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"When you're producing a top country
artist like Taylor Swift you can choose
any microphone you want for the lead
vocal, from vintage high-priced mics to
the unimaginably rare that the top
studios in Nashville have to offer. But
I found the best sound and the most
emotional microphone I could use for
Taylor's lead vocal was the Avantone
CV-12. I take it with me everywhere I
record....Thanks for the CV-12 being
County Music's best vocal mic"
Nathan
Chapman
PRODUCER/ENGINEER
(Taylor Swift, Amy Stroup, Jill
Johnson, Lori McKenna, Dogwood,
Stephanie Chapman, etc.)
“Occasionally a piece of equipment shows
up that brings real quality to the
marketplace at an affordable price.
Avant Electronics has done exactly that
with the CV12 and CV 28 microphones. In
fact, I can't remember something so good
being so affordable. These mics sound
terrific, are robustly built, and look
great to boot. These are wonderful
mics, affordable within any
budget. They hold their own with my U48,
C24, and other high end microphones
which are
twenty
times more expensive!"
Tony
Berg
PRODUCER
(Pete Yorn, Nickel Creek, Michael Penn,
Squeeze, Edie Brickell, etc.)
“I
wanted to tell you how much I like the
CV-12…The
CV-12 stands out as one of my first 'go
to' mics for vocals in my collection….
a solid winner on both my female and
male singers…The
CV-12 has a very warm sound especially
good for vocals that tend toward the
shrill side. I like the very slight
presence boost--not too bright like some
tube condenser mics...
Everything about this mic is first
class….”
Barry Rudolph
PRODUCER/ENGINEER
(Rod
Stewart, Hall & Oates, Pat Benatar,
Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Corrs. etc)
“I am very picky
about vocal mics & have been a Neumann
snob for over 10 years, but now the
CV-12 is all I'm using. More detail/ no
honk….”
Jon
Tiven
PRODUCER/SONGWRITER
(BB
King, Robert Plant, Wilson Pickett, PF
Sloan, Howard Tate, etc)
“We just A/B’d our Avantone CV-12 mic
against my vintage Neumann U-47, AKG
C-12 & AKG C12A tube mics and found the
CV-12 to have a much better presence and
better bottom end with a “friendly body”
to its sound without too much
coloration. The CV-12 has proven to be
very “mic-pre friendly” which makes my
job easier so I can spend more time
capturing great vocal performances.”
Chuck
Alkazian
PRODUCER/ENGINEER
(Mitch
Ryder, Sponge, R. Kelly, Christina
Aguilera, Old 97’s, Pop Evil)

Mitch Ryder
/ Chuck Alkazian
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