Excellent and very helpful work Alec, really appreciated! These are mics that I am obtaining now, once Senn gets production back. My focus is wildlife-ambient nature, but I keep coming back to your opening baseline at 1:20, it's so deep and rich through the whole song. The sound through your demo song is gorgeous. Makes me hopeful for deeper wildlife calls etc.
Other mics to check out that are on the classical music recording level are DPA and Schoeps. It’s so great to hear a recorded sound that sounds exactly like the source.
Absolutely! :) I cannot wait to get my hands on some DPA mics. I’ve always been a big fan whenever they are in a studio. What a game changer these classical mics are. Absolutely stunning.
Fantastic video as always, such wonderful songwriting and playing! Loved the piano intro. I’m also a huge fan of that Blake Mills album.. any idea what mic they used on vocals on that record? You’re the best!
Thanks so much Aidan! I have no idea, I’d like to find out though. I heard on a podcast that he went through a big U67 phase for a while, so that could be something. Hope you have a good weekend!
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Man, I really really love your channel! All of your videos are amazing! Congrats and please keep up the good work!
The engineers at azica records in Cleveland gave me a really good piece of advice once. They said, “if you want to make something sound good, plug an mkh 8020 into a millennia pre and point it at it.” I never forgot that and they’re right
To be honest, if you point any mic THIS good at anything that doesn't sound like crap and run it into a great pre, it's gonna sounds great. In kind of... goodsense. I get it, but then that doesn't tell you anything about making anything actually sound *right* for what you want on the record. Of course any combination at this level is gonna sound beautiful... and?
Really excellent recording. I have 13 of the mkh8000 series, and ten channels of cranborne camden. Of all of the patterns, the wide cardioid 8090 is probably my favorite. In the classical world, a pair of wide cards with the 8020 pair on very wide flanking stands, it sounds like a record. Hearing your work here with identical gear in my kit inspires me. Top video and review!! Have you highlighted the cranborne mic amps in a vid?
Thanks so much! :) I have not tried the cardioid versions, but I’m sure they will be rather stellar as the amplification circuit is the same. Just the pickup pattern that’s different.
Hey Hekho! :) I would be apprehensive to advice them in that scenario, unless the untreated room sounds the way you want it to. They will sound like the room, so if you enjoy the way the room sounds, then that is what you will get. :)
Wow! Great performance and great mics! How does this compare to the MKH8040, the cardioid version? How much room does the 8020 record? My room has got not the best acoustic. Thanks & a happy new year! Keep up with your great work! I have two small Lewitts, but they sound a bit too modern, too sterile for me.
Thanks Thorsten! :) The 8020’s pick up a lot of the room. So room treatment is a large part part of how these mics sound. I have not tried the 8040’s yet, but if they are anything like the 8020’s they will be balanced, quiet and very very easy to work with. :)
For the love of every golden-ears, flea-fart-hearing fan, please release on Bandcamp as well as whatever streaming you put your album out on! Uncompressed audio ftw, and anyway, the pay is better for you.
Very good review! It would be interesting to see how the Lewitt LCT 040 matched pair match up against these, particularly because of the similar form factor but completely opposite price range!
Actually trying to figure out which combo of 8040, 8050, 8090 I want to buy today weirdly! Im really buying them more for cinema grade SFX & Foley, but I think the truth of these microphone is that the 8040, 8050 and 8090 just sound fantastic on everything. Im going for the 8090's as the stereo pair, as I have heard that particularly for ambiences and large rooms, they are just superb, and manage to maintain enough of a central image so as not to be jarring when listened to alone. I'm wanting to fill up the center image with something solid though and choosing between the 8040 and 8050 is a nightmare. I think Ill just go for the 8050 as it is likely more intimate and more useful in a wider range of situ's... But you cant really find any good demo's of the 8050 like you can with the rest, I'm going by word alone. Which isn't a great feeling a £1k a pop...
