Karma Audio K6 Ribbon

I have been in the music industry for about 13 years.

I went to school for recording and multimedia. After I worked for a recording studio based out of san antonio, texas. I now have my own recording studio in northern california.

I use both digital and analog I have a 16 track 1" teac unit and a 2" 24 track Otari unit. I also use protools for digital editing and for digital recording.

equipment list is as follows:

Console:
Soundcraft Ghost Series 24x8 Mixing Console
DigiDesign Mix 24 Plus Pro Tools 6.4

Tape Machines:
1) Otari MTR 90 III 2" Analog
4) Alesis ADAT
1) Sony PCM R300 DAT
1) Denon DN 790-R Cassette Decks
1) Fostex FC-16 16 Track Tape Recorder
1) Alesis Master Link Disk Recorder

Computer System:
1) Apple PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 Ghz
2) Glyph Hard Drives 1) Apple PowerMac G4 Computer
1) Apple PowerMac G3 Computer
2) Apple 17" Studio Displays
2) Digidesign 888/24 I/O Audio Interfaces
1) Digidesign 888/20 I/O Audio Interfaces
1) MOTU 2408 Audio Interface I/O
2) MOTU MidiExpress XT Midi Interfaces

Effects & Signal Processors:
1) DBX 296 Spectral Enhancer
2) DBX 242 Parametric EQ
1) Yamaha SPX-90
1) Yamaha REV 500 Digital Reverberator
1) Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delay
1) Digitech 1900 Delay
1) Digitech 52100 Effects Processor
1) Digitech Studio Vocalist
1) Digitech IPS-33 Smart Shift Harmonizer
1) Line 6 Filter Pro Multi Effects Unit
1) Line 6 Mod Pro Multi Effects Unit
1) Boss GX-700 Multi Effects Unit
1) BBE Unimax Model 401 Sonic Maximizer
1) Alesis M-EQ 230 Graphic Equalizer
1) Alesis Quadraverb
1) Alesis Compressor/Limiter
1) Alesis 18-bit Effects Processor

Monitors:
3) Event Tria Studio Monitors
2) Yamaha NS 10M
2) KRK K-ROK Near Field Studio Monitors
Hafler P-3000 Power Amp


Microphones:
1) AKG Solid tube
2) AKG 414
1) AKG C1000
1) AKG D112
1) Rode NT-2
2) Beyer-Dynamic MCE83
1) ElectroVoice RE-15
1) ElectroVoice RE-20
2) Karma Audio K6
2) Karma Audio K10
1) Karma Audio K55
1) Neumann KM-184
5) Sennheiser E835
3) Sennheiser MD-504
1) Sennheiser 441-U
4) Sennheiser 421-2
2) Shure Beta 52
12) Shure SM-57
2) Shure SM-587
1) Stedman
1) Nady Drum Mic Set
2) Phoenix Drum Mic Set

Misc.:
1) Korg TRITON keyboard / sampler (including synth upgrade card)
1) Korg N1 Synthesizer
1) Yamaha P-120 electric piano (weighted keys)
1) Line 6 POD with foot control
1) Roland DR-660 Drum Machine
1) Roland PC-200 Midi Keyboard Controller
1) Roland MC-505 Synthesizer/Groove Box
1) Alesis DM5 Drum Module
1) Alesis DM4 Drum Module
8) AKG K240 Headphones
1) Denon CD Player
1) Phillips CDR 870 CD Burner
4) BSS AR-133 Direct-Input Boxes
2) Yamaha room monitors
2) Marshall JCM 900 cabinet
1) Marshall Valvestate 100G head
1) Marshall Valvestate 100G cabinet
1) Fender guitar amp
1) GK 400 basshead
Roland V Drum Set with all live cymbals/double kick
Various model power amps, conditioners, guitars, and basses

It is a ribbon microphone figure 8

I am using the microphone on horns, acoustic guitars, vocals

I am placing the mic in many variations around the instruments also incorporating it with combinations with different microphones.

Yes I was considering a wide variety of different ribbon microphones

It is a very powerful mic it has great gain and is very clear on all the musical tones it picks up.

I extremely like the shock mount it is built very nice and seems to be very sturdy the bands are not like other microphones and seem not to stretch and give as others so I will not need to replace them. Plus the casing of the shock mount is solid as can be.

I think it falls short that a manual does not come with it. Not that I need one but I think that others would.


Yes I would defiantly recommend this to others. I think that this is defiantly a great value and a great bang for the buck.