topojijo Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Just discovered the joys of MD and am now looking to record. Eyeing those nice t-mics, however, I'm left to wonder if they're spaced far enough to pic up decent stereo sound, or if all I really need is a nice monoaural mic. I split my time in lecture halls and marching band, so in either case I don't have much time to set up any other microphone larger than a direct plug in mono or stereo t-mic. Sound quality doesn't need to be perfect, but it would be nice for me to hear questions from the other side of the room or the sound of faraway clarinets. And don't tell me to build my own, either. Can't solder worth a damn. :oops: Thanks for any help at all. PS -- Though this is my first post, much of my MD had been conducted through these forums...Thanks for all the advice so far...I'm a solid-state defector myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Just discovered the joys of MD and am now looking to record. Eyeing those nice t-mics, however, I'm left to wonder if they're spaced far enough to pic up decent stereo sound, or if all I really need is a nice monoaural mic. I split my time in lecture halls and marching band, so in either case I don't have much time to set up any other microphone larger than a direct plug in mono or stereo t-mic. Sound quality doesn't need to be perfect, but it would be nice for me to hear questions from the other side of the room or the sound of faraway clarinets. No. T-mics are a rip off. Three reasons. 1st, from what I understand, with Sony players they will pick up quite a bit of noise coming from the recorder itself. 2nd, with the left and the right mic right next to each other, it doesn't really have a stereo sound. For that you need a separation of at least half a foot, and preferably a number of feet. 3rd, they're too expensive - $60 or so, right? For general recording I think cheap mics sound fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Topo, don't expect miracles. Picking up a distant lecturer requires a shotgun mic or the voice will be lost in the shuffling of feet and papers of the students next to you. Similarly, if you carry the mic in the percussion section, all you will hear is percussion. The selective attention that allows you to hear distant sounds is lost on a recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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