Austrian Audio CC8-SC Microphone If you have an audio connoisseur on your Christmas list, then consider the new Austrian Audio CC8-SC microphone. This mic takes the company’ s popular studio CC8 microphone and elevates it with a Supercardioid True Condenser for cutting through the mix when recording or playing live. The microphone is handcrafted in Vienna and includes an Austrian Audio’ s OCC7 capsule. Not only can it be used to mic drums, cymbals and other percussion but it also works for harp, guitar, vibraphone, flute and violin. Each Austrian Audio CC8- SC microphone is calibrated at the factory to within + 0.5 dB sensitivity to 1 kHz. The mic will accommodate a frequency range from 20Hz to 20kHz with low noise and will handle a Max SPL of 155 db. On the frame of the CC8-SC mic are three levels of switchable dB and three pads to fine tune the sound to your sound engineer’ s preference. This is an incredible sound reproduction microphone that won’ t color the tonality of instruments it is capturing, and it will last a lifetime. The Austrian Audio CC8-SC microphone comes with a protective foam lined zippered case, windscreen and an adjustable microphone holder. Priced at $ 599 this will definitely impress the musician or sound engineer that you are shopping for this holiday! www. austrian. audio
Shure MV7 Colorful Windscreens If the person on your list owns a Shure MV7 +, MV7i, or MV7X microphone, or hopes to this holiday season, dress up their mic with a new windscreen! Instead of the traditional black protective windscreen, Shure is now offering them in Blue, Green( my favorite) or Red. This is an excellent and inexpensive way to give a microphone more flair and personality and at only $ 19.99 each you can’ t beat them. And they still achieve the goal of reducing ambient sound and audible breaths when recording music or podcasts. Sure you could stay with the boring plain black windscreen but why not spice things up with these festive ones! Buy all three of the new colors and put them in your musicians stocking so they can choose! www. shure. com / en-US
Hi Hat Husher Now something for your favorite percussionist, drummer, sound engineer, or sound mixer. Everyone loves the sound of great hi-hats, but having hi-hat cymbals bleeding into your snare drum microphone can cause major problems. Whether recording or in live applications, the very different tonalities of hi-hat and snare make mixing or recording tracks difficult. The Hi Hat Husher is perfectly shaped to fit around the hi-hat cymbals while not interfering with their functionality or sound. The Hi Hat Husher is made from sound dampening plastic, neoprene, and acoustic felt. And can go from 14”, 15” and 16” while only weighing 2.2lbs. The HH Husher includes the main dampening unit, bolts, and plastic clamps to attach to the stand and a protective branded fabric bag to transport it. Besides doing an excellent job at sound absorption for live and recording situations it also has a space in the felt where you can insert a microphone to mic the hi-hat cymbals appropriately for the mix. This is an innovative piece of percussion gear that your drummer or sound engineer will appreciate. Individual parts for the Hi Hat Husher are available their website and the street price for the main unit is $ 499. The Hi Hat Husher is solving a problem that has not been addressed until now. The unit is functional and affordable and installs in minutes. Not like the rest of the drum and cymbal load in! We are hopeful that the Hi Hat Husher company will be launching more products like this in the future, solving other percussion and sound mixing issues. www. hhhusher. com
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