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Odd Question: WBCN's Microphones

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TJMPRO

Yeah I know, an off the wall post. But as a radio geek I'm wondering.

I was just browsing WBCN's website and was checking out some in studio pics and I'm trying to figure what kind of microphones they're using on air. They are definitley not an EV RE-20/27 or a Sure product, they look a little like condenser mics.

Nik or Paul do you know??
 
> Yeah I know, an off the wall post. But as a radio geek I'm
> wondering.
>
> I was just browsing WBCN's website and was checking out some
> in studio pics and I'm trying to figure what kind of
> microphones they're using on air. They are definitley not an
> EV RE-20/27 or a Sure product, they look a little like
> condenser mics.
>
> Nik or Paul do you know??
>
In the old studio they used a new Neumann I believe, and a few old school neumann's which had been rebuilt several times but they were amazing mics as guest mics I dont really remember what the main host mic was, Paul might know. I think the main air mic is a newer Neumann condenser but honestly i never made it to the new studio in the new building before I was "released"

LOl
 
speaking of mics... what's a reasonably priced condensor mike that I could use for my home setup?
 
> Yeah I know, an off the wall post. But as a radio geek I'm
> wondering.
>
> I was just browsing WBCN's website and was checking out some
> in studio pics and I'm trying to figure what kind of
> microphones they're using on air. They are definitley not an
> EV RE-20/27 or a Sure product, they look a little like
> condenser mics.
>
> Nik or Paul do you know??
>

They're Neumanns

WBCN didn't skimp on equipment at all. Their boards are amazing and everything's digital. Bracken has it dialed. My only complaint was that they use a processing that made your voice sound like it was chorused, or harmonized in your headphone mix. Takes a little getting used to.

But other than that WBCN does it right when it comes to good equipment.
 
Mic suggestion and processing

> speaking of mics... what's a reasonably priced condensor
> mike that I could use for my home setup?
>
AL DUDE, NEUMANN tlm 103, YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH THIS ONE, it's actually used in some of the better VO booths Ive been in specifically soundtrack in Boston but it's a great home set up, I have it and it sounds fantastic!. Mine is in the dope black matte finish, it's a great great mic. you can get the bluebell a little cheaper I think but you cannot miss with the Neumann, I would actually go to guitar center especialy gc pro they'll get you a deal =better than sweetwater and musician's friend even. I was just looking through the Sweetwater catalog and theey have it listed at $999, I believe I got mine from GC pro for around 800 or so.

Also Paul is correct the processing at bcn has always been a tough gig Bracken has had his hands full. ooedipus always wanted bcn to be the loudest station on the dial even more so than Jamn which plays a lot more bottom heavy music. The problem with that is that there is always a bit of distortion when you're amping up the signal that high, while I was there oedipus had Bracken tweaking with it constantly. The problem also is if youre playing old analog recorded music alongside completely digitally recorded music there is bound to be some disparity.

Seriously though look into that neumann tlm 103 it's bad ass!, you can spend more even in the Neumann family but youre not going to get much more mic bang for that buck!.

GOOD LUCK!<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by NotoriousN-I-K on 03/22/06 12:28 AM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: Mic suggestion and processing

> > speaking of mics... what's a reasonably priced condensor
> > mike that I could use for my home setup?
> >
> AL DUDE, NEUMANN tlm 103, YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH THIS
> ONE, it's actually used in some of the better VO booths Ive
> been in specifically soundtrack in Boston but it's a great
> home set up, I have it and it sounds fantastic!. Mine is in
> the dope black matte finish, it's a great great mic. you can
> get the bluebell a little cheaper I think but you cannot
> miss with the Neumann, I would actually go to guitar center
> especialy gc pro they'll get you a deal =better than
> sweetwater and musician's friend even. I was just looking
> through the Sweetwater catalog and theey have it listed at
> $999, I believe I got mine from GC pro for around 800 or so.
>
>
> Also Paul is correct the processing at bcn has always been
> a tough gig Bracken has had his hands full. ooedipus always
> wanted bcn to be the loudest station on the dial even more
> so than Jamn which plays a lot more bottom heavy music. The
> problem with that is that there is always a bit of
> distortion when you're amping up the signal that high, while
> I was there oedipus had Bracken tweaking with it constantly.
> The problem also is if youre playing old analog recorded
> music alongside completely digitally recorded music there is
> bound to be some disparity.
>
> Seriously though look into that neumann tlm 103 it's bad
> ass!, you can spend more even in the Neumann family but
> youre not going to get much more mic bang for that buck!.
>
> GOOD LUCK!
>

why would you need a mic Nik since you don't work bla, bla, bla,visual radio, bla,bla...

there, i figured i would save him the trouble!
 