@@alecbrits I'm actually just waiting on a couple quotes back, so nothing finally, but hope to order today or tomo latest. I should say I'm also getting an Austrian Audio OC818 to cover LDC duties. Though I'm not going to lie, I'm tempted to just get a pair of OCs and a pair of 8090s. It's so difficult to make the final decision. I'm looking for the most "all round" High end mics of the bunch, a small collection that can turn to most applications with ease and great quality. Any opinions about the choices? What would you get with crica 5k?
Thanks Rufus! :) totally different sonic to the earthworks stuff. The SR25’s will naturally have a higher noise floor than the MKH8020’s. The earthworks SR25’s are omni, while these are cardiod. So they have a different tone. I’m a little more partial to the Sennheiser’s.
@@alecbrits I think you mean the SR25’s are cardioid and the MKH 8020’s are omni, but points taken! Thanks, and again, you are truly doing the most musical gear demos around, please keep it up!
I use a set of 5 Sennheiser MKH8020s for my pipe organ recordings. There is nothing better. I loved your song track - really wonderful. You are an excellent musician!
I use my Schoeps omnis for organ recording in various churches throughout central Texas and I’m very curious about these 8020’s. Really need to get my hand on a pair at some point soon.
Well. Fck me, that is the best mic I have ever heard, ever. I have no idea how I never heard of those before... you can literally run a studio with 6 of those and record for grammy winning artists. Jfc at this price-point it's hard to justify buying an 87 yet alone a 251. What in the world have been we been sleeping on!!! Like a warm and heavy blanket... so warm, and smooth. There is gravity to the sound. Phenomenal. Also by far the best demo of any gear I've ever heard... well ever. Top level stuff. I wouldn't have cut off the piano at 80Hz tho... 80Hz on a good piano like this is delight to my ears, and you can always roll it off after the fact...
o m g !! I am new to the joyously accurate sound of good stereo omnis. This is really amazing! I have an 8050 for indoor dialogue and love that. But these might be my new bank account drainhole 😅 Also, lovely song!!
@@alecbrits I literally just bought a pair of LOM Basic Ucho omnis. I wonder how they would compare to the 8020s in this application? I bought them to do field recording really.
I'm always captivated by your singing just wow
Thank you so much! :)
Alec, still here for the pleasure of listening your songs ! :)
Thank you so much Julien!! :)
Excellent and very helpful work Alec, really appreciated! These are mics that I am obtaining now, once Senn gets production back. My focus is wildlife-ambient nature, but I keep coming back to your opening baseline at 1:20, it's so deep and rich through the whole song. The sound through your demo song is gorgeous. Makes me hopeful for deeper wildlife calls etc.
I look forward to hearing what you discover! :)
Other mics to check out that are on the classical music recording level are DPA and Schoeps. It’s so great to hear a recorded sound that sounds exactly like the source.
Absolutely! :) I cannot wait to get my hands on some DPA mics. I’ve always been a big fan whenever they are in a studio. What a game changer these classical mics are. Absolutely stunning.
Great review Alec…nice acoustic picking too on your Gibson. Cheers, Paul
Thanks Paul!! :)
That little mic sounds big! Great music as always!
It’s a wicked piece of kit! :) thank you very much!
Sounds amazing bud as always .
Love your reviews and your songs are tremendous as always sir
Thank you my man!! :D we need a coffee soon!
This song is world class!
Thanks Benja!
The piano was soooo soothing! (edit) That track!! Yesss
Thanks Kevin! :)
That song is beautiful man!
Thank you so much! :)
Fantastic video as always, such wonderful songwriting and playing! Loved the piano intro.
I’m also a huge fan of that Blake Mills album.. any idea what mic they used on vocals on that record?
You’re the best!
Thanks so much Aidan! I have no idea, I’d like to find out though. I heard on a podcast that he went through a big U67 phase for a while, so that could be something.
Hope you have a good weekend!
Man, I really really love your channel! All of your videos are amazing! Congrats and please keep up the good work!
Thank you so much Jaume!! :)
Came for the mics - stayed and subscribed for the great music!
