SE Titan – Big Mic, Small Bucks

By Paul Dakeyne

July 21, 2009 | Posted in Music Technology

I’m a user of SE Electronics microphones, with some extensive hammering of an SE2200A from my electro-pop artist recently. It made a damn fine step up from my previous microphone, especially when teamed with the ridiculously useful SE Reflexion filter. So here we are in a summer of madness on software deals, flip to hardware and SE throw the mighty spec’d Titan mic into the ‘how much(!?!)’ arena!

The SE Titan is a tremendous all rounder mic, capable of handling sung vocals, broadcast vox, percussion (taking advantage of great transient response) and acoustic instruments too.  Utilising titanium properties (making for excellent diaphragm efficiency), the Titan is a transformer-less, multi-pattern, Class A FET,  phantom powered condenser mic. Featuring the very much expected -10db pad, also present and correct is a switchable bass roll [useful of course and recommended for most vocal recording scenarios].

No need also to worry about stand mounting and storage here as SE have bundled the Titan with a quality shock-mount, and a safe house in the form of a metallic, foam packed carry case. Full tech specs can be found on the DV product page, but suffice to say I wish this and other mic deals had been around when I invested in the 2200A – Darn!

About Paul Dakeyne

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Paul Dakeyne is a DJ/Producer who has dedicated the past two decades of his life to dance music production and DJ'ing. For six years, he toured globally for the world famous Ministry of Sound and has played DJ sets for the likes of U2 and for the legendary, Kraftwerk, Although remixing around 250 records in his career, as an artist in his own right, Paul landed one of dance music's seminal crossover moments with his "18 Strings' monster hit by Tinman - scoring a UK top ten in 1994. He also co-wrote and produced the music for BBC's Watchdog and Crimewatch when they were both revamped in 2001 and '06 respectively. His other career highlights have included an A&R stint for Mercury Records, lecturing in 'DJ culture and music technology' and creating mash-up mixes for Radio 1's, Chris Moyles. Paul joined the DV group in 2003 leading to his role as blog and feature author here at the DV Mag.

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Tags: microphone, Reflexion Filter, SE Electronics, SE Titan

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