AKG D190 or Shure SM59 to Sony TC-D5M or Marantz PMD430 or Electro-Voice RE-15 to Pleiades V5 to PMD430

A few days later addition:
This post is wrong.
When listening in Vicky's listening room with Muiscal Fidelity, Spendor speakers the older recording with Sony TC-D5 Pro II sounds must better, bright, focused, clear, loud etc than both TC-D5M or PMD430.
Is this because it has mic input transformers feeding the input bipolar transistor ? See also a few days newer post.


Another mistake in this post:
The AKG D190 mic used seems to be an D190ER with internal bass cut filter.
see: https://euroelectron.blogspot.com/2020/01/updates-on-akg-d190-on-pleiades-lab.html


Summary:


Possibly the best was


AKG D190 or Shure SM59 both with Pleiades (130Ω,40mH) GHP (gentle high pass) filter to Marantz


Marantz sounds much brighter with detail. Some s problems, not with SM59.


SM59 sounds less loud. It under modulates tape.


RE-15 with LC to V5 full modulates tape even at a 4/10  Rec Level setting.
Full sound.


All these test by listening trough Sennheiser HD580 headphones.


If listening through the Marantz small internal loudspeaker
Shure SM59 - Pleiades (130Ω,40mH) - Marantz PMD430
is possibly the best

How music works? Πως λειτουργεί η μουσική;

We can find or play the melody (which is the most difficult part to compose anyway) by ear.


But what about for example the left hand while playing the piano, the bass, the chords or harmony?


It is easy.
All needed to remember is the series note after note.
That is: do mi sol si re fa la do mi sol si re fa la do mi ...
Or in different notation:
c e g b d f a c e g b d f a c e ....


Then a particular bass can have its companion notes or chord derived by usually the closest to it in the series.


For example.


Let it be - Beatles


Lyrics: when I find ... Bass is C
Chord is C E G


Old and Wise - Alan Parsons Projest
Lyrics: As Far... Bass is A
Chord is A C E
then bass is G
Chord is G B E (the further E is chosen by composer)
then bass is F
Chord is F A C E
then bass is E
Chord is E G B D
Then bass is F
Chord is F A C E
Then bass is E
Chord or Harmony is E G B D
Then bass is D
Harmony is D F A C
Then bass is E
Harmony E G B D
Then bass is A
Harmony is A #C E


More rare but very beautiful is the case when notes further from the series are used for example
First chord of Just Hold Me - Maria Mena
Bass is A:
Harmony is A C E B (a major 9th chord since A B is an interval or musical distance of major 9th).


One more thing. One needs to also know the particular musical scale that is used. For example if it is E minor (all white notes exept #F) so as to know which sharp or flats to play.


For example: Hey you - Pink Floyd
Key is E minor
First bass is E, bass code is E9
First chord as derived is E G B F (remember F is sharp)
Easy


And another hint:
As Bach explains [Bach, Niedt] when left hand goes left right hand must move to the right. This avoids consecutive 5ths which sound bad and makes possible at the same time the least change which sounds great.
Example: Let it be - Beatles


C bass and C E G
G bass and B D G (instead of G B D)
A bass and A C E
F bass and F A C E (creating prepared F maj 7th)
F bass and F A C D (F maj 6th)


Another possible example, subtle chords played by Hammond organ, Leslie rotating reflector speaker on:
Goodnight Moon - Shivaree
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tCXeYq6KYZc


See also:


Bach bass rules - Bach, Niedt


Harmony - Piston

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Thin transparent membrane microphone pop, saliva filters

At your risk. Not tried yet.


How would it sound if the usual round stocking type mic pop filter is replaced by a round thin transparent film type? would it stil protect the mic?

Examples are important

Thanks to Girorgos Siotropos who taught me how important they are.

Cascading Pleiades (R,L) microphone filters

Since they are defined by complex numbers ie vectors ie ordered pairs parallel connection works out  as follows:


(R1,L1)//(R2,L2)=(R1//R2,L1//L2)


This is confirm by R,L measurment of the resultant electrical network or filter.


For example 2 Pleiades (130Ω,40mH) filters connected one after the other (for example 2 XLR adaptors one after the other) make one
Pleiades (65Ω,20mH)
a filter sounding more bright or a filter sounding the same with a microphone of half impeadnce.