Like it read well, check it Travie, I can handle thatįurthermore, I apolo gize for any skipping tracks If I asked you to scratch my back, could you manage that? Would you blow me off and play me like everybody else? The omni capsules sound great too, I'd also recommend buying the figure of eight attachment for a very cheap way of attaining figure of eight and mid-side recordings.Ī very affordable way to get a microphone artillery, I love these mics and would definitely buy them again.If I was just another dusty record on the shelf They have a definite high end roll off and a warm retro character that I love, although if you were making more contemporary music this may not be too your taste. HOWEVER all this said, these mics sounds GREAT for the money, I love them and have bought most of the accessories available. I'm not sure if the black versions would hide these cosmetic problems a bit. I'm now a little worried this may happen again when they are out of warranty, but I can only presume they won't. Now, the screw and aluminium on that mic is slightly blemished and you can tell the mic has been taken apart - even though this was by the manufacturers. As expected, Thomman promptly facilitated its return to Oktava for servicing. I'd STRONGLY recommend this if buying the set.Īlso, after a year or so one mic developed a fault (noisy). I promptly ordered some generic plastic holders from Thomman for a few euros and have used these happily ever since. Then the holders were much too stiff, I tried to loosen them carefully with a screwdriver but this just damaged the aluminium - my heart sinks every time I open the box and see them:( The day I got these, I tried to put them into the supplied holders and I noticed they almost scratched the mics as they went in. The channels seem to match well and I am happy, at least for now. It might be that the lowest bass might need some support from the equalizer but otherwise really true set. The sound picture is very natural and it really sounds like it sounded on the spot. I recorded some orchestra in the rehearsal and in the concert in two different acoustics. The reason I bought them was that I was looking for buying a stereo set of omni mics for acoustical recording of strings, piano and orchestra. I am seriously recommending and thinking of buying a good case for them. The wooden box looks nice in the picture and in the first glance, but in real it is far from being tight, let alone waterproof or sealed. The metal build quality is good, everything what you would expect from a former military factory :) The outside and all the accessories are the same so it is probably the inside electronics which is different. The ones delivered to me represents the MK 012-02 model (the picture is of the older 012-01 model).
Oktava has made an exceptional set of microphones here. So Oktava Mk 012-02 MSP4 is a good investment for its price which includes 2 capsules. When I need to record in a church or similar places which has too much echo, I use cardioid capsules not to have too much reverb. I use cardioid capsules sometimes to give a little more detail to my main stereo Omni capsules. So Omni capsules of Oktava covers that part in a very natural way. But as a characteristic future of cardioid mics, low and high notes sounds a bit saturated andįancy most of the time. Both Neumann Km 184 and Oktava Mk 012-02 Cardioid sounds great. From my side, a good mic needs to show neutral sound which is coming out of the instrument. I am a classically trained musician so mostly I use stereo techniques (a-b, ortf or x-y) in a concert hall.
If I need to compare, both cardiod sound close. Oktava's are 3 times cheaper and MSP4 set also includes an omni capsule. I have been reading reviews about Oktava Mk 012-02 mics for a while. The build quality is sturdy, you can easily feel and hear the quality of the product. So choose carefully.Īll together I am really satisfied with this product. If you planning to buy a shock mount for this mic, the t.bone SSM 4 shock mount is too large for this microphone, it slides out of the slot. Also the included clips are working just fine with acoustic guitar recording, but using them as drum overheads, they pick up too much rumble from the floor. The wooden box is looking really nice, but I would recommend purchasing a decent case for these microphones.
The frequency response is really good and balanced.įor example for drums I used the 10 dB pad module, but for vocals it was fine without it. I really like the modular layout of the product. The sound quality and clarity is unbelievable. This month I will record some percussion instruments (vibraphone, marimba). So far I've recorded drums, vocals and acoustic guitar with these mics.
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