{"id":340,"date":"2014-06-17T20:20:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T20:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/audiovideo\/?p=340"},"modified":"2014-12-22T21:33:52","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T21:33:52","slug":"string-quartet-microphone-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/string-quartet-microphone-comparisons\/","title":{"rendered":"String Quartet  &#8211; Microphone Comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Strings<\/strong> &#8211; SF-24, R-122, R-122V<br \/>\n<strong>Microphone Comparisons<\/strong> &#8211; SF-24, R-122, R-122V, Schoeps CMC6-U small diaphragm condensers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Engineer: Ron Searles<\/strong><br \/>\nRecorded at CBC Studios, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n<p><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-1913-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div 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The cluster included one SF-24, two R-122&#8217;s, two R-122V&#8217;s, and two Schoeps CMC6-U\u2019s (set for omni), 6 ft high and 8 ft back from a string quartet.<\/p>\n<p>Recording Chain: All mics fed into Universal Audio 8110 preamps. Recorded flat with no EQ or compression to ProTools at 96K.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Dave Dysart, HHB Canada for arranging the event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>a) Single SF-24<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#85f2ca\" data-cursor-color=\"#333333\" data-progress-color=\"#007b7f\" data-height=\"128\" data-url=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/ITM\/15String_Quartet_a.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/ITM\/15String_Quartet_a.wav\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/play-buttomPC-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"27\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>b) Pair of R-122\u2019s<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#85f2ca\" data-cursor-color=\"#333333\" data-progress-color=\"#007b7f\" data-height=\"128\" data-url=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/ITM\/15String_Quartet_b.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/ITM\/15String_Quartet_b.wav\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/play-buttomPC-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"27\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>c) Pair of R-122V\u2019s<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#85f2ca\" data-cursor-color=\"#333333\" data-progress-color=\"#007b7f\" data-height=\"128\" data-url=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/ITM\/15String_Quartet_c.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/ITM\/15String_Quartet_c.wav\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/play-buttomPC-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"27\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>d) Pair of Schoeps CMC6-U\u2019s<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#85f2ca\" data-cursor-color=\"#333333\" data-progress-color=\"#007b7f\" data-height=\"128\" data-url=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/ITM\/15String_Quartet_d.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/ITM\/15String_Quartet_d.wav\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/play-buttomPC-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"27\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strings &#8211; SF-24, R-122, R-122V Microphone Comparisons &#8211; SF-24, R-122, R-122V, Schoeps CMC6-U small diaphragm condensers. Engineer: Ron Searles Recorded at CBC Studios, Toronto, Canada During an AES event in Toronto Canada, a cluster of microphones was set up over a string quartet for listening and making comparisons. 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