Broadjam is launching another Giveaway Blog to share more great gear with our members. Full Compass and Electro-Voice are giving away a set of the newly reissued EV PL Series Microphones for free! EV has been a pioneer in microphones for the past 80 years. The original PL series was first released back in late 1970s, and the re-issue of the PL series marks EV’s first complete line of instrument and vocal microphones since 1985. These microphones are built for live sound. The PL series has several dynamic microphones and a few condenser microphones to choose from. From overheads, to drums, guitar cabinets to vocals there is a microphone in this series for your band. All PL Series models feature a unique non-reflective textured satin finish, high-quality fine mesh Memraflex grilles, shock-mounted capsules for extraordinarily-low handling noise, and polar patterns strategically chosen to deliver superb sonic performance with minimal off-axis complications. Some big artists using these microphones include Finger Eleven, Brad Paisley, Staind, Kenny Chesney, and the Dropkick Murphys. And keep in mind that EV does not pay their endorsees. These artists are using EV microphones because they capture the sound necessary for their live performances.
The winner of this blog competition and their entire band will be fully outfitted with PL Series Microphones from EV - that’s over $1,000 worth of microphones. Here is what you need to do to win this product. Post a comment telling everyone why you and your band should be outfitted with the PL Series Microphones. Tell us what features stand out and how you would use it. For the next few weeks we will review the comments, and decide who will walk away with the EV PL Series Microphones, courtesy of Full Compass.
A note from the Broadjam Founder and CEO Roy Elkins:
“I used the EV PL Series Microphones while working on a record and was blown away by the quality and presentation of the microphones. First, the microphones came in a great nylon hard sided case, which was great for carrying the mics to my session. I used the PL84 on vocals and it produced an amazing quality of sound. As an experiment I tried the PL80 on some percussion work. Even though these microphones are made for live sound, I got a great recording of a shaker in small studio room. Over all the quality of these microphones are fantastic. I could go into more detail about my experience, but I would quickly run out of space. I have used a lot of EV products during my career, and I have always been satisfied with their performance.”
Here is a brief description of a few features of the EV PL Series Microphones. To learn more about the microphones, check out their product descriptions at Full Compass.
PL24 - flat response, good for vocals or speaking
PL44 - has an upper mid range bump to brighten the mix, good for vocals
PL80 - EQ friendly microphone with good low end proximity effect, good for vocals especially on big stages with large PA systems.
PL84 - condenser microphone that is great in capturing detail, good for vocals
PL33 - kick drum microphone with a tight punchy sound, also works good on guitar cabinets
PL35 - snare and toms microphone, includes a unique clamp with a built in 37 degree angle that ensures a low profile when attached to the drum
PL37 - condenser microphone that has a good off axis rejection, works for overheads, hi-hat and acoustic instruments
Let us know what you think by posting your thoughts.
Best of luck,
Roy
After micing up one of my client’s drum sets (for the first time since I’ve opened my own project studio,) I’d likely start to find experimental uses for each mic being I’m huge in sound design.
That PL84 would be great for indoor remote recordings. There is a water pump/director thingy in my basement that makes the sound I heard in the Ring (the evil girl’s theme sound design) that I’d like to record. I’d play it late at night at high volumes to freak out my neighbors:)
There are numerous construction sites that I’d like to pul various samples from. One happens to have what appears to be a hole digger where a big machine just slams a steal log shaped pole into the ground to make room for support beams going in. I love that thump thump sound, would sound great in my library as a part of a sample I can use for a space ship engine. I have to wonder if that PL33 is up to the challenge.
But in the end I’d likely just use them for traveling and remote studio recordings being they have high durability and great cases to go with them. Break them out every time I want to record vocals with more than one mic to experiment with sound.
I used to do stereo paring with an SM 57 and an SM 58, didn’t always sound right and I often had to reposition them to avoid phase cancelation, but offset the signal and layer them, gives a great slap delay with good sound. I’d have to try that with the PL 37 and 44.
I would literally go from timbre to timbre learning the ins and outs of each mic and finding the most unique ways to put those bad boys to use.
Yep… Experimentation. And a lot of it. Being they are both durable and of quality construction, I could put them through a little misery to get some great work done in the meantime.
Cheers:)
protilius
Madison WI
as you know most musicians starting off are broke with no exception to myself struggling and starving so what i would probably do is sell them to put some food on the table that i dont have.
steez would love these mics….we have been together for 4 years now and FINALLY have honed in on our sound, and we are heading into the studio as a band for the first time, EVER, in the next couple of months. these mics (particularly the 84 and 44) would be great at capturing the savory lows of our tenor saxophone along with the titillating highs of the alto sax and oboe. our drummer is a beast and the 35 would definitely capture his tenacity like no other…i hope you will consider making our record sound that much better with these awesome EV Mics!