Re: [MLUG] multitrack digital recording

["Vern Green" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

It really is about what you are trying to reproduce. If the spoken word is all you are reproducing, then there are mics that will work effectively as you will not need to efficiently reproduce the overtones required in say an acoustic guitar or a piano.

 

Additionally, most of the time the spoken word is delivered fairly forcefully, so noise floor does not need to be as much of a concern.

 

I am not sure, I might have missed what Mike was going to be recording, but knowing that he is a guitar player I think I naturally assumed he would be recording guitar.

 

On 1/12/07, Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:

On 1/12/07, Vern Green <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:

> Having good microphones is one of the most important aspects of getting a
> good recording, especially if you are recording a predominately acoustical
> instrument like acoustic guitar, or vocals. One does not necessarily need a
> phantom powered microphone per se, however, the best mic to use on these
> types of instruments is a condenser mic which typically are phantom powered
> in some way, either from the equipment, by batteries, or by being plugged
> into the wall.
>
> There are some decent mics out there for not a lot of money, these are the
> ones I have in my collection:
>
> http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/wired_mics/9da35d460627c96c/index.html

In the past, I sometimes had to make vocal recordings (for
experimental stimuli) and it has always been frustrating getting a
set-up that was reasonably decent, even in an acoustically shielded
chamber. (It would be easier if it wasn't just a voice in a completely
quiet background, of course.) In any case, some of the best recordings
I ever had saw done (for these unusual purposes) were made by a
sarcastic German post-doc (every lab MUST have one) using one of those
old (early 90s) Turtle Beach sound cards and a condenser mike that he
constructed himself from components he bought for like $30 at Radio
shack.The setup didn't look like much, but it was phenomenal.

I only mention this because the (very nice-looking) mike you point to
here is just short of $600. Once upon a time it was impossible to get
halfway decent speakers for your computer, but now they are
everywhere. I am wondering if there is a similar opportunity for
mikes.

jking

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