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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>> Email
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>> Tel +39-0382-507874
>> Fax +39-02-700-32921
>> Web http://www.unipv.it/cibra
>>
>>
>>
>>
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