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Some time ago a friend recommended me to buy online secondhand Sennheiser MKH 815T. This mic is very old, they were built in the 70s, so I wasn’t expecting much. I had no long shotgun mic before, it was cheap (especially comparing to its successor MKH 70), so I though it might be fine sometimes. It needs additional power converter (it’s powered by 12V) and DIN to XLR cable. How was I surprised comparing i

The picture above, which might look like Retro Turntablism (I can’t stop myself imaging retro dj’s party…) was taken in Museum of Phonography in Niepolomice, close to Krakow. I was amazed by their collection of gramophones, old radios, vintage tv sets, tape recorders etc., visiting the museum recently. They were so kind, that they lately let me record, before tourists arrive. I picked for it Neumann KMR 8

I have found this little buddy recently while shopping. Small engines can be very useful for all kind of servos etc. so I knew this will be fun. Fans also do great job when searching for flapping sounds. And using them as a source of friction and recording them with contact mics can’t be overestimated. Tim Prebble who does extraordinary job on his libraries, uses all kind of small drills. And so Noise Jockey la