Re: Mic suggestion and processing

> > > speaking of mics... what's a reasonably priced condensor
>
> > > mike that I could use for my home setup?
> > >
> > AL DUDE, NEUMANN tlm 103, YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH THIS
> > ONE, it's actually used in some of the better VO booths
> Ive
> > been in specifically soundtrack in Boston but it's a great
>
> > home set up, I have it and it sounds fantastic!. Mine is
> in
> > the dope black matte finish, it's a great great mic. you
> can
> > get the bluebell a little cheaper I think but you cannot
> > miss with the Neumann, I would actually go to guitar
> center
> > especialy gc pro they'll get you a deal =better than
> > sweetwater and musician's friend even. I was just looking
> > through the Sweetwater catalog and theey have it listed at
>
> > $999, I believe I got mine from GC pro for around 800 or
> so.
> >
> >
> > Also Paul is correct the processing at bcn has always
> been
> > a tough gig Bracken has had his hands full. ooedipus
> always
> > wanted bcn to be the loudest station on the dial even more
>
> > so than Jamn which plays a lot more bottom heavy music.
> The
> > problem with that is that there is always a bit of
> > distortion when you're amping up the signal that high,
> while
> > I was there oedipus had Bracken tweaking with it
> constantly.
> > The problem also is if youre playing old analog recorded
> > music alongside completely digitally recorded music there
> is
> > bound to be some disparity.
> >
> > Seriously though look into that neumann tlm 103 it's bad
> > ass!, you can spend more even in the Neumann family but
> > youre not going to get much more mic bang for that buck!.
> >
> > GOOD LUCK!
> >
>
> why would you need a mic Nik since you don't work bla, bla,
> bla,visual radio, bla,bla...
>
> there, i figured i would save him the trouble!
>
Im hoping one day to podcast, I hear THAT PODCASTING IS THE NEW BLOGGING.
 
Re: Mic suggestion and processing

> Im hoping one day to podcast, I hear THAT PODCASTING IS THE
> NEW BLOGGING.
>

ohh great you had to say that! now we'll have to endure visual radio podcasts!

speaking of blogs anyone read this blog by some random guy he seems to have a lot off insight on payola and wbcn i haven't read the whole thing but the fist few lines made me laugh! http://mediaboston.blogspot.com/

also http://radioinformation.blogspot.com/ this "random guy" has more blogs then he has hair folicals

HEY COOL i just read im number 12 on this blogs list of top 10 board offenders!!!! i of course am listed as another NIK CARTER alias,man that "random" guy has me pegged ha ha hahahahahahahahaa

<P ID="signature">______________
rational thought, the anti-Joe</P><P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by ihatepeoplenamedjoe! on 03/22/06 07:21 AM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: Mic suggestion and processing

HEY COOL i just read im number 12 on this blogs list of top
> 10 board offenders!!!! i of course am listed as another NIK
> CARTER alias,man that "random" guy has me pegged ha ha
> hahahahahahahahaa

Congratulations!! Keep trying; maybe you can break into the top ten! Come on you know you want it!

:)


>
 
Re: Mic suggestion and processing

> HEY COOL i just read im number 12 on this blogs list of top
> > 10 board offenders!!!! i of course am listed as another
> NIK
> > CARTER alias,man that "random" guy has me pegged ha ha
> > hahahahahahahahaa
>
> Congratulations!! Keep trying; maybe you can break into the
> top ten! Come on you know you want it!
>
> :)
>
>

I believe I'm #2.

(insert poop joke here)

Thank you...thank you....try the veal!
 
Re: Mic suggestion and processing

> > HEY COOL i just read im number 12 on this blogs list of
> top
>
> I believe I'm #2.
>
> (insert poop joke here)
>
> Thank you...thank you....try the veal!

yah keep bragging. but im gunning for your spot pal!
wait, he thinks im nik so i guess by default i already have the number one spot!
ha ha<P ID="signature">______________
rational thought, the anti-Joe</P>
 
Re: Mic suggestion and processing

> > > HEY COOL i just read im number 12 on this blogs list of
> > top
> >
> > I believe I'm #2.
> >
> > (insert poop joke here)
> >
> > Thank you...thank you....try the veal!
>
> yah keep bragging. but im gunning for your spot pal!
> wait, he thinks im nik so i guess by default i already have
> the number one spot!
> ha ha
>

Congratulations Nik!..you finally beat me!

