David Royer and his company Royer Labs have a great reputation for their fine line of ribbon mics. When the time came to manufacture David’s designs for non-ribbon mics, Mojave Audio was formed to create and market that brand exclusively. And my God what an amazing microphone it is...
The MA-200 is the new company’s first production mic. It’s a cardioid condenser mic with a 3-micron thick, 1'' capsule; a JAN 5840 tube; and a Jensen transformer.
Dusty Wakeman, famed producer, bass player, and studio owner, is the president of Mojave Audio, and I was fortunate enough to work with Dusty on a record recently.
We initially set up the MA-200 as the vocal mic for the tracking session. Even though this was a scratch vocal, I thought it would be fun to hear what the microphone sounded like while recording basic takes. It was immediately evident that this mic sounds fantastic. I really liked the way it was smooth on the top and round on the bottom..
The MA-200 capsules are of Chinese origin. It is a 3-micron, dual-diaphragm design, although the rear diaphragm is neither sputtered nor wired into the circuit. The presence of the rear diaphragm is required to put the proper acoustic load on the capsule. The front diaphragm is center-terminated; David Royer has commented that Chinese copies of the Neumann K67-style (large-diaphragm) capsules are more consistent and higher quality than other Chinese LDC capsules.
The tube power supply can be switched for 115V or 230V operation, at 50 or 60Hz.
Looks nice, but pricey!!
ReplyDeleteLovely blog. Could you do a post for those just beginning in music and general sound?
ReplyDeleteAll I really know about are the basics like all the cords, how to set-up for a live show, how to work the mixer, and how to edit and master in Soundbooth (I use CS5 personally)
very informative, i loved it ! :D
ReplyDeletewow... that much...
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But it does not really look that expensive...
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Great post. Really informative.
ReplyDeleteNow that's pretty fancy, looks pretty damn good.
ReplyDeleteso much technology for a so common thing but I thing those little details gives a great difference when it comes to professional matters. Followed.
ReplyDelete1,095 thats pocket change!
ReplyDeleteOh man, that's so cool... Kareoke anyone?
ReplyDeleteVery nice, thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteReally in depth, seems a bit expensive though!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a really nice microphone. I want one.
ReplyDelete1k for that? Outrageous!
ReplyDeleteGood post. +follower
ReplyDeletenever mind how good it is, that thing is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI wish I would need a mic like that. However, I can't sing so I don't ....
ReplyDeleteWell I'm a drummer, so if I'm going to drop 1k on a mic, it's gonna be some condensers. That is an amazing mic though.
ReplyDeleteLooks expensive :)
ReplyDeleteyou look like you really know your stuff! following =)
ReplyDeleteOhhhh shiney... A bit out of the range for us amateurs but we can dream ;0
ReplyDeleteWhoa, for a $1k mic to replace a $3k mic, I guess you know it's good!
ReplyDeletethat looks great!!
ReplyDeleteso much info :-) *clap clap*
ReplyDeleteThat is indeed an expensive price. But hey for those who are passionate about music it's probably worth it.
ReplyDeleteLooks pretty fancy, really don't have a need for one, but thanks for the info.
ReplyDeletehope you have a nice preamp to go with that
ReplyDeletevery useful info, great..
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