Wednesday, June 29, 2016

AKG D190 D-190E ES microphone and Pleiades V5 preamplifier

The combination sounds fantastic and natural as expected at a distance as low as 1in or even less.


The proximity compensation from the V5 input transformer, the EF183 extremely little noise. battery smooth sound and the microphone's smooth frequency response make wonders.


Signal path:


Voice - 1in - D190 - Pleiades V5 - Realistic Disco Mixer mic input - Sennheiser HD580


It is interesting to place one's hand as a horn between mic and mouth, increasing sensitivity even more and giving a boost at mid frequencies adding presence (compensating for Fletcher Munson and voice effort curves). Is it on George Martin's documentary In my Life that Phil Collins can be seen doing this trick?

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