Feeback
"The 30s were fantastic last night. I used one on a Bodhran player of the Sands family from Northern Ireland (legacy level of the Carter Family here), and it sounded awesome! Clear, punchy, smooth. I used the other one on one of the Carter Brothers' amps (yes of the Carter Family legacy, June Carter, Mother Mabel, etc.), he had a Ric 12 string through a Roland Cube 60. Shoved that PR30 right in the amps face and let're fly, no eq needed. I thought it sounded awesome and the artist loved the sound coming back through the monitors. When I told him it was flat, no eq, he was very impressed and asked "now what kind of mic is that again?". Home run."
Kevin Johnson
WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour
I'm a voiceover talent from Atlanta who recently
purchased a Heil PR40, and I absolutely adore this
microphone. I have owned a Sennheiser MD421 and a
Shure SM7B in the past but sold them because even
though they are good microphones I was ultimately
dissatisfied with their performance on capturing
voices.
Despite my former experiences with these dynamic microphones, I was willing to purchase a PR40 based on the recommendations of respected colleagues in the voiceover industry who have also used the PR40 with great success; and I am very glad that I did. I own a wide array of condenser microphones, but the Heil PR40 is the one microphone that I would feel confident using on any project. It even beats my MKH-416 for many styles of reads on which a 416 typically excels. The Heil slices through a mix with rich non-tubby lows and crisp non-sibilant highs. More importantly, the crucial mids are all there in a way usually only found in very expensive condenser microphones.
Willie Edwards from Vocal Impact Media called me the other day to discuss the PR40 after having read my glowing review of the microphone on my voiceover blog (http://www.lanceblair.net/2007/10/heil-pr40-dynamic-microphone-for-fully.html) He asked me to record samples of the PR40 with and without processing so that he could share it with others in order to turn them on to this wonderful voiceover tool which he also admires.
Leo Laporte talks about the PR40 (mp3)
Leo Laporte sends congratulations on Rock Hall exhibit (mp3)
"I thought the Sure mike we were using was good until I slipped the PR 40 into the boom on a Sunday when nobody was around. I put the mike in audition and WOW! Highs! Lows! Where were these all my life."
Jim Quinn
The War Room
XM Satellite Radio Channel 165
"I had a quick story I thought you'd appreciate hearing. I was at a band rehearsal last week, and we've consistently had feedback problems in the room... it's low ceilings, and this guy has basically nothing on the walls, so it's bouncy in there. I finally stopped everyone and asked if we could just take 10 minutes to fix it... it's pretty easy to do that, after all. Though they wouldn't let me touch the board, they started going through the 4 live mics in the room... two of the guys were using 58's and those were fine enough... no feedback... then came the PR-20 I was using for vox behind the drums, and it sounded *killer*.. no feedback, nice clear sound... finally we got to Simone's Beta 58A, and as soon as they turned that up, it was feedback city. Her first suggestion was, "EQ it like Dave's mic is EQ'ed" which simply resulted in more feedback. The second comment out of her mouth was, "I guess I just need a mic like Dave's" at which point I whipped out the other PR-20 I had in the bag that night. Plugged it in, and it was perfect... totally blew away that Beta 58A, and not a stitch of feedback for the rest of the night.
-Dave Hamilton from the Mac Observer