepsMember
Since: Jan 26, 2004
Feb 05, 2004 03:51 pm Jamie - Thanks for the reply. Yeah I see what your saying. Large is always the way to go; interesting ppl on here are using it for vox...
drayburnEmerson's Transparent EyeballMember
Since: Jan 19, 2004
Feb 05, 2004 04:02 pm I have to agree with Jamie on large diaphragm condensors for vocals- i just think they capture a little more complexity than the small ones. The MK012's are nice in a pair for acoustic guitars because you can get a little fretboard sound and some boom near the lower bout as well. A lot of people use pairs of small condensors for that. And tincanbug, i agree with you - i have a pair of these Mk012's in a spaced config for my drums and i love them. Good shimmer on the cymbals, and they pick up the toms pretty decently.
deepsMember
Since: Jan 26, 2004
Feb 05, 2004 06:49 pm Heh bonehead mistake, got that model mixed up with this one > Oktava MK-319
Feb 05, 2004 08:10 pm understandable mistake. and the 319 makes even my voice sound alright
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Feb 05, 2004 09:42 pm I know several outfits that use the O12's as overheads for choirs and such as well. They are also stellar on acuastic instruments as well.
WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
Feb 06, 2004 10:23 pm Personally I do not like a small condensor for vocals in terms of a single vocalist at close range. Too sensitive to minor directional movements of the singer...unstable. I have used the 012's as percussion overheads, accustic strings, acustic sax, and as section overheads for trombone and trumpet sections with very good results. I won't complain about their ability in an array in the front of a large group, but I prefer a large diaphram, especially a Rode. I think that has to do with the better sensitivity of the large diaphram to subtle sounds.
