But also because it looked neat.

He switched to a more modern mic when he switched networks. I, for one, was disappointed.

…and you stopped caring mid-way through the title.

  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    49·
    9 months ago

    I didn’t stop caring midway through the title. I was fully invested the entire way through. Little tidbits of information like that are cool.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
      19·
      9 months ago

      I don’t have any other esoteric David Letterman microphone facts, but another esoteric David Letterman fact is that he was a C student at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana and has established a scholarship there for incoming students with no grade requirement attached to it beyond being able to have a high enough grade to attend the university in the first place.

      He also donated the university’s current communications building.

      And a third esoteric David Letterman fact is that he used to be a weatherman on WTHR in Indianapolis before he hit the big time.

      No, I am not a David Letterman super fan. I just picked up these facts for some reason. Although being born and raised in Indiana (and currently living there again) helps.

      Personally, I can’t think of a single moment from David Letterman’s entire talk show history that tops his cameo in Cabin Boy.

  • VeryVito@lemmy.ml
    2·
    9 months ago

    That first picture looks like the cover of a 1980s computer magazine, but I just can’t figure out which one.

  • CptEnder@lemmy.world
    10·
    9 months ago

    Hey! I use a modern day ribbon microphone. A MXL RI44, it’s a lot cheaper than the DX-77 haha. I used to stream full-time and I found the soft pattern suited my deepish voice really well.

    Ribbons are great sensitive mics for dialogue/talk but not super great for singing as the very thin filament inside can actually break if yell too loud in it. Mine also requires a cloud lifter “preamp” device to amplify the XLR signal before going into my amp with phantom 48v power. Otherwise my audio device barely picked up a signal they’re that sensitive haha. But it sounds great!

    • Chee_Koala@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 months ago

      dang, i though studio condensators were sensitive, but i have a pretty basic mic amp with no external pre-amps and it’s already un-usable because it picks up EVERYTHING around you. A ribbon must be crazy, how would you even handle that at home? Do you use a fully sound planned room?

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
      7·
      9 months ago

      Cheaper, but doesn’t have the cool factor. And yeah, I used to do VO and I used to do it with either a 77 or a 44 at the studio where I was managing, but I couldn’t afford it when I struck out on my own. I do have a Neumann U87 large diaphragm condenser which sounds damn good though.

      And I wouldn’t plug a ribbon mic directly into the 48v anyway. The power could literally break the ribbon. Or at least that’s what I’ve always been told.

      My unrealistic “if I were rich” dream would be to open an all pre-1950s technology recording studio. Mics would be things like 77s and 44s, the board would have only pots, no faders, and it would record straight to a vinyl lathe. No multitrack recording, no tape, not even stereo. If you want to digitally master that vinyl somewhere else, go for it.

      I actually looked into actually doing in back in the 90s and back then, it would have cost me over $200,000. I was in my 20s and there was no way I could get that kind of business loan, so it never happened. I wouldn’t even want to know what it would cost now, but I would do it in a heartbeat if I could afford to. I think it would be pretty popular with a certain type of musician. Especially if they played something like folk or roots or blues.

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
    19·
    9 months ago

    Jokes on you, I’m a huge Letterman and vintage recording equipment fan.

    EDIT: Reading the comments leads me to believe that those who frequent Lemmy, including myself, might have a far larger appreciation of esoteric knowledge than expected.