“We had a hard time reaching consensus, but ultimately chose the Shure KSM44A for our track. The guys thought it was the ‘biggest’ and ‘punchiest’ -- we all liked the way it enhanced the snare sound when blended into the kit at about -6dB (at 0dB it became rude and ‘cymbal forward’).” 


Clip 1: Shure KSM44A

“On Bud’s smokin' countryfied/surf and slapback-laden solos, we used the Peavey rig ... we did actually agree that, especially on this application, we could use any of the five LDCs and be fine with the choice. Ultimately, we struggled to pinpoint the Orpheus as our first choice (webclip #4) for a certain attitude and bite up top that Daniel called ‘evil character,’ a perfect fit for a track about the walkin' dude, Old Scratch, entitled “The Man In Black” (and I don't mean Johnny Cash).”


Clip 4: Sontronics Orpheus

“With my Taylor solidtop 6-string, I laid down a descending pattern, captured by all five mics simultaneously (in cardioid with no pads, boosts, or filters) about one foot off the guitar, squeezed in very close together to try to get as close to coincident as possible, all mics aimed at the 17th fret (right at the body), each amplified by a channel of the True Systems Precision 8 preamp. After I ranked my tracks, I moved the mics around to different positions in the array and confirmed my judgments were accurate with each mic in the sweetest spot ... Without exaggeration or hype, I must say all five LDCs sounded pretty darn good -- with no noise floor, sensitivity or midrange irregularities ... [However], my top pick, the SE4400a, sounded so big, punchy and flat from bottom through mids to top.” 


Clip 8: sE Electronics SE4400A

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Electro-Voice RE320 - Clip 1A 

Electro-Voice RE320 - Clip 1B

Electro-Voice RE320 - Clip 2A

Electro-Voice RE20 - Clip 2B

Electro-Voice RE320 Kick - Clip 3A

Electro-Voice RE20 - Clip 3B

Electro-Voice RE320 - Clip 4A

Electro-Voice RE27 - Clip 4B

Electro-Voice RE320 - Clip 5A

Electro-Voice RE27 - Clip 5B

Acoustic guitar sE VR-2

High-Tech Guitar Roundup for Electronic Musician

JTV-59 AlternateTunings

Electronic Musician Sounds Roundup Sony DJ Puzzle

Sony DJ Puzzle

Clip 2. One of the more delicate sounds in Aeon Rhythmic plays solo, then gets layered with a couple of neighboring patches, and then passed through Trigger FX.

Aeon Clip 2

Clip 3. Heavenly Crotale Swells sounds like an Oberheim Expander pad with a chiming, rhythmic, high end, thanks to a subtle, tempo-synched delay.

Aeon Clip 3

Clip 4.  One of Aeon’s strong suits is its bent for combining unusual ensembles of instruments. Tank Drum Steel M-Arp is a good example.

Aeon Clip 4

Clip 5. The spooky Timpani M-Arp provides plenty of atmosphere -especially with triggered effects.

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