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Ela m251 I love it so much so nice sound

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Man I really miss these shootouts - they are an invaluable resource to the audio world, legitimately.

The elam 251 is the best. Warm audio is decent but would need some extra effort to make it similar. I'm listening on good sennheiser headphones with an audio amplifier so it's very clear.

Neumann better work on their pricing because there's definitely not a $7000 difference between them that's for sure...

The Neumann is a bit darker which a lot of people like better. The Warm Audio is definitely brighter all around. It might just be the enclosure making that difference, lol. *shrug*

Hi, I'd really love you to look at the Microtech Gefell M92.1s. I'm currently getting to work with one and there aren't many comparison or review videos about it so I was wondering how you would feel about it. ;) From what I can tell, it's not quite the allrounder, but i did like it on various kinds of acoustic guitars and vocals that don't need to cut through a busy mix.

I think with the acoustic guitar the mic placement was kind of an influence. I'd argue the ELAM was just at the sweet spot and the other microphones sounded just as you would expect from that little difference in position: The C24 - a little thinner, more wood - because slightly more from above The MP12 - a little more mud - because closer to the sound hole The WA251 - less body and more annoying strum noise - because slightly more towards the fret board Also I think on vocals the ELAM was the best at dealing with the room acoustics. On the WA251 I was the most distracted by how your room was responding to the singer. Hot take: if you combine the ELAM with a Neve 73, you might come close to the sound of the C24.. :)

Would love to see a saxophone, clarinet, flute set of mic choices both in the studio and for live recording. First time visitor

Are there any spectrograms comparing these mics that you've made? Would love to see how the WA compares there tbh, as I couldnt hear what you were describing (might be a language thing)... I got what you said about the '24, that thing is amazing.

The shockmount on the Warm mic is junk. Cant be hand-tightened on mine.

Is that the same PSU as the WA-251? Shame both mics dont have an in between shape past cardioid etc.

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🏻, Amazing video, thanks for sharing!

B58 is better in my opion. I think the Senheisers are too boomy and bright. By the time you eq the boominess out of them they're gonna sound thin. I would rather add a little high end with the Shure. Ive had great luck live with Shure. I think the best Shure is the SM86 Cardioid Condensor. It says Award winning Vocal Microphone on the box. So it must be known. Ive been singing almost 40 years and just discovered it a couple years ago . But i love it. I like it better than the Beta 87A Its my favorite live mic now. I sound a lot like Geddy Lee and its perfect for my voice.

Nobody does better comparisons than you your subtle humor makes these so much more enjoyable to watch. 😄 I listened again with my headphones sounds a lot different than on my monitors and I have the Arc system from IK Multimedia on my monitors. Listened on my Focals, the ELAM is definitely the winner the C24 next and I like the MP the WA sounds a bit harsh but with a little EQ I think it would work. I didnt like it on the acoustic but I really think if the WA was positioned closer to the body it would be better. Again I think with eq it could be a good sounding mic. We are talking roughly an 11 thousand dollar difference .You convinced me to buy the WA67 for my vocals. They got a LOT closer with that one. But I agree, why so shiny? I'd love to hear some of your finished projects. Your have some beautiful hardware my friend. . Thanks for the info.

Great Comparison Video and truly appreciate the time you and $ you put into this. I feel real bad for the Softube test, unfortunately there was some User Error in the demonstration. There is a DRY signal pot the works like a MIX knob/pot. When it’s on DRY you will not hear the effect/compression.

Overloud LA3A and 2A are on sale for $69 UAD LA3A on sale for $49 Great shootout I just grabbed the Overloud

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Is it hard to get into running a studio like you do? I'm wanting to work with bands, even do live sound. I have enough microphones that will do what is needed out of a modern studio, but I've not really had much of a game plan as of yet - sadly. How does one get to your side of the "street", where you go from starting out to sustainability?

Great video

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We drove to berlin together🎶🎤

Wonderful review. Thank you sooooo much for this work.

Are those all satellite Octos or a mix of quad and octo ?

Please do a Shootout of the TF51 VS the WA251!

