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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #284234 is a reply to message #284072 ] |
Wed, 24 October 2007 13:00   |
 hargerst
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| Trumpetman2 wrote on Tue, 23 October 2007 20:14 |
This has been going on for about four months now....and seems like no one has actually tried these mics and/or is actually coming up with an opinion on these mics....meanwhile, I went ahead and bought a Telefunken RFT AK-47 about 3 weeks ago....so, not really interested in the ADKs anymore....great marketing Larry...! 
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Look, when you send stuff for evaluation to a studio, it takes a while to find time to check it out. In our case, we've been booked heavily for months. It's not fair to groups (who are paying for an album) for us to play with mics on their time.
Testing mics takes time; we hafta set up several mics and try them on different sources. It takes at least two people to evaluate a mic properly. Now, when you consider that the manufacturer's reputation is at stake, you wanna make sure your test is as fair as possible.
If I agree to test something, I wanna make sure I get it right. And I wanna make sure the testing is complete, warts and all.
Harvey "Is that the right note?" Gerst
Indian Trail Recording Studio
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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #284294 is a reply to message #284268 ] |
Wed, 24 October 2007 16:15 |
Trumpetman2
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Trumpetman2 does confuse me. When he is unhappy with a sound, he buys a new microphone. I thought that when you are unhappy with a sound, you buy a new instrument. 
Galil[/quote]
...you got me...! I do have 25 trumpets after all!!!! Didn't mean to come off as a P****, although I did, but I needed a decent condenser mic soon....so, I was in a rush...and as often happens, ended up spending a lot more than I had planned- $1600 on the Telefunken...I do like it though, and I guess if the ADK pans out as a good mic down the road, I might just buy that one too....
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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #285810 is a reply to message #284234 ] |
Tue, 30 October 2007 22:03 |
Jack Schitt
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| hargerst wrote on Wed, 24 October 2007 14:00 |
| Trumpetman2 wrote on Tue, 23 October 2007 20:14 |
This has been going on for about four months now....and seems like no one has actually tried these mics and/or is actually coming up with an opinion on these mics....meanwhile, I went ahead and bought a Telefunken RFT AK-47 about 3 weeks ago....so, not really interested in the ADKs anymore....great marketing Larry...!
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Look, when you send stuff for evaluation to a studio, it takes a while to find time to check it out. In our case, we've been booked heavily for months. It's not fair to groups (who are paying for an album) for us to play with mics on their time.
Testing mics takes time; we hafta set up several mics and try them on different sources. It takes at least two people to evaluate a mic properly. Now, when you consider that the manufacturer's reputation is at stake, you wanna make sure your test is as fair as possible.
If I agree to test something, I wanna make sure I get it right. And I wanna make sure the testing is complete, warts and all.
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I don't think he was complaining. He just had to make a decision and moved on.
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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #286778 is a reply to message #286418 ] |
Sun, 04 November 2007 01:21 |
 Larry Villella
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UPDATE ON THE SEARCH FOR HIGH SPL MIC FOR BRASS AND REEDS
Kevin, our "Hot-Rod" Mic-Mechanic, has sent out four sets of 3 variations of the Model S-7.
Production ADK S-7 is for drums, cabs, and screamo. We molded the mic to fit those primary uses.
And while the S-7 is already "Medium Dark" in color, the reed and brass players have always preferred
ribbon mics for Brass and U-47 for Reeds, both of which have little sonic information above 10k.
Harvey, correct me if I'm wrong, but both Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, all the sax players used
U-47 in the Rudy Van Gelder days. Miles used Ribbons and U-47 at various times, right?
It is possible to TUNE the S-7 to be several shades "darker"
We created two Darker Shades of the S-7 for evaluation.
Chestnut Ale and Guiness if you like . . .
Some respected trumpet and sax players are expected to soon weigh in on their favorite
version, which - if there's enough interest - will become a Brass-Colored Horn Mic - the S-7B.
High SPL for Rockers / High SPL for Horns. Seems democratic to me!!!
Anyway - we build things at ADK to be application-specific.
Bad Marketing somebody's gonna tell me . .
As Miles once said:
So what ?
It only matters if YOU hear it. Nobody else's ears matter!!!
Larry J. Villella, Founder, ADK Microphones
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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #290474 is a reply to message #266853 ] |
Mon, 19 November 2007 10:24 |
Galil
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Trumpetman2 wrote:
Thank you! Someone understands.....
I think we all understand. . . . 
Just think of us as part of your 12 step group. Hi, I'm Galil, and I buy microphones 
Trumpetman2 also wrote in response to me:
...you got me...! I do have 25 trumpets after all!!!!
Thanks. You have no idea how helpful this is to me. When my wife asks about why I need 7 electric bass guitars (all sound different to me, some neck through - some bolt on, some 4 string and others 5 string, some passive or active electronics, etc.), 2 acoustic guitars and 2 electric guitars, now I can mention a guy in Maryland who has 25 horns (presumably including trumpets, fluegelhorns, and cornets). This provides great cover for my own gear habit.
