Hi Folks,
Despite being a new comer round these parts, I am by no means a new comer to recording, having spent several years in the local music scene back in my home town Liverpool. Having now lived in Cape Town for the past 8 years, and not been 'in the studio' in that time due to being a stay at home dad, I'm not so familiar with alot of the new products on the market... One such set of products being the Avantone range of mics...
So, my question... Has anyone here been using, or at least tried out, the Avatone mics at all? What are your impressions?
I'm particularly looking for something I can use on acoustics and vocals, but with enough flexibility to handle other instruments and amplification I may throw at it?
The CV-12 is the obvious star of the range, and is quite the mic for the price, but unless I manage to sell a few items I have laying around here, its a bit too far out my price bracket. So I started looking at the likes of the CK-6 and CK-7. These are very, very reasonably priced, and almost seem too good to be true? So thats why I thought I'd see if anyone has used them at all? Impressions?
The CV-28 also takes my appeal, but two things concern me.... Firstly, its not really intended for vocals, so I'd have to get a second mic, which would then place me back into the CV-12's price bracket (or more). The second thing is due to its tiny size, it uses a specific valve (tube) which seems difficult to get hold of? The CV-12's is much easier to get hold of, and easier to replace too!
Then, from the Rode point of view, I've been offered a K2 mic for effectively a few hundred rand more than the CV-12, which again, if I can sell some of the mics I currently have, I can stretch to. Anyone compared the CV-12 and K2 at all?
To put things into perspective, I'm currently using a ROde NT-1a, through a Presonus Inspire 1394 firewire interface, and monitoring back through Event Alp 5's (superb little fella's for very nearfield monitoring). I've been finding the NT-1a fairly bland, and having to EQ a lot afterwards to bring any clarity or sparkle to my acoustic guitars, so want to upgrade the mic.
I'd really appreciate any input any one can add here, as I'm struggling to make a decision, and reviews are very few and far between on the avantones!
Thanks in advance for any help?!
Regards
G!
Despite being a new comer round these parts, I am by no means a new comer to recording, having spent several years in the local music scene back in my home town Liverpool. Having now lived in Cape Town for the past 8 years, and not been 'in the studio' in that time due to being a stay at home dad, I'm not so familiar with alot of the new products on the market... One such set of products being the Avantone range of mics...
So, my question... Has anyone here been using, or at least tried out, the Avatone mics at all? What are your impressions?
I'm particularly looking for something I can use on acoustics and vocals, but with enough flexibility to handle other instruments and amplification I may throw at it?
The CV-12 is the obvious star of the range, and is quite the mic for the price, but unless I manage to sell a few items I have laying around here, its a bit too far out my price bracket. So I started looking at the likes of the CK-6 and CK-7. These are very, very reasonably priced, and almost seem too good to be true? So thats why I thought I'd see if anyone has used them at all? Impressions?
The CV-28 also takes my appeal, but two things concern me.... Firstly, its not really intended for vocals, so I'd have to get a second mic, which would then place me back into the CV-12's price bracket (or more). The second thing is due to its tiny size, it uses a specific valve (tube) which seems difficult to get hold of? The CV-12's is much easier to get hold of, and easier to replace too!
Then, from the Rode point of view, I've been offered a K2 mic for effectively a few hundred rand more than the CV-12, which again, if I can sell some of the mics I currently have, I can stretch to. Anyone compared the CV-12 and K2 at all?
To put things into perspective, I'm currently using a ROde NT-1a, through a Presonus Inspire 1394 firewire interface, and monitoring back through Event Alp 5's (superb little fella's for very nearfield monitoring). I've been finding the NT-1a fairly bland, and having to EQ a lot afterwards to bring any clarity or sparkle to my acoustic guitars, so want to upgrade the mic.
I'd really appreciate any input any one can add here, as I'm struggling to make a decision, and reviews are very few and far between on the avantones!
Thanks in advance for any help?!
Regards
G!