Thank you so much! :)
I would absolutely love to see and hear an Alec Brits review of the new SSL Bus+, there could be some real magic there :D
I cannot wait to get my hands on that box! 💪🏽
The engineers at azica records in Cleveland gave me a really good piece of advice once. They said, “if you want to make something sound good, plug an mkh 8020 into a millennia pre and point it at it.” I never forgot that and they’re right
100% yes. :)
To be honest, if you point any mic THIS good at anything that doesn't sound like crap and run it into a great pre, it's gonna sounds great.
In kind of... goodsense. I get it, but then that doesn't tell you anything about making anything actually sound *right* for what you want on the record. Of course any combination at this level is gonna sound beautiful... and?
Wow. Great track. Almost Peter Gabriel like. Great review too. Thanks.
Thank you so much. :)
Really excellent recording. I have 13 of the mkh8000 series, and ten channels of cranborne camden. Of all of the patterns, the wide cardioid 8090 is probably my favorite. In the classical world, a pair of wide cards with the 8020 pair on very wide flanking stands, it sounds like a record. Hearing your work here with identical gear in my kit inspires me. Top video and review!! Have you highlighted the cranborne mic amps in a vid?
Love these mics! :) really miss having them here. I do indeed have a couple videos on the Cranborne units.
Hi Alec, did you end up purchasing the MKH 8020's? Curious which direction you took and why. Love the content and your music!
These were review units. :) I miss having them here everyday.
very nice song and wonderful balanced, pretty production
Thanks Thomas. :)
Excellent video, incredible music mate! Have you tried the cardioid ones? I'm hesitant on which one choose haha
Thanks so much! :) I have not tried the cardioid versions, but I’m sure they will be rather stellar as the amplification circuit is the same. Just the pickup pattern that’s different.
Thank you very much for this awesome test. Would you still recommend the mkh8020 in a home studio environment without treated room?
Hey Hekho! :) I would be apprehensive to advice them in that scenario, unless the untreated room sounds the way you want it to. They will sound like the room, so if you enjoy the way the room sounds, then that is what you will get. :)
@@alecbrits Well my room has nothing to write home about. Thanks for the heads-up. Love your content by the way !
They also have a XLR to digital converter you can add to it to record on the go... the competition better get there quick!!!
Super handy. :)
Wow! Great performance and great mics! How does this compare to the MKH8040, the cardioid version? How much room does the 8020 record? My room has got not the best acoustic. Thanks & a happy new year! Keep up with your great work!
I have two small Lewitts, but they sound a bit too modern, too sterile for me.
Thanks Thorsten! :)
The 8020’s pick up a lot of the room. So room treatment is a large part part of how these mics sound. I have not tried the 8040’s yet, but if they are anything like the 8020’s they will be balanced, quiet and very very easy to work with. :)
For the love of every golden-ears, flea-fart-hearing fan, please release on Bandcamp as well as whatever streaming you put your album out on! Uncompressed audio ftw, and anyway, the pay is better for you.
Thanks Draztiq! You made me genuinely laugh out loud when I read this. :) I will happily have the full res versions available when I release.
@@alecbrits thank you SO MUCH! It'd be a damn shame truncating all this beautiful sound passed through the finest gear! Glad to share a chuckle 👌🏼
Great work as always
Thank you so much! :)
Brilliant !!!
Thank you!! ❤️
Nice recording, nice song, nice playing.
Thanks very much Garth! :)
Very good review! It would be interesting to see how the Lewitt LCT 040 matched pair match up against these, particularly because of the similar form factor but completely opposite price range!
I’m super curious about the Lewitt stuff, really like their approach on their units. I’ll try get one in soon! :)
That is very nice recording ! Sounds like any good music from Spotify or Tidal
Thank you so much! :)
Great person, great music, great mic 😎👍🏼
Thank you so much Andrea!
Actually trying to figure out which combo of 8040, 8050, 8090 I want to buy today weirdly! Im really buying them more for cinema grade SFX & Foley, but I think the truth of these microphone is that the 8040, 8050 and 8090 just sound fantastic on everything.
