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| Posted: Tue Oct 16th, 2007 09:02 pm |
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James Connolly Approved 
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As we all know how important Mics are, I was just wondering what type Mics all the Folkies use for their home recordings and any recommendations for quality mics, price range, etc. Thanks for sharing and have a spookey Halloween ! James C
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16th, 2007 09:16 pm |
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Will Approved 
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sheamrock wrote: As we all know how important Mics are, I was just wondering what type Mics all the Folkies use for their home recordings and any recommendations for quality mics, price range, etc. Condensor mikes are more sensitive than dynamic mikes, but they are also more prone to feedback during live concerts. However, they work very well in a quiet home studio environment. I use condensor mikes for home recordings, specifically a stereo pair of Behringer C-2 "pencil" mikes mounted on a special bar that allows me to adjust their angle. I use one to capture vocals, and the other to capture the instrument. Condensor mikes require phantom power, so I use a mixer that provides phantom power, and I record direct to my computer hard drive using Cakewalk, or I can use my Zoom H4 digital recorder. Here is a link to a primer on different designs and uses for microphones for musicians, from the Sam Ash Music web site: http://www.samash.com/content_x/tips/tipoftheweek_101007.asp?cm_mmc=Email-_-10122007-_-Promo-_-Tip The Behringer C-2's condensor mikes are another great bargain - they cost $60 for the PAIR. http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHC2  Last edited on Wed Oct 17th, 2007 08:56 pm by Will ____________________ Will http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/297/ Loose Change & Friends http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/245/ http://loosechangeandfriends.com The Earth Tones http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/337/ A Bunch Of Coconuts http://abunchofcoconuts.com |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16th, 2007 11:24 pm |
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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James- I've posted before, but heres what I use. Direct into the computer I use an inexpensive Radio Shack Lavalier Computer Mic, model 33-3026 (about $10-15US). If I'm at the music circle, on on the patio, I have an Olympus WS-300M Digital Voice Recorder that will record in Hi Fi Stereo for up to about 6 hours. My latest fiddle tune (see that thread) was captured on this. Anything more advanced than these things is out of my range - price & learning curve!  Brad
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17th, 2007 07:27 pm |
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jrc Approved
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I use a Rode NT1-A for everything, just about - vocals, whistle, sax, guitar. I also have a SM 86 I use live that I'm going to try at home, but I really like that big condenser mic. I think I paid about $200 for the Rode and $265 for the Shure. I also have a Beta 57 and 58 that I've had for many years that get used live. I much prefer the condensers, though - very smooth sounding to my ears. Last edited on Wed Oct 17th, 2007 07:30 pm by jrc ____________________ popup mp3 player: http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/1619/popmp3.php |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17th, 2007 08:39 pm |
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UkeForever Approved 
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Live--E/V967 dynamic, Shure BG5.1 condensor on the uke. Whatever Sennheiser's equivalent to the Shure utility mic is used for backup or second vocalist. For recording, Guitar Center's cheap but effective MMX condensor microphones or the M-Audio Nova. Last edited on Wed Oct 17th, 2007 08:40 pm by UkeForever |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 08:05 pm |
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Cristofski Approved
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In both recording and live situations I highly suggest any Large Diaphragm condensor mics (I use AKG Perception 100's, great sounding and affordable. Will probably cost you about $125) . For my bands' live sets we circle around 2 of them that are placed side by side at roughly stomach level and also have 2 dynamic mics (standard vocal mic) at head level for vocals. The condensors capture the strings and the dynamics capture the voices. We do not use monitors to avoid the feedback issue mentioned above, but that is ok since all of the members are fairly close together. You get a much more natural and organic sound this way. For live recording I use the same condensor mics, they work incredible. I also have a slew of other top end unidirectional condensors as well, but the Large Diaphragm seem to give it the old time feel better
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| Posted: Sat Oct 20th, 2007 06:18 pm |
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James Connolly Approved
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Wow, thats some great feedback guys. I guess the general consensus is a Condenser Mic with 48v phantom power for a clearer signal and a proper place to record, eliminate noise and static from computer fan, etc. I've been checkin on some of your suggestions and Buy M-Audio MXL 990/991 Recording Mic Duo and M-Audio Audio Buddy Package onli think I found something of interest under a $100, thanks John for letting us know about M-Audio, this looks like a nice package. Will, you are a wealth of music info with some great ideas and I appreciate your expertise, thanks "In both recording and live situations I highly suggest any Large Diaphragm condensor mics (I use AKG Perception 100's, great sounding and affordable. Will probably cost you about $125)" This looks very good too Cristoski, thanks. BB, i been listening to some of your music again it sounds good and hard to believe you recorded it with a cheap Radio Shack mic, then again I guess it all depends on how you use it. JRC, I presently use the Shure 58m and play most of my stuff into the one Mic and been experimenting with different angles for better sound quality, etc, but it will be nice to have a couple of mics to set up for guitar and vocals together, now I must learn how to play the guitar properly ! lol Any more info is greatly appreciated, so if you have any more advice, suggestions, etc. I'm listening. Best Regards, James C. PS, let me know what you think of the package above, looks like it could do the trick
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