Schoeps and the three tenors

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<genericaudioperson@hotmail.com> wrote:
>do/did the three tenors (Pavarotti, Carreras, Domingo) use Scheops
>mics? those q-tip shaped windscreens look exactly like the ones on the
>Scheops site. the Irish tenors also seem to use those same ones.

Yes.

>I was wondering if they were the MK41.

Probably one of the cardioids... they are very popular for that sort
of application. The AKG 451 with one of the long active cable gadgets
is a somewhat lower-budget way of getting the same kind of thing (and
is used by the Texaco/Met guys).
--scott

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thanks. i'm going to check out Schoeps a lot at AES.

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<alistair@themagicofradio.com> wrote:
>I had lunch today with a guy who records for BBC Radio 3 - we were
>talking mics, said "I have a theory, if it makes a noise put a Schoeps
>in front of it." A little exageration for fun (and there are lots of
>good mics out there) but a lot of classical people have the highest
>regard for Schoeps mics. Of course you've still got to put them in the
>right place.

Well, it has to make a GOOD noise. The Schoeps mikes, like the B&K and
Josephson Series Six stuff, do a great job of making a recording that
sounds like the real thing. If only the real thing always sounded good....
--scott
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