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Subject: oktava MK-012
From: "Scott Fraser" scottbfraser
Date: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:43 am ((PDT))
<<what about using the oktava MK-012 for nature recording ??
anybody has used it??>>

The quality control of the Oktava MK012 is all over the map. The cheap  
ones available at Guitar Centers are an absolute crapshoot as to what  
you will get. There is somebody (The Mic Room?) who hand selects those  
which meet spec & charges accordingly. The MK012 I tried in a studio  
recording session was simply awful, lacking focus, clarity, extension  
at both ends of the spectrum. Possibly useful as a paperweight, but  
junk for any audio application. It was promptly replaced with a  
Neumann & the session proceeded. That said, the hand picked Oktavas  
really do meet their intended specifications, so the extra charge is  
justified. If you do decide to try these for nature recording, be sure  
they are truly a matched pair & have been hand selected for quality  
assurance.

Scott Fraser











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sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause


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