Guitars lent by promusica.si: Camps ST-1 C [1] Price: 350€ / $435 Paco Castillo 201 [2] Price: 280€ / $350 Paco Castillo 204 [3] Price: 590€ / $730 Paco Castillo 203 [4] Price: 440€ / $550 Camps M-1 C [5]…
First few moments playing a brand new guitar is always something special… Looking forward to see how she developes in the next couple of months. Inspired by José Ramírez II, this guitar made by Michele Della Giustina features a simple…
Today we’re looking at unboxing of the legendary Schoeps CMC6 microphones. I received this package from KMR Audio in London. It arrived promptly and was nicely protected. A few more words on these microphones: The box contains two of the…
This is a short test of the Martin GPCPA5K acoustic guitar with audio recording to give you a feel for how it sounds acoustically and plugged into an acoustic amplifier such as my Schertler Unico. I’ve only had this guitar…
A shootout between three pairs of affordable microphones: Oktava Mk-012 with standard cardioid capsules Oktava Mk-012 with MJE-K47H capsules Line Audio Design CM3 Remember to set the video quality at 720p or 1080p and listen through a pair of good…
A shootout between four preamps for recording classical guitar: Metric Halo ULN-2 Focusrite OctoPre MkII RME Babyface Zoom H5 Tascam DR-100 Remember to set the video quality at 720p or 1080p and listen through a pair of good headphones or…
This is a new mic/preamp combo that I had the pleasure to try out recently: Line Audio CM3 and RME Babyface. The samples are recorded with the stereo AB technique (using a matched pair of Line Audio CM3 mics).
Today I’ll have some fun comparing modern composite monofilament strings, often referred to as carbon strings, to nylon strings. The first thing to notice when comparing carbon to nylon strings is the perceived loudness. I still remember very well the…
Today I’ll be reviewing the new Carbon Pro Arté strings by D’Addario. I’ve used D’Addario Pro Arté nylon strings for over 10 years now, especially on recording sessions. On concerts, however, I mostly prefer to play on carbon strings from…
