AKG C12 VR! Great mic!

 



The AKG C 12 VR is an amazing mic. I first heard it at my boy Mark's studio in Santa Monica. Its a solid piece, beautiful design and has great character and presence. This mic is a replica of the old one from many years ago called the C12. It retains much of the similar traits of  the original. Now you know I am a Neumann mic and Blue Microphones guy but lets just say I will be adding this one to the mic collection. It will set you back some money though. Like the Neumann M149, its in the $5000 range so be ready to drop the funds if your are serious. Also consider pairing this mic or the Neumann with a really good mic pre amp! I will post some recommendations soon.  Here is the link to there site! AKG C12 VR

Low cost Guitar amp Modeling!

 

Say you want to add realistic sounding guitar amps to your track but the funds are tight. You want that old school feel but cant afford some of the high end plugins. Well, here is an option from Studio Devil. The Studio Devil Amp Modeler Pro is only $149.00 and worth every penny. I will not tell you it has all the feature you find in rivals like Guitar Rig or Amplitube, But, it holds its own! They have other plugins as well that are affordable and focused on there specific purpose. Check it out and you will be surprised! Studio Devil

Its Upgrade time!!! - Komplete 6 is out!

 Native Instruments has been pumping mind blowing plugins for years and now they have given us the upgrade of the Komplete series! With a mind blowing 7000 presets, 60GB of samples and room for expansion I will be making a lot of hits off this!!! here is the link! Komplete 6

BPM! - Not all Plugins are built the same!

 BPM is a new take on a old idea! Though its presets are ok, what makes this thing great is all the things you can do with it. The fact that you can drop in your samples and use its tools to manipulate it in ways a real MPC could not! Check this one out. you wont be disappointed! Here is the link. Motu MPM

Mackie HR824 mk2 - SO I caved in a bought a pair of these

 


For years I was an Event monitor guy for a long time. I decided I wanted a new pair cause the ones I had did not give me a full image of the sound. Usually I would have too much base and not enough mid range. So, after fighting it for years, I bought these. Best investment I made!. these monitors are Rock solid! and with the reflex passive speak in the back it throws off enough bass to act almost like a sub woofer. It helps because it forces me to back off the low end! If you are looking for a new pair of monitors, definitely check these out! Here is the link.  Mackie HR 824 mk2

Neumann M 149 - Great mic for the price!

 

I had the pleasure of using this mic a few months back and I loved it. I have to say in every price group there is a favorite mic and in this group, this is my favorite! The Neumann M149 goes for about $5049.00. Thats alot of scratch but if you can get it, Get it!!! there is only one other mic in that price range i like and I will post it next week! The info is below and here is the link. Neumann

Acoustical operating principle	Pressure gradient transducer
Directional pattern	Omnidirectional, wide angle cardioid, cardioid, hypercardioid, figure-8 plus one intermediate position each
Frequency range	20 Hz ... 20 kHz
Sensitivity at 1 kHz into 1 kohm	34/47/62 mV/Pa1)
Rated impedance	50 ohms
Rated load impedance	1 kohms
Equivalent noise level, CCIR2)	28/25/23 dB1)
Equivalent noise level, A-weighted2)	16/13/11 dB-A1)
Signal-to-noise ratio, CCIR2) (rel. 94 dB SPL)	66/69/71 dB1)
Signal-to-noise ratio, A-weighted2) (rel. 94 dB SPL)	78/81/83 dB1)
Typical SPL (tube characteristic)3)	K < 0,5 %: 120 dB, K < 5 %: 136 dB
Maximum output voltage	18 dBu
Dynamic range of the microphone amplifier (A-weighted) for < 0,5% THD (for < 5% THD)	101 (121) dB
Powering	Power supply N 149 A
Matching connectors	Microphone DIN8F, Power supply XLR3F
Weight	730 g
Diameter	70 mm
Length	201 mm

______________________________________________ 1) Omnidirectional / cardioid / figure-8 2) according to IEC 60268-1; CCIR-weighting acccording to CCIR 468-3, quasi peak; A-weighting according to IEC 61672-1, RMS 3) measured as equivalent el. input signal

Some where I can call home!!!

 

Ok so you guys know sometimes I can go a bit overboard but i see no reason I can't have this in my life!!! Its a concept yacht for living on water! Hope they build it!!! designcrave