
Below you can read the opinion on the Sonodore microphone of some recording enigineers
Christian Sager:
The Sonodore microphones
taught me something new: it is worth to trust your ears and not just
relying on
the big brands or the the brand your colleagues use.
As a former violin maker, I recognize
the importance of having the sharpest tools available.
When I
record with Sonodore microphones, I can be sure of capturing every
detail
and I am free to focus solely on the performance.
It is really a big pleasure, to work
with the Sonodore microphones and pre-amplifier!
Craig Slonczewski:
I was impressed with the CCM-65. It sounded realistic and detailed, yet
slightly
flattering, with a well balanced
frequency response.
The descriptive
words that
come to mind are: realistic, detailed, well balanced, mild, pleasant,
smooth, crisp.
Günter Pauler from Stockfisch-Records:
The Sonodore mics are always an essential part in my recording chain.
They are extremely neutral, fast and accurate.
José Leonardo Pupo D. :
I mainly record classical and world music. Since I started using RCM-
402s, I feel my recordings are warmer
and more real. The microphones are a
must have for any producer / recording engineer who wants to
capture an
instrument as it really sounds.
Judith Sherman:
I use Sonodore microphones (with a Sonodore preamp) for almost all of my
recordings. I find that they have
warmth, clarity and transparency which makes them ideal for the classical music I record.
The comment I often hear from musicians is "that sounds just like us."
Stephan Cahen from Sempre la Musica:
I use the RCM-402 in almost every
recording session and I think that this microphone is second to
none.
It is the sharpest and most precise tool ever made. But, I
don't think of it as a "tool" like a scalpel without soul.
When a colleague asks me "Can you
describe the sound of the Sonodore's", I always say: "well,
at least
as precise and fast as the well known competitors, but with
much more musicality and not boring at all...".
Thomas Grubb from Mano Musica:
With any source, the microphones just
capture
what is there – the impulse response is incredibly good so
the stereo
image (especially when recording at high PCM sample-rates or DSD) is
rock-steady, they can
handle the greatest dynamic ranges with ease, and
they never 'get in the way'.
One of the criticisms I sometimes have of
recordings is that they sound like recordings! I feel the RCM-402's
capture the 'spirit' and 'emotion' of the performance, and this
translates to the recording making it sound
much more like a real
performance.
In a recent 11-piece
renaissance band recording, all of the character of those colourful wind
instruments was
perfectly captured and the recording had a remarkable
sense of depth yet with each instrument located
precisely in the stereo
field.
Musicians still comment on how smooth and open the
recordings sound (and if it doesn't, then the
microphones are in the
wrong place!), and I also quite often still go 'wow'!