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I picked up a Studio Projects C1 mic and VTB-1 mic pre on the
cheap. I confess, I did it because I wanted something for nothing
and I wanted to get more than I paid for -- ie: a free lunch.

I have yet to use them, but just about everything I've read --
including numerous comparisons with $2,000 mics and various multi-
thousand $$$ pres -- seems to rave about them. For the money spent
I figured there is no real downside, so what the heck.

Anyway, I searched through the group and there are no posts
available on anything related to Studio Projects gear.

Does anyone have qualified experience with this stuff? Should I
even bother hooking it up?

Brendan

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The Horta <horta@janus6.org> wrote:

>I picked up a Studio Projects C1 mic and VTB-1 mic pre on the
>cheap. I confess, I did it because I wanted something for nothing
>and I wanted to get more than I paid for -- ie: a free lunch.
>
>I have yet to use them, but just about everything I've read --
>including numerous comparisons with $2,000 mics and various multi-
>thousand $$$ pres -- seems to rave about them. For the money spent
>I figured there is no real downside, so what the heck.
>
>Anyway, I searched through the group and there are no posts
>available on anything related to Studio Projects gear.
>
>Does anyone have qualified experience with this stuff? Should I
>even bother hooking it up?

Brendan,

It's not a bad mic for some voices; a little scooped in the low mids,
and a little bright on top, but quite usable.

The VTB-1 didn't impress me too much, except it mated well with my RCA
77DX ribbon mic. The "tube" distortion isn't bad either, as long as you
don't use it too much. For the price, it's a pretty decent preamp;
lotsa features, but nothing that makes you go "WOW".

If you got them for less than $200 for the mic and $150 for the preamp,
you got a very good deal. You'll find uses for both.

Harvey Gerst
Indian Trail Recording Studio
http://www.ITRstudio.com/

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"The Horta" <horta@janus6.org> wrote in message
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>I picked up a Studio Projects C1 mic and VTB-1 mic pre on the
> cheap. I confess, I did it because I wanted something for nothing
> and I wanted to get more than I paid for -- ie: a free lunch.
>

The C1 is worth at least what you pay for it (though there's other good
stuff in that price range now too). Pretty darn bright IMO so you don't want
to use it with a brittle preamp. Haven't heard the VTB-1.

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In article <Xns9675A031F31Ehortajanus6org@208.49.80.60> horta@janus6.org writes:

> I picked up a Studio Projects C1 mic and VTB-1 mic pre on the
> cheap.

> I have yet to use them, but just about everything I've read --
> including numerous comparisons with $2,000 mics and various multi-
> thousand $$$ pres -- seems to rave about them. For the money spent
> I figured there is no real downside, so what the heck.

> Does anyone have qualified experience with this stuff? Should I
> even bother hooking it up?

Of course you should hook it up. What difference does it make if
someone else likes or doesn't like it? What should be important to you
is whether YOU like it and find it useful. Hey, if someone says it's
the greatest mic ever for recording bassoon and you never record
bassoon, you might discover that it sounds fabulous on tenor sax or an
instrument amplifier or even your least favorite chick singer.

I had a B1 for evaluation and I thought that sounded fine, and I have
an LSD-2 (stereo mic) that's essentially two C3s in a single case and
that sounds fine, too.

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I did a side by side comparison a year or so ago of a C1, an AT4050 and
and an AT4060.

I was impressed at how well the C1 compared with the 4050 and I liked
the midrange. (Harvey mentioned it is 'scooped' in the midrange. I'd
agree with that)..... But I think this is an asset in a cheaper Mic
like the C1, as that's a problem range and hard to get right.

But it did not sound near as nice as the AT4060 tube mic. That's one
darn sounding mic for the money!

J_West

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I have a C-1 that sounds a bit bright to me as well. For the money,
they work/sound nice. The distributor takes care of their products
too. My C-1 took header on the studio floor and I asked PMI if they
would check it out. They did and it didn't cost me anything but the
shipping. Nice folks.

DaveT

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"The Horta" <horta@janus6.org> a écrit dans le message de news:
Xns9675A031F31Ehortajanus6org@208.49.80.60...
>I picked up a Studio Projects C1 mic and VTB-1 mic pre on the
> cheap. I confess, I did it because I wanted something for nothing
> and I wanted to get more than I paid for -- ie: a free lunch.
>
> I have yet to use them, but just about everything I've read --
> including numerous comparisons with $2,000 mics and various multi-
> thousand $$$ pres -- seems to rave about them. For the money spent
> I figured there is no real downside, so what the heck.
>

Same comments as others C1's users. I find them a little bright and
sometimes they don't fit for some voices.
I feel off-axis response a little bit strange. But I did'nt expect having
any Neuman's clone for this price.
Though, these mics (I own 2 of them) ever find their use for my recordings
(mostly acoustic Jazz).
I had good results with them on acoustic guitar, guitar's amps, double bass,
floor tom.
I had bad results on my vibraphone... (what a pity!).
But it's only my opinion.
Perhaps would'nt you feel the same.
Just try and listen to them in order to know if they may be useful for you.
In US most of dealers have a trial policy (how lucky you are...).

Best luck for your search.

Laurent.

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Harvey Gerst <harvey@ITRstudio.com> wrote in
news:sphua1dhac5r9ru7ognqqclh3g9ni3rj6o@4ax.com:

> If you got them for less than $200 for the mic and $150 for
> the preamp, you got a very good deal. You'll find uses for
> both.

I got BOTH for $225 new! Not through a dealer however, but through
someone who'd bought them and never opened the boxes as they got
some additional "funds" to buy some high-end stuff with shortly
after they got these.

I'll give them a whirl! The AT4060 looks pretty sweet though ;-)

Brendan

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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:52:41 -0400, lm wrote
(in article <42b0951b$0$918$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr> ):

>
> "The Horta" <horta@janus6.org> a écrit dans le message de news:
> Xns9675A031F31Ehortajanus6org@208.49.80.60...
>> I picked up a Studio Projects C1 mic and VTB-1 mic pre on the
>> cheap. I confess, I did it because I wanted something for nothing
>> and I wanted to get more than I paid for -- ie: a free lunch.
>>
>> I have yet to use them, but just about everything I've read --
>> including numerous comparisons with $2,000 mics and various multi-
>> thousand $$$ pres -- seems to rave about them. For the money spent
>> I figured there is no real downside, so what the heck.
>>
>
> Same comments as others C1's users. I find them a little bright and
> sometimes they don't fit for some voices.
> I feel off-axis response a little bit strange. But I did'nt expect having
> any Neuman's clone for this price.
> Though, these mics (I own 2 of them) ever find their use for my recordings
> (mostly acoustic Jazz).
> I had good results with them on acoustic guitar, guitar's amps, double bass,
> floor tom.
> I had bad results on my vibraphone... (what a pity!).
> But it's only my opinion.
> Perhaps would'nt you feel the same.
> Just try and listen to them in order to know if they may be useful for you.
> In US most of dealers have a trial policy (how lucky you are...).
>
> Best luck for your search.
>
> Laurent.
>
>

And I would add that the C-1 isn't much of a neumann clone.

Ty

-- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric
stuff are at www.tyford.com

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"Ty Ford" <tyreeford@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> And I would add that the C-1 isn't much of a neumann clone.
>

I don't think so either.

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