I gotta agree here, I would not travel anywhere without my MKH array of
mics, I have been let down in the past with others but never an MKH. I have
also traveled around this world in totally different climates recording
locations you name it but the first equipment to get packed is the MKH'S.
There are some nice sound samples here posted using other mics and really,
it is down to the users taste and what he/she likes best but I would always
advocate a beginner's mic should be an MKH. You find them on eBay going for
songs sometimes, I have never paid over $900 and I have the full set
excluding the MKH-800.
I have bought Rodes, Sure, Sony's just to try because this group had stated
that they are and could be little gems but now they sit in the cupboard
gathering dust. I could never use them for contract work or species
recording, they are there just to mess about with.
Martyn
Martyn Stewart
Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
http://www.naturesound.org
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Redmond. Washington. USA
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From:
On Behalf Of Mik Gough
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:02 PM
To:
Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Hiding MKH from Beginners
Just a note regarding my own experience with MKH series microphones.
I have filmed extensively over a large part of the world over many
years.
In all that time, and in climates from the Sahara and Atacama
deserts, to humid tropical Malaysian Jungles, to -35C temperatures in
Northern Finnland; locations in saunas, not to mention the more
mundane film sets; I have never been let down by MKH series
microphones.
The above reliability, combined with supremely good noise figures and
acurate frequency responses mean that, for me, they are the tool of
choice in almost every situation. (dramas, features, music,
documentary, nature, etc...)
They deliver quality recordings reliably and consistantly, my
definition of pro quality gear.
There are many other choices to make, but I have been let down too
often by other mics to spend my money on any that do not pass the
reliabilty test in this hostile world.
A link you may find useful...
http://www.microphone-data.com/
Here, the people from Rycote(the windshield people) have gone to
great lengths to present consistant and comparable data for most
present day microphones. It is a really useful website.
"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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