katalysis9 Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Hello everyoneI'll probably buy a Behringer studio condenser microphone (c-1) and a mic pre-amplifier with it in order to use them for recording for my home studio soon. Well, i own a minidisc recorder and wanted to ask if a microphone like the aformentioned is suitable for recording with a minidisc player/recorder. I mean, should i buy a special mic for minidisc players or a studio condenser mic would be suitable for this kind of recording? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reactive Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 With a pre-amp to match that mic you;ll be more than fine. Just run the output into the line-in of the recorder.Typically MD recorders that have a mic jack can only use a scaled down version of a condensor mic, called an electret mic. They are powered by a small amount of voltage provided by the md recorder.Gerrywww.reactivesounds.comHello everyoneI'll probably buy a Behringer studio condenser microphone (c-1) and a mic pre-amplifier with it in order to use them for recording for my home studio soon. Well, i own a minidisc recorder and wanted to ask if a microphone like the aformentioned is suitable for recording with a minidisc player/recorder. I mean, should i buy a special mic for minidisc players or a studio condenser mic would be suitable for this kind of recording? Thanks← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vocals_jure Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 Hello everyoneI'll probably buy a Behringer studio condenser microphone (c-1) and a mic pre-amplifier with it in order to use them for recording for my home studio soon. Well, i own a minidisc recorder and wanted to ask if a microphone like the aformentioned is suitable for recording with a minidisc player/recorder. I mean, should i buy a special mic for minidisc players or a studio condenser mic would be suitable for this kind of recording? Thanks←If you are dead set on recording with that mic and your MD sound profesionals has a few pre-amps you could use which would allow you to plug that mic into your MDhovever the cost of one of those pre-amps would be quite costly for the money you would be better of getting a nice pair of binaurals and a battery module.thats just my 2 centsPeaceScott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 The Behringer is a mono cardioid mic. It's made for picking up a single instrument in a studio. It can be connected to the MD, but what are you planning to use it for with the MD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katalysis9 Posted June 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 I want to buy a mic to record an acoustic instrument to my PC. I thought that maybe i could use that mic also to record some external/ambient sounds and noises and then use them as sound samples in my music; abstract ambient/drone music actually. and i thought that i could do that using my MD player ( a Sony MZ-R70).Should i use another mic and not a condenser one- a dynamical maybe or an omnidirectional? Saying that "The Behringer is a mono cardioid mic", you mean that the exact Behringer Studio Condenser C-1 is a mono mic? Well, i haven't noticed that javascript:emoticon('')smilie Anyway, can you suggest me a good but cheap mic for the uses i need it? (I prefer a Behringer one). Generally what kind of microphone or microphones should i buy for recording acoustic instruments and ambient sounds?Thanks a lot for your answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 On the Behringer website, the C-1 is not described as a stereo mic, which usually means it's mono.To record an acoustic instrument you want a mic that will focus on a single sound source when recorded up close. That's what the Behringer and a lot of other studio mics are for. The Shure SM57 and Shure SM58 are also reasonably priced microphones used for getting good instrumental and vocal sounds. It's hard to answer your question about an all-purpose mic. What kind of ambient sounds are you recording? Quiet ones? Loud ones? Low sounds, high sounds, full-spectrum sounds, vocals? Ones that will sound better in stereo? Ones that are essentially mono? There are a lot of mics out there for various purposes. If you don't care about stealth, your best bet is to go to a pro-audio seller, like www.samash.com or www.zzounds.com and perhaps call them on their 800 numbers and ask them for something that fits your specific needs. Think first about what you intend to record. You may want to get a big high-quality mic for your instrument and an inexpensive omni pair (the Sound Professionals BMC-2) for stereo ambient recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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