Man I really miss your videos, and your shootouts!

The three best emulations of LA2a are TimP's Opto 32 for Nebula, Pulsar Modular P11 Abyss which can mimic LA2a unbelievably and DMG Audio TrackComp 2.. UAD one is pretty good too

name brand and quality parts are real and cost more, neumann spends hours on QC that adds to cost. But making a copyclone and using technology to eq a "similar" product is cheaper and probably a better deal for home recording people who will never make the billboard. so enjoy! and have a "67" sound in your studio...

I like the unbiased honesty, and mentioning you really want the classic to blow the clonecopy away ....but they dont as much as one would think per the cost.

That Microphone Parts is IMPRESSIVE

what a beautiful review what is the best clone in your opinion Flea? Golden age? any other? Thanks you

my anxiety when you put that USM69 on the edge😬😬😬 but then you fixed it😮‍💨. great video👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Your Elam compresses the signal, and so "clamps & breathes" with it pleasantly. Most noticeable on the acoustic guitar. I find that subtle compression is a characteristic of the best mics. MP is much more sibilant than the others on vocal. WA has a push in nasal region, which is not good for this voice.

c24 one love!

Fantastic job on this video, great information!

Hre i am once again. I just wanted to say that after trying the La Comp i really miss a better sidechain filter. I really cant bend my head around why not every single software compressor has a flexible Sc filter when its so easy to implement. Even if it tries to be „faithful recreation“. …. i mean its software for christs sake :-)

What you said about the hardware displaying ambience more is what I've noticed with 1176 plugins too.

anyone know if this would give me smoother better top end then the slate vms? worth the upgrade? I always use the 251 emulation anyways

WA is just a bit brighter.

More of this content.Oh you are in Belgium (Tomorrowland) been there last year and in 2022.I may be interested in mixing 1 on 1,I live in Rotterdam.

Difficult source (fingerstyle acoustic guitar). A hard test for plugins, and they pump, while the hardware can handle the source. For slower sources like vocals, some of the plugins do a good job. My favored LA plugins in my own usage are the UAD Silver, and sometimes the gray. Hardware often has an extra layer of subtle limiting effect, even when it's compression action is slow. So the Silver, with it's tighter timings, ends up "feeling" more like hardware when I use it, just because slightly more density is added. (not referring here to this shootout, where the hardware sounds like it's compressing the least, due to handling the source better. I'm just speaking in general) The Waves bounces all over the place like a drunken sailor.

Be nice to have the Lindell 254e in this shootout! I find myself using it more than the UAD version. No clue if it's more or less like the hardware though.

As always, the attack portion on the hardware is laughably superior in sound and meat to the plugins. -The UAD is closest to the hardware in tone, and on the 'crush' portion of the compression, though it crushes the attack as well, unlike the hardware and overloud. -Rooster is way too slow and polite compared to the hardware. Sounds fine, just not like an LA-3A. -CLA is clicky, hard pass. -Overloud is closest to the hardware on the attack, but the UAD is closer on the crush portion and tone.

Boy you can feel your passion ! I think Elvis could knock out a hit on the wa 251 equally to the elam but if i was doing the kInGs moves i would be lest concerned dropping the WARM!

Would love to see more of this content from you :)

overloud is an amazing plugin brand. curious how purafied vu comp would sound against your urei's. great video!

Microphone parts mic is really good thank you for the comparison

Hi Peter, hitting g you up to say how much I enjoyed this comparison review very much. Your innate ability to bring just enough levity to what I’d often a dry and boring subject is refreshing. Gonna check out the 251. 15 years ago tbd tech at Metropolis Studio, London offered me a matched pair of C12s for £2500 since one of the mics was constantly needing repair. This is why I didn’t purchase them. This predated Nashville’s insatiable hunger for the damn. I’ve been on sessions where 4 pairs were used. There’s good news though. In the past 18 months the C12 has depreciated in value. Down from a median pride of $33,000 to a mere $28000! Yet I don’t hear a stampede of folks rushing to stock up on a pile of them. Wonder why?

Excellent demonstration - best I’ve seen. Thank you, sir.