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| Re: EV RE20- wicked bump at 300-400 HZ ? ? [message #335879 is a reply to message #335789 ] |
Wed, 23 April 2008 10:34   |
Galil
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Registered: January 2007
Location: Central NY |
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Sounds like a strange problem. My RE-20s are very smooth and have less proximity boost / "bass funkiness" than most of my other cardioid microphones. Do you have the ability to hear a different RE-20, to compare? A few ideas:
Does this happen only when you are within 3" of the microphone?
Does the room have a build up in this frequency range?
Is it possible that the foam on the inside of the microphone is turning to glue so that the upper end frequencies are not making it through, therefore causing the low mids to seem excessive? I believe that the outside/front casing does screw off if you grab both ends. All the usual "be careful" warnings apply.
Good luck with this.
Galil
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| Re: EV RE20- wicked bump at 300-400 HZ ? ? [message #335938 is a reply to message #335789 ] |
Wed, 23 April 2008 13:52 |
Galil
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Registered: January 2007
Location: Central NY |
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I get it. The SM-58s tend to sound scooped in the lower mids, to me. I agree that the RE-20 is a very different microphone than the SM-58 family. The RE-20 was often used as a broadcast microphone at radio stations, where a warm presence was welcome. I was a bit thrown when you mentioned a 10 db cut with eq, I don't think it is that warm. The RE-20 will not have an upper midrange boost that SM-57/58 users are accustomed to. Some parts you record will need additional cut, others need to sit back in the track. Have you tried the RE-20 for background vocals? It is also great on kick drums, horns, and on instruments which need a bit of their upper midrange softened. Different brushes for different parts of the painting.
Nothing works on everything. Are you happy with the Beta 58 for your vocals? What would you like more (or less) of that caused you to look for another microphone? I am a baritone, the RE-20 has worked great on my voice when the track is acoustic and not too dense. If I need more cut, I'll move to a large diaphragm condenser or a dynamic with a midrange push and severe low frequency roll-off.
I think that the SM-58s tend to work better on tenors. Audix OM-5s work better for me live.
Galil
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| Re: EV RE20- wicked bump at 300-400 HZ ? ? [message #338523 is a reply to message #337001 ] |
Fri, 02 May 2008 11:30 |
 maarvold
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Registered: April 2004
Location: Simi Valley, CA |
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I don't know if the RE20 and the RE15 share the same capsule or not. I would characterize my RE15's as 'chunky', but I wouldn't say they are excessive in the 300-400 area.
Michael Aarvold
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