Oh Gosh!=C2=AC
I just wrote a long reply to thank everyone for the excellent info
and yahoo did a login page/byebye letter trick... oh well.
i'm starting to become more focused on what i should do...
I've got a budget of around $200-330 purely for a mic (and preamp?)
solution, because my sister has very kindly lent me her minidisc M37
sony recorder....
*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%If you were given 300 dollars to spend on any
kit you wanted to go with a minidisc, what would you go for to have
the "absolute best" results for recording medium level, close by
sounds effects like a forest stream or dropping a tv from a window? i
think i should really get a cardioid bacause there are always roads
and planes about nearby...%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*
the minidisc is great, i tried with a sony ECM-F9 (CR2020 power!) mic
and it was my first recording experience, with squelchy leaves sounds
and a flowing stream... premium sfx sounds!
as the line in has automatic levelling, i think maybe i should find a
worn up E-bay tascam portastudio or battery-able mixing desk with
phantom power and a line out to use as a preamp, or whatever is
cheapest and maximum 3 kilos... or possibly even a microphone with a
battery.
most portable preamps seem to provide 9/18 volts power, is this a
compromise? how would i research bettery mics
thx so much!
Ant
> Hi, zplazm
>
> Just some links with some more info;
> MD recorders and mics;
> http://www.minidisc.org/
> http://www.minidisco.com/
> http://www.minidisco.com/minipages/minilinks.html
>
> Before you buy something. First ask yourself, are you gonna record
a
> lot, or just for a little while. Sometimes it is cheaper to rent
some
> great mics, but it is always more flexible to own them; then you
can
> go out there and record whenever you want / have the time / or the
> opportunity.
>
> Sennheiser ME and MKH series are super mics, their specs are great,
> but the pricetag might not be of your liking - albeit they are
worth
> there money; German made, need I say more?
>
> I would stay away from the dynamic type mics; they just don't do
well
> for soft sounds (made mainly for loud rock concerts). Condensor
mics
> like ECM-MS957 provide a very high output, and are more suitable
for
> the quiter sounds that nature and ambiences provide.
>
> It also gives the choice between small stereo spread and wide
stereo
> spread. I have a this mic together with a Sony MZR-55 (consumer MD
> recorder) and the results are nice, but a mic stand / tripod or
boom
> is recommended.
> When I listen back to my first recordings with this combination -
> made some 3 to 4 years ago - I noticed a lot of 'ruined' recordings
> because I was holding the mic in my hand; this mic is so sensitive
> for small sounds it will pick up the movement of your hand/clothes.
>
> Regards, Evert - who's posting now to give Walt some rest...
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