:)
 
Re: Mic suggestion and processing

> > Im hoping one day to podcast, I hear THAT PODCASTING IS
> THE
> > NEW BLOGGING.
> >
>
> ohh great you had to say that! now we'll have to endure
> visual radio podcasts!
>
> speaking of blogs anyone read this blog by some random guy
> he seems to have a lot off insight on payola and wbcn i
> haven't read the whole thing but the fist few lines made me
> laugh! http://mediaboston.blogspot.com/
>
> also http://radioinformation.blogspot.com/ this "random guy"
> has more blogs then he has hair folicals
>
> HEY COOL i just read im number 12 on this blogs list of top
> 10 board offenders!!!! i of course am listed as another NIK
> CARTER alias,man that "random" guy has me pegged ha ha
> hahahahahahahahaa
>


Unbelievable, Im speechless. The amount of effort that goes into these paranoid ramblings is shocking. The most shocking thing about this is that the man in question thinks that i am THE ONLY PERSON who has issues with him, everyone else loves and respects him. Just crazy!>
 
Re: Mic suggestion and processing

> > > > HEY COOL i just read im number 12 on this blogs list
> of
> > > top
> > >
> > > I believe I'm #2.
> > >
> > > (insert poop joke here)
> > >
> > > Thank you...thank you....try the veal!
> >
> > yah keep bragging. but im gunning for your spot pal!
> > wait, he thinks im nik so i guess by default i already
> have
> > the number one spot!
> > ha ha
> >
>
> Congratulations Nik!..you finally beat me!
>
> :)

JEsus,, you LIVE for the cheap shot dont you!. That's alright you just watch out for twisters DOROTHY!

LOl
>
 
> speaking of mics... what's a reasonably priced condensor
> mike that I could use for my home setup?
>

For a home setup I'd recommend the Electrovoice RE20. It's got such a tight cardioid pattern that it's very good at eliminating unwanted background noise that's typically very hard to get rid up in a home setup.

http://www.bswusa.com/proditem.asp?item=RE20


Also worth looking at is the Oktava MK319 or MK220. I use a 319 and like it.

http://sound-room.com/customer/home.php?cat=2&page=2

Oktavas are Russian made and for their price (typically ~$300) they are amazingly good...often described as "not quite as good as a Neumann, but close". Two caveats - they're good at picking up a wide range of sound, including unwanted background noise (Neumanns do this too) so unless your studio is VERY quiet, I wouldn't get these. The other problem is quality control - Oktava's is not so good, but you can get around that by buying from The Sound Room, they QC every mic.

Also FWIW, I got the $50 universal mic shock dampener and I wasn't impressed, although it gets the job done I suppose. I wonder if the Neumann U87a shockmount will fit a MK319 or 320?

Finally, with most studio mics, but especially Neumanns and Oktavas - get the foam mic coozy. Otherwise you'll have popped p's everywhere. An RE20 mic coozy will fit on an Oktava and it's about $20 - worth every penny.
 
Re: Mic suggestion and processing

Wow, I wouldn't have thought it possible to stalk an intangible object like a message board, but Mr. Vigglesworth seems to have found a way to manage it. He is even stalking the mods and site owners!

<insert cuckoo clock sound here>
 
Re: Mic suggestion and processing

> > Congratulations Nik!..you finally beat me!
> >
> > :)
>
> JEsus,, you LIVE for the cheap shot dont you!. That's
> alright you just watch out for twisters DOROTHY!
>
> LOl
> >

Tornadoes don't hit cities. They hit the trailer parks around cities.

I'm learning....

Beware of the green sky!

And cheap shots are all one can take when one's not making NY money.

Thankfully the cost of living here allows me to take 'em in excess!!

:)
 
> > speaking of mics... what's a reasonably priced condensor
> > mike that I could use for my home setup?
> >
>
> For a home setup I'd recommend the Electrovoice RE20. It's
> got such a tight cardioid pattern that it's very good at
> eliminating unwanted background noise that's typically very
> hard to get rid up in a home setup.
>
> http://www.bswusa.com/proditem.asp?item=RE20
>
>
> Also worth looking at is the Oktava MK319 or MK220. I use a
> 319 and like it.
>
> http://sound-room.com/customer/home.php?cat=2&page=2


Depends on the amont of $$$$$$ you want to put out, RE 20 is definately cheaper but I dont think you can go wrong with the Neumann, over the RE 20. Depends on yoru uuses too, RE 20 is more uniformly used in on air studio compared to the tlm 103 but I think the TLM is a better mic for recording voice and thats usually what yorue doing with a home set up, recording rather than live breaks.
 
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