Nice clip Doug
That's been added to my bookmarks.
I think one of the things that makes me prick up my ears is a mic with a reputation for being versatile. If it's good on a range of instruments that must mean there's something fundamentally
right about the way it's capturing audio.
That pushes you towards neutral, accurate mics rather than coloured which IMO is a Good Thing but it's more than that. Mics aren't just a kind of EQ. I'd expect a versatile mic to have a more "sophisticated" sound... I don't know how to explain. How do you talk about audio? I mean things like depth, richness, sweetness, detail, sparkle... I'd expect a mic with a reputation for being versatile to be doing all that a little bit better than its competitors.