Walt wrote: Please see inserts
>Rob D. wrote:
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>> For stereo on this budget, which can make the recording process and
>> end results more engaging, I'd consider two Rode Nt3's condensers.
>> They're acceptably quiet, robust, ruggedly made and best of all, they
>> put out more signal than other low end mics so that one does not
>> have to turn up the MiniDisc mic preamplifier as high and introduce
>> more noise. The Nt3's run a 9 volt battery or phantom power should
>> you do buy a preamp down the road. ~$160 each last time I looked.
>> They do show up on eBay. Enclosed headphones a must for evaluatiing
>> micing positions.
>> Rob
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>I take it you would use these for stereo by coincident miking?
X-Y makes the smallest rig. a lttle less phase interaction
>What
>angle would you use
Adjustable of course, I use between 30 and 90 degrees. Smaller angles
for closer phenomena
>, and what size of stereo field would you expect them
>to cover?
depends on angle of course. There seems to be pretty consistent tonal
colorarion to about 90 degrees with about a 60 degree X-Y angle. My
students use 90 degrees a lot because its more dramatic.
>As hypercardioids they are probably not going to be all that wide.
For location ambience, I point them wherever the interesting, higher
hz sounds are coiming from cuz the lows get in from all sides
anyways. To get a whole frog pond or a field of birds, hyper/uni's
never work too well, but being able to get more wood frog and less
peeper, they work nicely.
>
>I noted one reviewer saying a single mic was heavy for hand holding. So
>with stereo I assume you are planning on using the setup only on a stand?
a board with 20 penny nails and rubber bands about 9" by 12' is the
smallest footprint we use.
>
>How wind sensitive and humidity sensitive are these mics?
not bad on wind with normal fake fur jackets. I've used them on a
heavy dew night without cracklin. soaked wind screen et al.
Considering how much we type about this, we really should do a
"lowest noise/$ " website or collection of links incorporating the
d-y-i and lower cost items.
Rob D.
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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