A few random thoughts. . .
Our primary Aim with the A6 was Not as a Vocal Mic.
Our primary aim was an all-around utility mic that had
Guitar, Piano, Drum OH, and SPOKEN Voice as Primary Apps.
We would consider the Vienna and Hamburg to be our Best
Vocal FET Mics. We get frequent emails from tenor male
and female vocalists who say they Love the A6!! But the
Truth Be Told, Vocals was NOT a Top Priority in its design.
By Design, the A6 has A Little, but Not a Lot, of Upper Mids.
By Design, the S-7 is even More Attenuated in the Upper Mids.
Indeed, it's the S-7 that surprises us by the number of vocal
talent who love the fact they can play rough and sing loud on it!
Our ten year saga in mic buiding has been a journey toward
a more open, accurate, greater linearity (but not ruler-flat).
I'll take the criticism of "Too Neutral" for the A6.
"Not gonna win any mic shoot-outs with this one" we were told.
Forgive me if I disagree with Harvey on this, I shouldn't think A6
would be flattering On a SAX - The S-7 (darker) or Hamburg (darkest)
perhaps might be a more flatttering ADK for Saxophones and Reeds.
Please Try the A6 on Acoustic Steel and Nylon String Guitars.
The only thing I have collected longer than microphones is
hand-made acoustic instruments. It matters to me to blend the two!!!
If you Don't LOVE the A6 on Frets, I'll hang up my spurs and go
back to playing back-alley jazz. . . The A6 was made for frets!!!
Try A6 on Hand Percussion. Or Voice-Overs. That's what we're
hearing from the first few hundred owners of these two mics.
The REEDIST thing the A6 will Love is a Hammond B-3 (we are told).
AND: Thanks to all the Beta and Gamma Testers on these two products!
Cheers!
Larry V / ADK
www.myspace.com/adkmic "Your tracks don't care what your gear looks like."
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