SE Electronics VR1 Voodoo

I got this mic to add some variety to my little collection and to solve a persistent problem. I used to record solo violins, singers and flute in a small, difficult space with no room for room treatment, and that tended to produce resonances that were hard to tame. The result was recordings with an excessive dynamic range. This mic seems to have the capacity to dampen those unwanted high frequency resonances in a musical way, and it helped me produce decent recordings with little need for room treatment before recording, and minimal need for EQ or whatever on the resulting audio files. All in all a handy tool.

UPDATE: After a few years the rubberized coating deteriorated. It became sticky and transferred to fingers when handling. I tried to contact SE Electronics through their web page, but only got a "Whoops, something went wrong" message. So I had to improvise a solution, lightly dusting the mic with talc. Not something I'd want to do with an expensive and sensitive piece of gear, but in its current state it was unusable. We'll se how it goes.

Gran micrófono de cinta y crítico con la direccionalidad. Lo he utilizado especialmente en voces, aunque no estaba previsto que así fuera. ¡Ojo con usar el phantom pues no precisa de alimentación y, entiendo que lo puede dañar! Es esencial también que el eje de polaridad del micrófono vaya en la dirección correcta, y permite acercarse al micrófono de forma sustancial sin los habituales efectos relacionados con esto. En este caso es muy importante el uso de un antipop. Suena magnífico en guitarras, una vez más, acercándolo a la fuente y sin salir fuera del eje de polaridad. Viene con la araña lo que es de agradecer. Good value for money.