When writing about the NT5s I forgot that I also have
a AKG CK1, this also proved to be very suseptable to
humidity, to the point that I have only ever used it
once in the field.
Tony Baylis.
--- Klas Strandberg <> wrote:
> That's interesting, Tony. It fits with theory.
>
> Do others have the same experience of NT5?
>
> Klas.
>
> At 18:32 2003-10-23 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi Gianni
> >I have experience with the Rode NT5 mics. I
> purchased
> >a pair at the begining of the year. After using
> them
> >for a couple of months I returned them to the shop
> I
> >purchased them from for a full refund. They are
> >extremly sensitive to humidity, each time I tried
> them
> >in the field I could use them for between 5 and 20
> >mins. before they faded into noisy static rubbish.
> A
> >shame I felt as they had a good response and a
> >pleasing sound. Nice mics and good value for a
> studio
> >enviroment but unsuitable for field recordings.
> > Tony Baylis
> >--- Gianni Pavan <> wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >> I'm not an exert in microphones and I'd like to
> >> start recording
> >> soundscapes and animal voices. Other than using
> >> ultradirectional mics I
> >> already have, I'd like to have a pair of
> condenser
> >> microphones with flat
> >> response, good sensitivity and very low noise as
> I
> >> don't want to hear hisses.
> >>
> >> Also, I don't want to spend a fortune...
> >> By looking on Bayviewpro I found the following
> >> cardioid mics, offered in pairs:
> >>
> >> AKG C1000S at 279$
> >> RODE NT5 at 299$
> >> Cascada M1 at 149$
> >>
> >> Do you have any experience with these mics ?
> Could
> >> you suggest a good
> >> choice among these or suggest alternatives, maybe
> >> with omnidirectional models ?
> >>
> >> After choising the mics I'll also need advice
> about
> >> experimenting different
> >> techinques. I'll start with binaural
> recordings...
> >> but then I'll need your
> >> help!
> >>
> >> All the best,
> >> Gianni
> >>
> >> PS: for recording I'll use and compare laptop
> >> recording through the Roland
> >> UA5, laptop and PDA recording with the complete
> >> core-sound system, and Sony
> >> TCD7 recording...
> >>
> >>
>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
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