At 4:11 PM -0500 2/21/04, Walter Knapp wrote:
>From: Rob Danielson <>
>
>> I'm trying to address mic/pre combinations (internal or not) for
>> recording location ambience on a budget-- people who will invest
>> $500-$1000 for a whole field rig but not in a single mic, external
>> pre, or recorder. I like to see more of these folks out there having
>> fun and getting better results. Its the frugal/DIY side of me talking.
>
>I'm well aware of this problem. Funny how folks can be talked into
>spending several hundred on a pre, but it's harder to get them to spend
>the same amount on a mic. Even though the mic is going to do more
>improvement.
Most balk at a $700 pre; Jeremy is definitely an exception. Too many,
like Jeremy, find themselves immediately wanting to "upgrade" what
they just bought' It behooves us for folks to be out there enjoying
their gear.
Here's the typical under-informed starter package: $250-$300 MD
recorder and $80 for a Sony MS907 mic. With 30 dB(A) self noise and
1.5 mV/Pa sensitivity, its easy to see why many recordists find their
field recordings too noisy. Is the MS-957 significantly better at
$200? I'm not sure it is,... its really not that hard to test. We
should be able, with all of the experience on this list, to give
better guidelines. A short list of self-powered or p-i-p (power in
plug) mics that won't add noise when used with a typical MD mic pre
noise and cranked-up for quiet, natural settings would go a long way.
Rob D.
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