Im going for the 8090's as the stereo pair, as I have heard that particularly for ambiences and large rooms, they are just superb, and manage to maintain enough of a central image so as not to be jarring when listened to alone.
I'm wanting to fill up the center image with something solid though and choosing between the 8040 and 8050 is a nightmare. I think Ill just go for the 8050 as it is likely more intimate and more useful in a wider range of situ's...
But you cant really find any good demo's of the 8050 like you can with the rest, I'm going by word alone. Which isn't a great feeling a £1k a pop...
Sounds like you have made up your mind! :) did you get them?
@@alecbrits I'm actually just waiting on a couple quotes back, so nothing finally, but hope to order today or tomo latest. I should say I'm also getting an Austrian Audio OC818 to cover LDC duties. Though I'm not going to lie, I'm tempted to just get a pair of OCs and a pair of 8090s.
It's so difficult to make the final decision. I'm looking for the most "all round" High end mics of the bunch, a small collection that can turn to most applications with ease and great quality.
Any opinions about the choices? What would you get with crica 5k?
Thank you so much for that
Thank you Javier! :)
Beautiful track, you could make any mic sound amazing. How do you feel these compare to the Earthworks SR25?
Thanks Rufus! :) totally different sonic to the earthworks stuff. The SR25’s will naturally have a higher noise floor than the MKH8020’s. The earthworks SR25’s are omni, while these are cardiod. So they have a different tone. I’m a little more partial to the Sennheiser’s.
@@alecbrits I think you mean the SR25’s are cardioid and the MKH 8020’s are omni, but points taken! Thanks, and again, you are truly doing the most musical gear demos around, please keep it up!
@@RufusKSala indeed! My bad, typed that a bit late at night! Thank you! :)
ur very good at making music
Thank you so much Adam. :)
I love your Song. Do you release the song yet?
Not quite yet. :)
Nice song.
Thank you so much! :D
I use a set of 5 Sennheiser MKH8020s for my pipe organ recordings. There is nothing better. I loved your song track - really wonderful. You are an excellent musician!
That’s sounds like an incredible rig! :) thank you so much.
I use my Schoeps omnis for organ recording in various churches throughout central Texas and I’m very curious about these 8020’s. Really need to get my hand on a pair at some point soon.
Well.
Fck me, that is the best mic I have ever heard, ever. I have no idea how I never heard of those before... you can literally run a studio with 6 of those and record for grammy winning artists. Jfc at this price-point it's hard to justify buying an 87 yet alone a 251. What in the world have been we been sleeping on!!!
Like a warm and heavy blanket... so warm, and smooth. There is gravity to the sound. Phenomenal. Also by far the best demo of any gear I've ever heard... well ever. Top level stuff. I wouldn't have cut off the piano at 80Hz tho... 80Hz on a good piano like this is delight to my ears, and you can always roll it off after the fact...
Thanks so much! :) usually I would agree with the piano, however there was/is construction happening on the lot next door to the studio.
Great choice of microphone for Yamaha pianos, given that they have that bright "Yamaha piano" sound about them.
Absolutely! :) looking forward to working on the Yamaha to soften it a little.
what song is this?
It’s one of my own. :) all the music in the channel is written and performed by me.
@@alecbrits awesome, are you on apple music or spotify?
@@Itsallawesome thanks! :) not yet, still in the process of getting tunes together for constant single release next year.
@@alecbrits this is my first time in your channel and your song is great. New sub and waiting for the release
o m g !! I am new to the joyously accurate sound of good stereo omnis. This is really amazing! I have an 8050 for indoor dialogue and love that. But these might be my new bank account drainhole 😅 Also, lovely song!!
They are incredible aren’t they?! :D thank you so much.
@@alecbrits I literally just bought a pair of LOM Basic Ucho omnis. I wonder how they would compare to the 8020s in this application? I bought them to do field recording really.
Nice
Thank you! :)