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String quartet: microphone comparisons
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String quartet, one mic cluster
Engineer: Ron Searles. Recorded at CBC Studios, Toronto, Canada.
Microphones on this session
SF-24R-122R-122V
All mics fed into Universal Audio 8110 preamps. Recorded flat with no EQ or compression to Pro Tools at 96K.
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During an AES event in Toronto, a cluster of microphones was set up over a string quartet for listening and making comparisons. The cluster included one SF-24, two R-122s, two R-122Vs, and two Schoeps CMC6-Us (set for omni), 6 ft high and 8 ft back from the quartet.
Special thanks to Dave Dysart, HHB Canada, for arranging the event.
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