Re: [Sursound] Oktava A-format microphone?

2016-07-13 Thread Albert Leusink
Jörn Nettingsmeier writes: > > if you're shopping in the medium term, add this one to your shortlist > once it's out: > http://en-de.sennheiser.com/vrmic-creatorsprogram > a little gnome whispered in my ear that it's quite nice. no news on > final price and release date yet, but hey... > I'm

Re: [Sursound] Oktava A-format microphone?

2016-07-13 Thread Albert Leusink
Gerard Lardner writes: > In summary, the Oktava MK-012 4D sounds good, as good as Oktava MK-012's are reputed to sound. But as an > Ambisonic mic it is rather limited. > Gerard Lardner  Thanks Gerard, that's exactly what I was hoping to find out. Too bad they spread the capsules so far apart, ne

Re: [Sursound] Oktava A-format microphone?

2016-07-13 Thread Gerard Lardner
I have an old Oktava MK-012 4D. I got it on eBay about two years ago, but from the serial number I think it's about 15 years old. The sound quality is very smooth, we'll suited to classical music. But..., and there is a 'but'..., the sound localization is not good; it is hard to identify a direc

Re: [Sursound] Oktava A-format microphone?

2016-07-13 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
On 13.07.2016 19:22, Albert Leusink wrote: Sorry, I should have done a search firstit has been mentioned here before, about 3 years ago, but no info about how it actually sounds.. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.audio.sursound/4850 if you're shopping in the medium term, add this one to

Re: [Sursound] Oktava A-format microphone?

2016-07-13 Thread Albert Leusink
Actually...after re-reading, it does not come with capsules, so add at least another $400 on top of that...:-( But you do get the choice between many polar patterns, that can be interchanged, interesting... http://www.oktava-shop.com/MK-012-100-Series-modular-system/Capsules/ __

Re: [Sursound] Oktava A-format microphone?

2016-07-13 Thread Albert Leusink
Sorry, I should have done a search firstit has been mentioned here before, about 3 years ago, but no info about how it actually sounds.. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.audio.sursound/4850 My bad, Albert ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@m

[Sursound] Oktava A-format microphone?

2016-07-13 Thread Albert Leusink
http://www.oktava-shop.com/product_info.php?info=p12_4-d-ambisonic-a-format-microphone.html&no_boost=1 Very economical, and Oktava has been making microphones for a while...curious if anyone has used it and what they thought of it Regards, Albert __