Denny W. wrote:
I don't think he was complaining. He just had to make a decision and moved on.
I don't believe in americans with a recording habit who will never buy another $300 microphone. Perhaps this is just has to do with knowing my own heart. If ADK was making $5,000 microphones, I'd believe one was moving on. However since that time, Trumpetman2 has reviewed the ADK and now has me wanting one.
Carry on.
Galil
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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #303812 is a reply to message #266853 ] |
Wed, 09 January 2008 13:29 |
Galil
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Hi!
Don't know if Harvey or Terry ever got a chance to test the ADK microphones in this thread, but I just wanted to see if either ended up having a report.
Still interested.
Galil
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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #304507 is a reply to message #266853 ] |
Fri, 11 January 2008 12:24 |
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Sorry G.
I keep meaning to, but A) I always am so busy, too many things are always "getting in my way," and B) I couldn't ever decide which mic version to test...
T
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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #304559 is a reply to message #284294 ] |
Fri, 11 January 2008 14:37 |
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| Trumpetman2 wrote on Wed, 24 October 2007 14:15 |
...you got me...! I do have 25 trumpets after all!!!! Didn't mean to come off as a P****, although I did, but I needed a decent condenser mic soon....so, I was in a rush...and as often happens, ended up spending a lot more than I had planned- $1600 on the Telefunken...I do like it though, and I guess if the ADK pans out as a good mic down the road, I might just buy that one too....
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You should sell a few trumpets, buy an original M49, and call it a day. As a bonus, the M49 will sound great on other things besides your horn (ignoring for a moment we're in the "No Budget" forum).
Rick
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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #304931 is a reply to message #266853 ] |
Sat, 12 January 2008 21:53 |
Galil
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Thanks Harvey!
That cross-section is a real gift! I will be going through these files to contrast and compare. I hope that others will also find these, too!
Peace
Galil
Note to T: I understand. In a previous post you had mentioned that an ADK S-7 was possibly in your future. Your forthrightness in past posts has made your opinion all the more valuable.
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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #306148 is a reply to message #266853 ] |
Wed, 16 January 2008 13:35 |
Larry Villella
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A few random thoughts. . .
Our primary Aim with the A6 was Not as a Vocal Mic.
Our primary aim was an all-around utility mic that had
Guitar, Piano, Drum OH, and SPOKEN Voice as Primary Apps.
We would consider the Vienna and Hamburg to be our Best
Vocal FET Mics. We get frequent emails from tenor male
and female vocalists who say they Love the A6!! But the
Truth Be Told, Vocals was NOT a Top Priority in its design.
By Design, the A6 has A Little, but Not a Lot, of Upper Mids.
By Design, the S-7 is even More Attenuated in the Upper Mids.
Indeed, it's the S-7 that surprises us by the number of vocal
talent who love the fact they can play rough and sing loud on it!
Our ten year saga in mic buiding has been a journey toward
a more open, accurate, greater linearity (but not ruler-flat).
I'll take the criticism of "Too Neutral" for the A6.
"Not gonna win any mic shoot-outs with this one" we were told.
Forgive me if I disagree with Harvey on this, I shouldn't think A6
would be flattering On a SAX - The S-7 (darker) or Hamburg (darkest)
perhaps might be a more flatttering ADK for Saxophones and Reeds.
Please Try the A6 on Acoustic Steel and Nylon String Guitars.
The only thing I have collected longer than microphones is
hand-made acoustic instruments. It matters to me to blend the two!!!
If you Don't LOVE the A6 on Frets, I'll hang up my spurs and go
back to playing back-alley jazz. . . The A6 was made for frets!!!
Try A6 on Hand Percussion. Or Voice-Overs. That's what we're
hearing from the first few hundred owners of these two mics.
The REEDIST thing the A6 will Love is a Hammond B-3 (we are told).
AND: Thanks to all the Beta and Gamma Testers on these two products!
Cheers!
Larry V / ADK www.myspace.com/adkmic
"Your tracks don't care what your gear looks like."
Larry J. Villella, Founder, ADK Microphones
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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #306162 is a reply to message #266853 ] |
Wed, 16 January 2008 14:13 |
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gwailoh
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Larry, thanks for posting the interesting information about your microphones, in this thread and in others here on PSW.
I'm confused though by the multiple variants of many of your mics. There seem to be an S-7, and an S-7b; the FET Vienna and Vienna II, plus what I think seems to be a tube version which is called, I think, TT-Vienna-AU; and ditto two FET and one tube version of the Hamburg. I'm not sure how to sort all of these out, and, I'm not sure how to buy them. For example, I haven't found any dealers who list the S-7b.
Can you clarify what the differences are between these variants? And also can you help me understand how I would order, say, an S-7b, if I wanted to check one out?
Thanks!
--Mark
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| Re: The New ADK A-6 Condenser Microphone [message #306298 is a reply to message #266853 ] |
Wed, 16 January 2008 21:07 |
Larry Villella
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I am literally at the PDX airport getting ready to fly to NAMM
I promise a detailed response wthin 48 horse
Larry J. Villella, Founder, ADK Microphones
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