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Lewitt Audio Mics anybody have any experience
These mics are starting to get some buzz as being a contenders in their respective price classes.
Designed and specked in Austria, mfg. in china at apparently a specific partner owned facility. https://www.lewitt-audio.com/
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They crossed my mind in my search for a pair of SDC's. There is a review here at RecordingHacks.
http://recordinghacks.com/2011/06/26...lct340-review/ I came across these clips of LJ recorded through a bunch of their mics. https://soundcloud.com/lewitt-microphones/sets/laurence Where are you seeing the buzz? I don't see much about them on the only gear site that matters, Gearslutz. They do sound good, and at a good price point.
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I happened to stumble on them mentioned in one GS review https://www.gearslutz.com/board/revi...ghlight=lewitt then searched under "Lewitt" in the general GS search engine. Apparently there has been some talk going on about them since 2011https://www.gearslutz.com/board/search.php Also the GS review led my search to Sound on Sound http://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/lewitt-audio-lct640 http://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/lewitt-lct940 http://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/...dio-dtp640-rex
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In the "produce Like A Pro" Youtube series there's a good overview of one of the Lewitt LDC models at 4:30 in the linked video. If you watch for a bit he details the preamp and how it's adjusted for different polar patterns.
https://youtu.be/jGj27JkDcpc |
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i see them every year at the namm show, but something just doesn't seem right about them. i don't know what it is. i haven't been able to demo one in my home studio, but i'm not in the market anymore anyway. for what they charge, i'd consider many other options.
but sorry, other than talking into a cheap mic pre (into headphones), i can't really say i have a lot of experience with them. |
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I have no experience with them so I am genuinely curious (not challenging) So " for what they charge" being between $200 -- $1,700(for the Tube & FET Combo) Can you enumerate which mic's you might consider as viable options and why ? And also perhaps a bit more on what about them doesn't seem "right", thanks
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Just curious: if you record solo acoustic guitar instrumentals in a space that is pretty good but does still have some room noise would there be a benefit to using a 0 db (A) rated mic such as the LCT 550 (actually 3 db apparently due to the Helmholtz effect)? Tonal considerations aside for the moment, would it contribute to a quieter track in terms of ambient/room noise?
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I never heard of them until this post. I chose to go with name brand mics that have been a around a long time that I am familiar with, such as Neumann, Shure, AKG, Blue, MXL....These mics have proven themselves to be good mics for the long run...
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Yes my studio does have some ambient noise But I use 703 gobos which helps a lot Do not know the answer the rest of the question.
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But as I said most of the followup info I read was fairly positive Which is why I was curious If anybody had experience with them and posted the thread. I would agree on the value time tested and proven. Which is why I have Brauner, Schoeps, Shure, and AKG mic's .... But am always interested new entries into the market
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I would guess that yes it would contribute to raising the overall noise floor that the signal must over come.. Much also depends on the signal to noise ratio and gain of the particular mic and preamp. But I would think the less self noise the better .
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Here's a link to a Neumann page on this topic: http://www.neumann.com/homestudio/en...nt-noise-level I believe most of these valuations are being done in the context of a "very quiet recording room" and could be adjusted in the context of a typical home recording environment. I also noted in my Googling around that extremely low self-noise mics are sought for rather specialized recording scenarios, like Foley sound effects and nature recording where the sources are rather quiet. Fran
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Appreciate it as always, Fran. Still loving my Audix SCX25A!
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