Electro-
Voice N/
D468
rest of the world will all but
disappear, making it superb
for live work. Sonically it
has more in common
with expensive, large
diaphragm dynamics;
Sure, the model name
it has an open,
doesn’t exactly roll off the
detailed treble
tongue, but this compact,
response,
bulletproof microphone with
creamy
the curious rotating head will
mid-range
make you forget all about
characteristics,
the old standby. The N/
and a robust
D468 from EV is a dynamic
bottom that
instrument microphone
gets super beefy
with an ideal supercardioid
when pushed up
polar pattern and a unique
close to the source.
capsule that can swivel
It can certainly capture
about like an owl’s head. It
the healthy thud of a big
has a penchant for getting
cabinet without a problem,
in close on loud sources,
and it is also excellent on
and at angles that other
snare and tom drums. The
microphones simply cannot
N/D468 is no longer made
finagle. The 468’s ultra tight
by EV, but it is fairly common
polar pattern is amazing at
on the used market and can
rejecting surrounding noise.
be had for right around 125
You can shove it right up
dollars in excellent condition.
against the speaker and the
“... a robust bottom that
gets super beefy when
pushed up close to the
source”
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