Hi there

So, what's your thought do you like them did you get to try them at all ?????



AWAL

great mix Pmac,..
the violin sounds especially cool..

The singer of the project I am currently working on is a bit sceptical when he sees my MCA-SP1, so I always switch to the Studio Projects C1 which makes him feel more comfortable.. I guess next time I might just forget the C1 to bring along..

lol, yeah.. in fact I have one of those shock mounts and still...

Fits like a glove - has little handle thingies on the grip part that let you expand the holder to insert the mic, then spring shut to clamp tightly. Seems pretty well made, too. Just wish I could get one to fit my TLM 103s - Neumann wants >$250!

Yes, or footsteps (or even foot-taps, if the floor is really flimsy and the song has a good groove ).

If you are on a cement block (like I am in my basement studio) then the need is not so great.

So what does the shockmount protect against?

It protects against clients seeing the name 'MCA-SP1' and going "is dat that $40.00 mic they talk about on the Sonar forum? $40.00!!?? I ain't singin' in dat!! Gimme da $1000 mic."

i recently re-recorded a cover of "amazing grace" with the SP1 through a presonus tubepre (just a bit of tube). you can hear it best on the first verse. it's still basically a rough draft (one or two vocal takes per verse if that) but you get the idea. compare it to "it won't be me" to see the difference between the SP1 and my mxl603s/sm57 combo. the songs are in about the same vocal range with light instrumentation in the beginning, although "it won't be me" has an electric guitar instead of acoustic.

amazing grace:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=545097&songID=5891172

it won't be me:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=545097&songID=6716404

i think i took off the 15k low-pass off on the previous set of vocals. i didn't really change much when i added the new ones so that may be it. but yeah, the SP1 is a definite improvement.

Nothing to do with the Mic, although I think it does sound better than the 57, but I really like your take on amazing grace, and that is not normally even my bag. Nice job.

thanks guys! used to play this with some friends and decided to record it. probably going to re-do vocals on most of my other stuff with the SP1 now.

ORIGINAL: jacktheexcynic
thanks guys! used to play this with some friends and decided to record it. probably going to re-do vocals on most of my other stuff with the SP1 now.

Thank you Jack. Really appreciate your posting that example. (Your rendition is nice, too.) The difference is noticeable. If the signal chain is conparable (on analog and digital FX), then the difference is pretty real.

Fits like a glove - has little handle thingies on the grip part that let you expand the holder to insert the mic, then spring shut to clamp tightly.

I just got one of these today for my SP-1 and can't get the mic to squeeze inside. Did you have to remove the adhesive grip to make it fit? I have the exact same one pictured above.

Thanks.

Hmmm - on the back of the mount, opposite the mic stand mount thread/screw part there should be two little wire 'loops' - squeeze these together and it expands the mic clamp part.

This one rocx for the mca sp-1
http://www.pssl.com/Nady-SSPF-4-Pop-Filter