Goldie

Thanks for the proposal of selling the ECM M5S but I have put my faith in your mic expertise and gone for the mighty AT-822, it should do the trick just fine. Thanks for your help man Chris

Crikey, the AT-822 blows them away, I see why you hold that mic in such high regard! It is a little over what I am looking to spend but I'm very tempted to break the bank as it is evidently a bargain for that kind of quality. I'd rather pay a bit more if it means having nice, clear recordings than stay with what I have now. Currently it's a very tight call between the AT-822 and Sennheiser ME66. Thanks for clearing that up about the SM57. Chris

I will look into the AT-822, I know its sensitive and got a wide spectrum but if its a clean high quality recording (not metallic sounding), I would accept picking up background noise. I will also look into your idea of using two low sensitive mics and a Mackie, good idea that mate. BTW I'm fairly new to recording with mindisc, why is it that my friend's Shure SM57 (with female jack end) won't work with my minidisc? Thanks in advance. Chris

Hi there, I have the MZ-NH700 HI-MD minidisc recorder, but the microphone I have right now is not producing the quality recordings I would like, and is picking up too much background noise, even with the mic sensitivity set on 'low'. My objective is to record individual musical instrument 'one-shot' samples for using with my Akai MPC 1000, so they have to be captured well without picking up annoying background ambience. The mic I currently have is a binaural, but I am using it as a makeshift stereo mic by tying them close together. Here is a link to the mic I currently use: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Binaural-Microphone-...Q2em118Q2el1247 This mic is okay, but the PCM recordings sound rather 'metallic' and do not do the live sound justice. Now I'm aware that the old case of 'you get what you pay for' is especially relevant to microphones, but I'm hoping one of you experienced folk can help me achieve what I need to achieve on a relatively cheap budget, say under £150. I just need a quality mic to record instuments in close proximity, which won't pick up background noise. Thanks for any advice guys. Chris