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Post by Rebekah Amber Clark on Dec 28, 2016 20:31:04 GMT -8
duffweber, depending on the company's sanitation policy, they may be out the cost of the mic altogether if they need to dispose of it. (I'm not sure if any company does this or not?) Even if they do resell it, it would be at a reduced price as "used" or "refurbished" (if it needs refurbishing). Some companies consider mics non-returnable *at all* for sanitation reasons, though I don't know about all the different companies, of course. Also there's the shipping costs, unless the refund doesn't cover that; and the wages for the employees' time that you mentioned. I guess I'm trying to say, you're being a lot nicer about this than me. (BTW, it's also considered a form of return fraud called "wardrobing", though I don't think it's *technically* illegal.)
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Post by duffyweber on Dec 29, 2016 9:27:43 GMT -8
Razzle: Well, I'm not sure what the laws OR business practices are in any particular country, and so I didn't want to assume anything. I know a couple places that do "Try before you buy" but it's mostly for household appliances, in my experience. (Though I, personally, wouldn't order anything without intention of keeping it.)
As to the mic, check out recordinghacks.com and research mics with a good midrange. Again, I've had good luck with Shure which is a common brand. Maybe a 55s or a PG42?
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Post by plautus on Dec 29, 2016 17:05:33 GMT -8
I ordered the MXL 770
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Post by plautus on Dec 29, 2016 17:07:18 GMT -8
I don't trust frequency responses, many are fake, like the one of the MXL 990.
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Post by duffyweber on Jan 15, 2017 16:28:30 GMT -8
I don't trust frequency responses, many are fake, like the one of the MXL 990. You do know that the human voice usually falls more or less between 110 and 880 Hz (at the most extreme ends) and mic response charts are going to have but a mere tiny, TIIINY +- 0.1dB to +- 0.8dB or so curve in those ranges. If you're looking at those big jaggedy lines near the 1000-10000Hz range, that's just going to show how well it's going to pick up your CRT TV tube warming up. (Yes, it's true those areas can vastly affect resonant frequencies, overall sound, yadda yadda,) but you need to focus on the ones in the vocal range and its harmonic ranges. Also, ones on the MXL 990 probably aren't "fake," it's just that with cheap consumer-grade mics like that, the manufacturing tolerances aren't anywhere near the same as professional-grade studio mics, so it's going to be more of a general idea than a reliably exact chart. You could pull 3 of them off the same shelf and each one will sound slightly different, if hooked up to the exact same interface. Doesn't mean they're bad or useless, they're just not precision-tested. Some studio mic manufacturers (such as with a couple of my Oktava mics) will ship a response frequency chart along with it, of where they tested that exact mic at the factory, so you know EXACTLY what your particular mic does. In this case, you can absolutely trust the response chart. XD
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