Earthworks QTC40 Matched PairItem ID: QTC40mpSmall-diaphragm Matched Stereo Pair of Omnidirectional Condenser Mics Yes, It's In Stock!
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24 Months Interest Free Financing!On purchase of Earthworks products made with your Sweetwater Card from now through May 31, 2013. From Our Research Team:"The Quiet Omni!"Capture "true" sound at Sweetwater! The QTC40 microphone provides a true and accurate representation of sonic events as they happen in the air. This means you get the REAL sound, the sound that's really there. Naturally, the QTC40 mics are whisper quiet, enabling you to mic even the most subtle vocal or choir passage with no noise! You get the super-flat frequency response of the TC Series combined with a noise floor that's under this world (get it)! If what you crave is tonal purity and low noise, the QTC40 is THE mic of choice!This is a matched pair of QTC40s! Features:
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Brandy, Upper Sandusky, OH Reviewsbased on 4 reviewsI'd give 6 stars if I could!
by Eric from Columbus, OH
I bought a matched pair of these (then called the QTC1) in 2001, and I STILL use them 2 or 3 times a week. For classical recording or capturing full range instruments accurately these can't be beat.... read more [+]r />
February 20, 2012 Music Background: Recording & Live Sound Engineer/Educator I've used many other high-end mics, and nothing has ever come close to the detail and realism of these. close [-] Great transparent mics
by David Hendricksen, H & M Recording from Kingsport, TN
I've specialized in location recording of classical music (choral, organ, chamber, and orchestral) for over 30 years, always using a "purist" approach: one mic per stereo channel. I've used a variet... read more [+]y of good mics from Shure, AKG, Sennheiser, Neumann, and nothing has come close to the transparency of the matched pair QTC 40, which I have feeding an Earthworks mic preamp and then Apogee Rosetta A/D conversion.February 10, 2009 Music Background: College music prof, Choral conductor & organist, part-time recording engineer Part of the transparency comes from the very small diaphragm. The laws of physics dictate that means a small trade-off in ultimate noise floor compared to larger diaphragm mics. But I've never heard a larger diaphragm mic with the degree of neutral "you are there" quality that these mics offer. The trade-off is worth it for my ears. close [-] Very accurate
by Gary Koftinoff from Toronto, Can
I'm a film composer and I bought 2 matched pairs based on very high recommendations from people in the industry, and I'm very happy so far. I've used them on accoustic guitar, a baby grand piano, a h... read more [+]ammered dulcimer and various percussion instruments. The results for all of these have been very good. I'm quite surprised by how much level they can take before clipping. You will hear everything with these mics, so you better have a quiet studio! :) close [-]
March 16, 2012 Music Background: Film scoring, recording engineering. Great sound, yes! Quiet, not so much...
by Bob Stark from Portland, Oregon
I purchased these hoping for a very quiet noise floor. That just wasn't there. However, f you are recording in a situation where you don't need absolute silence these are wonderful mic's. As a spac... read more [+]ed pair for drum overheads ambient mic's on piano close mic'ing a strummy guitar, they are stellar!December 15, 2007 Music Background: Recording Engineer/Producer Buy them, but don't expect silence if you are, maybe on more step like the DPA 4006 is needed. (That mic' would get a 5 star rating from me.) close [-] inSync Review
by: Andy Bitler
During a recent tracking session, I was looking for a microphone that would capture an acoustic... read more »
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