 | | August 25, 2015 | | New Products | | |
| | Today's Review | Blue Hummingbird Small Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
By Rob Tavaglione with Russ Long
Like many small diaphragm condensers (SDCs), there's not much to describe about the new Hummingbird from Blue. It's a small cylindrical body with a small diaphragm capsule (based on Blue's popular Bottle B1), no switched filters or pads and no-IC Class A electronics. Yet the capsule pivots 180 degrees!
We are creatures of convenience: you were likely intrigued at the thought of quickly rough-positioning mics and then easily fine-adjusting its heads at your source. And you should be, as this one small innovation is quite useful, especially for self-recordists, phase coherence experts, and those miking drums and percussion. More » |
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| | Today's Blog | Cutting The Clutter: My Year-Long Rig Reduction Regime
I hear futurists theorize that tomorrow's adults won't place so much value on having belongings. They say our borderline-hoarder mentality has become passe, tacky and self-destructive, and that too much stuff creates greed, confusion and indecision.
The thing is, we audio engineers are notorious for having, collecting and bragging about our rig—our ever-growing and oh-so-precious kit. Producers smile confidently for the camera against a chaotic backdrop of racks, stacks and jacks that somehow indicate the value and depth of their expertise.
I found myself “too defined by my belongings,” wanting to do more with less, and so I began a journey of rig reduction about a year ago. The goal? To reduce choices in the studio, shrink the kit, force quicker decision-making and increase quality. Previously, I've always taken on a “get one of everything” mentality, hoping to never utter, “I can't do that” to a customer. That was the right course for the first two decades, but recent times left me with a seemingly ever-smaller room crowded by stacks of questionable gear. Indeed, I had an answer for any question, but certain pieces would sit for years at a time between queries. More »
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