Alex loves the T3 !!!

[hargerst]

It's official; my son Alex loves the SP T3 and he's been using it for just about every group's vocals for several months now. One of the more unusual aspects of this love affair with the T3 is that he's letting the singers often hand hold the mic, using the foam windscreen on it. Just thought you'd wanna know that it's really getting a good workout at ITR.

[Nik Keefe]

I'm going to give that a try with the handheld idea! Have you replaced the tube in it at all? Just wondering because if anything mine is a little too 'crisp' at times and I wonder if a different tube might help that.

Of course, I could probably just get the singers closer onto the thing, but that'd be easy. :)

[Alan Hyatt]

Thanks for the heads up Harvey. Ted Perlman just won a Grammy for Burt Bacharach title "At This Time". He used a C1!

[hargerst]

I'm going to give that a try with the handheld idea! Have you replaced the tube in it at all? Just wondering because if anything mine is a little too 'crisp' at times and I wonder if a different tube might help that.

Of course, I could probably just get the singers closer onto the thing, but that'd be easy. :)
I think using a foam filter over it and choosing a different pattern might tame the top end a bit. The "crisp" thingy is also inherent in these mics. Like the old AKG C12, it can be stunning or just bad, depending on the particular voice.

[Nik Keefe]

I think using a foam filter over it and choosing a different pattern might tame the top end a bit. The "crisp" thingy is also inherent in these mics. Like the old AKG C12, it can be stunning or just bad, depending on the particular voice.
It's been great for a lot of 'pop' vocals I've done recently but I am just thinking about how to get a slightly smoother/more natural sound without having to EQ on the way in - mainly because I don't have much in the way of fabulous hardware EQ at my disposal.

Thanks for the suggestions!

[Scott Collins]

Has anyone compared this mic to the TB1? Just wondering if there are any similarities, depending on how you have the T3 pattern set.

I also wonder if changing the tubes in these could potentially make as big a difference in the sound as it does in a Marshall head? Not that I advocate trying (wouldn't want to mess anything up), just curious.

[Ted Perlman]

Ted Perlman just won a Grammy for Burt Bacharach title "At This Time". He used a C1!

He actually uses 3 C1's :-)

AND a T3...

And a B3...

And a C4...

And anything else from Studio Projects! Alan knows great sound!!!

[Alan Hyatt]

He actually uses 3 C1's :-)

AND a T3...

And a B3...

And a C4...

And anything else from Studio Projects! Alan knows great sound!!!

Well, it looks like the man himself has showed up... Ok folks, we have a Grammy Winner here on the boards. You can't knock that...

Thanks and welcome Ted. I hope you visit us on a regular basis. Your experience can be quite helpful here to many of our members....