motown_junky Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 I have just impulse bought these mics from ebay and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with them for stealth recording of rock concerts or equivalent. Any opinions or feedback at all would be most welcomehttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...457475&tc=photoThanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javertim Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 They look pretty standard to me ... They're probably something like the old stereo clip-on mics that RadioShack used to put out, and I've had some truly wonderful results with those. However, you're most definately going to need a battery module to go with the mics. Especially if you're interested in recording loud rock concerts and such. May I point you in the direction of these:1. http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/.../item/SP-SPSB-62. http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/.../item/SP-SPSB-23. http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/.../item/SP-SPSB-1I have #1 with bass roll-off and it works wonderfully. #3 is pretty standard as far as battery modules go, but I prefer #1 because it's much more compact. I would certainly like to hear user opinions on #2, though. I wonder how a 12-volt mini car remote battery would work ...Hope that helps :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motown_junky Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Thanks for the comments, I already have a 9v battery box with bass roll off fixed at 60Hz, I have used this one time only with good results going Line in with a Sony ECM-717 mic. I was hoping that the new mics would give an even better result as the frequency range is 20Hz to 20,000Hz whereas my Sony mic is stated as being 100Hz - 15,000Hz or am I missing something else ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javertim Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Oh, I forgot to add that you'll probably want to record through the line-in and with the "manual recording level" set at around 20-28. You can always boost the quiet stuff later on, once the recording is in the computer. Oh, and if you're using a Sony MD, just set the manual volume around 3/4 of the way and do some test recordings to find the optimum place. The last I checked, my old Sony N-707 didn't have "number" recording levels, it just had a bar as do standard volume control menus on tvs.However, since you already own a battery module, these are probably second-hand tips. ;-)Let us know how they work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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