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Video Premiere Today: Meet Harry, A Rare 70s Psychedelic Mic Head
🕑 Added 2022-05-02 06:23:58 +0000 UTCHey Ipsters!
Binaural Recording is a fascinating technique: it offers a unique stereo experience on headphones that can be trippy and scary. When I met Harry, AKA the AKG D99c binaural head microphone from 1974, I just had to ask him to work with me. Turns out, he is a bit of character, adding his own grain and grit to any signal. Whether its music, ASMR, field-recordings, everything sounds uniquely lofi. It is even rumored that he was used on Froese's "Aqua" album for effect sounds, but he does not remember much of his past. It was the 70s, dude.
Music and Soundpacks for the higher tiers coming after the premiere.
Thanks to Patron Frederick Froese for helping out in the production of this during his intern week with me!
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Hainbach
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I mention the Neumann in the video as a Cousin exactly :-) - Harry is a LoFi tool, good for character recordings. Binaural character is strong though, and translates well, despite limited frequency response.
Hello, How does it compare to something like the https://de-de.neumann.com/ku-100? Grandfather? Totally different? P.S.: the Neumann "Kunstkopf" has also been around since the early 1980s so probably a cousin :-), some interesting articles about the principles of recording with a dummy head from that time: https://de-de.neumann.com/file-finder?product=KU%20100&category=microphones
