Tag: NOS tubes
Shueh-li reports from NAMM 2010; MikTek tube mics
by shuehli on Jan.31, 2010, under Gear review, General

MikTek tube mics
I felt like I had made a lucky find when I finally stumbled on MikTek tucked in a corner at NAMM 2010.
This company from Nashville, TN was founded on the notion that tried and true technology should be at the heart of one of the most important assets of a recording studio.
Many consider appointing the services of a recording studio based on the sound desk or DAW used.
Whatever floats your boat I say, but the consensus from a recent conversation I had with Tom Brislin about the humble microphone was that there is indeed one made for every voice. The asset I am referring to is clearly the microphone and its heart according to MikTek is the vacuum tube.
The knowledge required to select the right directional or polar pattern and frequency response plays a huge part in the use of a microphone when one is particular about recording the voice, and there is a vast range of microphones to chose from. Yet there is no denying that when the right one is placed in front of you, how it enhances your voice is immediately apparent. (continue reading…)
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