A couple of folks on the list have more experience with the NT-4's
than I. We just bought a bunch for students this fall. Its X-Y
pattern is less flexible than M-S (VP-88) but the image over ~135
degrees is quite nice. With caps so close, a stereo image of very
small areas can be rendered. Spec-wise and to my ears, it seems to
have less noise than the VP-88. Its pretty compact but
heavy--definitely requires a hefty shock mount and good wind
screening. We made ours from 3" PVC and #64 Rubber bands
http://www.uwm.edu/~type/203/PVC_ShockMounts4_NT4/Rory/DSC00063.JPG.
http://www.uwm.edu/~type/203/PVC_ShockMounts4_NT4/Rory/DSC00064.JPG
'd guess if X-Y works for one's application(s), its competitive with
the VP-88, especially at the lower price. Probably worth the $250
above the Sony 957 if you want to record in quieter settngs.
The recent release of Audacity isn't quite as nice as PT free but it
is free. Rob D.
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>Maybe someone can chime in about the Rode NT4 xy mic. There has been
>some discussion about it here in the past, but I don't remember what
>the consensus was on it's suitability for field use. It's in the $450
>price range.
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>--greg
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>--- In "agileajl49" <> wrote:
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>> I've been working with a cheap Sony stereo mic, model ECM-MS907, and
>> its limitations are becoming aggravatingly apparent (high self-
>> noise). So, what kind of mic, for a single stereo mic in the field,
>> do you use, esp. for distant sounds and ambience? So far, I've
>> gotten the strongest recommendation for the
>> Shure VP-88. And where do I get a good mic super cheap? The VP-88
>> might be out of my price range.
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>> Also, I've been working with ProTools free version, but will be
>> buying a new computer soon -- the new apples with osx can't run
>> protools free, so... what kind of editing software do you use?
>> Please recommend a few programs for me to look at.
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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