ratbagradio Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 I have two mics: Sony ECM DS30P -- which I use for close in interviewing, even in noisy envirornments. But it stil picks up a lot opf the ambient sound.# Electret condenser# Stereo# -40 dB# Uni-directional# 39 dB# 100 – 10000 HzAnd a Visovox SCM-PRO (2 mics on a stereo lead but I can separate a mic and use it singly). this is a wide pickup arc and it grabs so much of the recording envirornment. It's a very versatile pickup mic.#frequency response (20 to 20,000 Hz)But i want to get a mic that grabs sound close in only and blocks out much of the background . I don't want a make I want to know the attributes I need to look for in a plug in power model. I want, in effect, a better hand help interview mic I can wave about a foot from the speaker's mouth . so that I end up getting primarily only the person speakingand much less of the ambient activity sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojum Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Try poking around at taperssection.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 I have two mics: Sony ECM DS30P -- which I use for close in interviewing, even in noisy envirornments. But it stil picks up a lot opf the ambient sound.And a Visovox SCM-PRO (2 mics on a stereo lead but I can separate a mic and use it singly). this is a wide pickup arc and it grabs so much of the recording envirornment. It's a very versatile pickup mic.But i want to get a mic that grabs sound close in only and blocks out much of the background . I don't want a make I want to know the attributes I need to look for in a plug in power model. I want, in effect, a better hand help interview mic I can wave about a foot from the speaker's mouth . so that I end up getting primarily only the person speakingand much less of the ambient activity sound.ECM 959a has a 90 position and a 120 position ( narrowing the stereo field) and is an M/S configured mic which means the stuff in front of the mic will get more attention at the 90degree setting, and will have a nice ambient at the 120 setting . It is less output than the AT 822 , and also Darker , the AT 822 is Bright and airy and gets ALOT of the ambient . the 959 is very good for voice , and the cable length is just about right . Freqs on the 959 are 30 - 18khz or so and it is fairly quiet just my two cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 (edited) It seems like what you want would be like a stage vocal mic, which has to boost the voice while ignoring the rest of the band. It concentrates on voice frequencies (so NOT a flat frequency response but a bump in the midrange) and has a narrow pickup area. Look at the Shure SM58 specs. http://www.shure.com/ProAudio/Products/Wir...SM58-CN_contentSimilarly, the Sennheiser MD46 is promoted as a "handheld interview" microphone (you might Google that phrase). Both of those are dynamic mics with XLR connectors, not a condenser with a miniplug. You'd need an adapter. You should try a music or pro audio store to see if they have a condenser vocal mic with similar characteristics. Radio stations, etc., must have a lot of use for exactly what you need.https://www.audiolinks.com/tek9/tek9.asp?pg...cific=jnnodqfpe Edited May 17, 2007 by A440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Have you tried setting the mic sensitivity to "low" on the recorder itself?I've found doing this doesn't pick up as much background noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratbagradio Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 My community radio staion uses the Sony standard. for MD. But I'll try the low sensitivity option --and you are right --a vocal mic is what I should seek out (but thats' closer than I was after -- I don't want to suck the thing)-- but I was hoping to get one in plug-in-power format rather than pay for the pro models and buy a pre-amp\ to lug around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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