Hello all,
I recently got my hands on a Heil RC35 capsule for the Shure UR wireless mic system while out on the road with Cee Lo Green thanks to Greg McVeigh and Steve Warford. We'd been using the standard 58 and Beta 58 caps and were ok with them but were looking to try something new. We were also actively seeking a mic with greater GBF since Cee Lo likes it really loud (REALLY LOUD) on stage. We're working on getting him into some IEMs but that's another story.
Anyway, right from the get go with the RC35 my monitor engineer (Aaron "Double A" Dilks) and I heard a remarkable difference in the clarity and depth of this mic compared to the standards. The top end was smooth and a bit pronounced while the mids and low end were detailed and clear. I found there to be little proximity effect so I had to use less HPF on Cee Lo's mic channel strip. That's a huge benefit since Cee Lo's voice can go from low to high and spread all over the frequency spectrum. The less I have to EQ the better. From the monitor world side of things we found we had a much easier time ringing out the wedges and sidefills with this mic and that the overall presence coming from the speakers was enhanced and had an exciting "edge" to it. Since Cee Lo does like it so loud we found we previously had to drastically carve the upper mids and high end out to avoid feedback and the harshness that can prevail when cranking it up. But with the RC35 we had much less of that to deal with since the highs on this mic are smooth and natural sounding.
Overall we've found this mic delivers consistent, smooth and natural sounding vocals for Cee Lo night after night and numerous other engineers on site (such as everyone at the Late Show with David Letterman and many others) have commented on how impressed they are with the RC35. Along with the PR22 I use on the snare our sound has benefited greatly from Heil mics and we will be purchasing more for other uses on the tour.
I would love to hear from other Heil users so please reach out and share your thoughts!
I recently got my hands on a Heil RC35 capsule for the Shure UR wireless mic system while out on the road with Cee Lo Green thanks to Greg McVeigh and Steve Warford. We'd been using the standard 58 and Beta 58 caps and were ok with them but were looking to try something new. We were also actively seeking a mic with greater GBF since Cee Lo likes it really loud (REALLY LOUD) on stage. We're working on getting him into some IEMs but that's another story.
Anyway, right from the get go with the RC35 my monitor engineer (Aaron "Double A" Dilks) and I heard a remarkable difference in the clarity and depth of this mic compared to the standards. The top end was smooth and a bit pronounced while the mids and low end were detailed and clear. I found there to be little proximity effect so I had to use less HPF on Cee Lo's mic channel strip. That's a huge benefit since Cee Lo's voice can go from low to high and spread all over the frequency spectrum. The less I have to EQ the better. From the monitor world side of things we found we had a much easier time ringing out the wedges and sidefills with this mic and that the overall presence coming from the speakers was enhanced and had an exciting "edge" to it. Since Cee Lo does like it so loud we found we previously had to drastically carve the upper mids and high end out to avoid feedback and the harshness that can prevail when cranking it up. But with the RC35 we had much less of that to deal with since the highs on this mic are smooth and natural sounding.
Overall we've found this mic delivers consistent, smooth and natural sounding vocals for Cee Lo night after night and numerous other engineers on site (such as everyone at the Late Show with David Letterman and many others) have commented on how impressed they are with the RC35. Along with the PR22 I use on the snare our sound has benefited greatly from Heil mics and we will be purchasing more for other uses on the tour.
I would love to hear from other Heil users so please reach out and share your thoughts!
