CBC - Radio Canada Selects Gefell M930 for On-Air Broadcasting Vancouver BC: Recently, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation in Montreal went through an extensive series of tests in search of a new standard on-air broadcast microphone for both the French and English language radio stations. The Gefell M930 compact cardioid mic was selected. According to CBC Montreal Radio Operations Manager, Gaston Robitaille: "We recently redesigned many of our studios to create a 'round table' format whereby often times, as many as 6 microphones are on at a given time. As such, we needed to find a mic that could transfer the natural characteristic of an individual's voice while providing sufficient pattern control to eliminate bleed from one commentator's voice going into adjacent mics, a problem we were experiencing with our old Neumann U87s. "Early on, we tested the Gefell M930s and were impressed by the compact size and natural tone. It had that 'Neumann sound' yet also seem to be very uncoloured. Before deciding, we ended up testing over 30 other microphones, going full circle and coming back to the Gefells. The pattern control, compact size and their ability to handle huge transients without distortion made them a natural. We now have over 25 mics in action and are planning to get at least as many more in a near future." The Gefell M930 is a 48V powered compact cardioid condenser with a full 1" diaphragm that features a DC to DC optical power bridge that provides 80 volts to the capsule while reducing self noise to a mere 7dBA. The compact size coupled with the triangulated pedestal eliminates body refractions and comb-filtering to produce a more stable and controlled polar pattern. The large full 1" capsule provides greater sensitivity over small capsules, an advantage when trying to capture more detail and personality from a voice. Visit www.gefell-mics.com for Gefell history, product reviews, images and information. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 11:49 AM Subject: Re: recording my voice
>I think that your first priority should be to determine what you are going > to use this microphone for, that is to say if you are going to use this > microphone for in studio production voiceover work it might not be the > exact > microphone that you should be looking for. According to the specs it is an > excellent microphone for music and live concert work. The bottom line here > is that electrovoice makes a number of microphones for various > applications, > and is widely used by broadcasters world wide. They are a little pricey, > but > that is to be expected for a professional microphone. There are less > expensive microphones for home use that can do a fairly good job as well. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Matzura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 3:58 AM > Subject: Re: recording my voice > > >> Hi, Ray: >> >> On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 03:20:43 -0000, you wrote: >> >>>Very good mic, and I believe Paul McCartney is a fan of it. Just one >>>slight caution though: its a pretty low output mic and, unless you've >>>a low noise pre-amp with plenty of gain, you're gonna have to get nice >>>up-n-close. >> >> Well, my Mackie 1604 seems to handle it quite well, but yes, I sure >> did notice its output is on the lowish side, but not any lower than >> the SM57. Wow, glad to be in such good company as Sir Paul! >> >>>it can stand a lot of close work without poppping and thumping, but >>>within limits. >> >> Yeah, like don't hit it straight on from the side, lest you pop and >> thump all over the place. Hit it dead on to the front and you'll never >> pop nor thump. >> >>>I've bought a couple off eBay where you can get them for quite a nice >>>price. >> >> I should really investigate that. I plunked down the $400 for a >> brand-new one. If I could find one on the Bay, I'll probably pick it >> up so's I could have a matched stereo pair! >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.17/1252 - Release Date: >> 30/01/2008 8:51 PM >> >> > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.17/1252 - Release Date: > 30/01/2008 8:51 PM > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
