corduroy Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 these 2 mics seem really cool. please help me to choose...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 What are you planning to record? If the mic is for music, neither of those mics has good bass. They only go down to 100 Hz, when your ears go down to 20Hz (and a piano goes down to 27Hz, with lower notes than that from a bass player or bass drum). They should be fine for speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 corduroy, where are you from? If you are living in N-Am/Canada check out the Sound Professionals or Core Sound, (or minidisco or reactive sounds)... if you're in Europe, have a look at Soundman!These manufacturers/e-sellers all sell very good mics, some especially intended for music, some for speech, some that can do a bit of both...If you are living anywhere else, you will have to import (unless Soundman has dealers near you, check the site) so just choose what suits your needs and make sure you know how much importing will cost extra...greetings, Volta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corduroy Posted June 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 i wanted to record both music and voice... i'm in italy could you please suggest some mics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corduroy Posted June 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 is this one good for music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 is this one good for music?←yes: frequency range, signal to noise,... all seem okmaybe not: 105dB max SPL (the loudest sound you can record without clipping) is a bit low for louder music, so a battery box would be useful (allows 120dB)definitely not:- it is a single point stereo (or close to that at least) which means that the mic elements are very close together... this won't be giving a good stereo sound... look more for somethig that allows to separate the mics a bit (like these)- it plugs directly into the recorder, this will pick up machine noise, which would especially be annoying when recording speech, so look for an extension cord or get mics with a longer cord (like the ones above)so, I do not think these are ideal... you're in Italy, so if you want something really good and you could spend a bit of money check out this manufacturer... he sells in the EU, without import costs ... you really would get your money's worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 The one-point mics that sit on the recorder, like the Reactive Sounds one and the Sonys, pick up the whir and vibration of the machine. You also have to sit there holding the machine, which may not be a good idea at some shows. If you're ordering through minidisco, here's what you want:http://www.minidisco.com/sp-bmc3.htmlSame specs, but you can separate them and clip them about as far apart as your ears. You will get an amazingly improved stereo sound. You can also get them through www.soundprofessionals.com , but as Volta points out you have to watch for import duties. Look on ebay for homemade microphones using the same capsules (they will have the same specs for frequency response, signal-to-noise ratio, etc.) It's up to you to decide if they look well-made. The 105db is usually ample. But because the mic preamp overloads at lower levels than 105db, you will probably need either a battery box (to go through Line-in) or an attenuator/headphone volume control (see the pinned thread) to go through Mic-In. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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