hi dave:
in my experience, if you are using good preamps,
such as those i understand are in the 700-series recorders,
you will hear the tell-tale self-noise of the VP88 in your recordings
i used one for many years while that was all my kit budget would allow,
but was very happy to finally move over to neumann M/S rig several
years ago
(and from the chat on this list, i would think the sennheiser is
quieter still)
the shure is a fine mic for the price
but there are several quieter options if you can stomach the price bump
cheers
kent
On Aug 26, 2006, at 11:05 AM, lampmeister wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm currently being torn between which of these 2 single point stereo
> mics to get. I know they are quite different mics as the VP88 is M/S
> and X/Y switchable, but I'm more interested in self-noise. I don't
> seem to be able to find anything about the Sennheiser MKE44-p, despite
> extensive searching. Is there anyone out there who could shed some
> light on the Sennheiser and maybe offer a comparison with the Shure?
>
> I'll be using it mainly to record outdoor soundscapes and atmospheres
> onto a Sound Devices 702, hence my concern with self-noise.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Dave.
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