Topic: ADC suggestions

[Youneverno41]

Hey guys, im finally starting to gather up money and im looking for my rig.  I foudn some mics, power, gain, and storage all within my price range, and I'm having trouble finding an ADC.  What do you guys use, and what is considered decent/better than average?

[Ray76]

Hey guys, im finally starting to gather up money and im looking for my rig.  I foudn some mics, power, gain, and storage all within my price range, and I'm having trouble finding an ADC.  What do you guys use, and what is considered decent/better than average?

http://www.mytekdigital.com/ has great ADCs(ive heard) couple use em here, and say they are really top notch. A lot of us use the sony sbm-1 , which seems to be great as well. I think there may be one for sale in the Yard Sale??

[Brian Skalinder]

We need to know, at minimum

[1] what other gear you'll use
[2] budget
[3] open or stealth

[Youneverno41]

are most ADC's over the 1000's?

[Youneverno41]

We need to know, at minimum

[1] what other gear you'll use
[2] budget
[3] open or stealth

I'm probably gonna be choosing between AKG C1000s or ADK SC-1, I dont really have an exact amount I want to spend, I'll spend money on something that works and does the job, and its gonna be an open rig

[Ray76]

We need to know, at minimum

[1] what other gear you'll use
[2] budget
[3] open or stealth

I'm probably gonna be choosing between AKG C1000s or ADK SC-1, I dont really have an exact amount I want to spend, I'll spend money on something that works and does the job, and its gonna be an open rig

we need a budget bud. A number amount. approximate is ok. I threw those two companies out there because as you can see they really span the price range. So whats your limit??

Ray

[Brian Skalinder]

I'm probably gonna be choosing between AKG C1000s or ADK SC-1, I dont really have an exact amount I want to spend, I'll spend money on something that works and does the job, and its gonna be an open rig

Still need a full answer to these questions:

[1] what other gear will you use:  mics (got 'em from above), mic power / gain / preamp, recorder
[2] $$$ budget

Both a $20 or $2,000 ADC might "do the job", that's why we need an actual budget and the gear listing so we may make an appropriate recommendation.

[Youneverno41]

I'm probably gonna be choosing between AKG C1000s or ADK SC-1, I dont really have an exact amount I want to spend, I'll spend money on something that works and does the job, and its gonna be an open rig

Still need a full answer to these questions:

[1] what other gear will you use:  mics (got 'em from above), mic power / gain / preamp, recorder
[2] $$$ budget

Both a $20 or $2,000 ADC might "do the job", that's why we need an actual budget and the gear listing so we may make an appropriate recommendation.

Mic Power- Walmoart Li-on Bat, Gain-Sp-spsb-1, storage-Nomad Jukebox 3.  Id spend 100-300 on the ADC

[Youneverno41]

have you bought anything at all yet?  once we get total budget plus gear already in hand you'll get tons of help.

yeah i need to figure out this ADC stuff so i can total up a budget

[Youneverno41]

If you're doing only open taping i'd highly suggest you looking into a ua5 for the preamp and adc.  loads of people use it with the jb3 and speak very, very highly of it.  i don't know what they run used but it's not absurd. 
let's say your budget is 1K - then maybe 300 for a used digimod ua5(total guess on my part), 150 maybe for the used jb3 and you've got a lot of dough left over for the most important part, mics.  i could be way off on prices, and i am guessing at your budget.

yeah, 1000 is about the total. And sorry with all the questions, what the jb3?

[Youneverno41]

nomad jukebox 3 = jb3 for short.

i see you are looking at pfife's tl's!  awesome mics...throw them with a ua5 and jb3 and you're off to a fine start

yeah he PMed me, but i told him, im still saving money and everything, and he probably shouldnt rely on me paying up.  Are those mics pretty good?

[Youneverno41]

check this thread:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=44280.15

user here selling a self modded ua5 and he's got samples of stuff recorded with TL's.  no better way to see if you like something than listening.  and that's a great price for a pre/adc

he doesnt want PM's unless you are serious, and im still saving up my money, im only 17 so i have some saving to do

[Youneverno41]

Any more suggestions for ADC's?

[Brian Skalinder]

I'm probably gonna be choosing between AKG C1000s or ADK SC-1

Those are fine mics for a starting set of gear.

Mic Power- Walmoart Li-on Bat, Gain-Sp-spsb-1, storage-Nomad Jukebox 3. Id spend 100-300 on the ADC

The Walmart LiIon battery is a power source, but not the delivery mechanism for distributing power to the mics.  The SP-SB-1 will act as the delivery mechanism for power to the mics, BUT:  it can't be powered by the LiIon battery, delivers plug-in power to mics via a 3.5mm stereo connector, nad the mics require phantom power via XLR connectors.  So...all this to say skip the SP-SB-1, and maybe the Walmart LiIon battery depending on the power requirements for the pre/ADC you select.

The JB3, though discontinued, is a solid recording device.  I'd stick with it for the moment.

With the mics you listed, plenty of budget for most of the following combos:

Mic Power          | Gain               | ADC
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Edirol UA5         | Edirol UA5         | Edirol UA5
Denecke PS-2       | Denecke AD-20      | Denecke AD-20
Denecke PS-2       | line transformers  | Graham Patten ADC-20
Denecke DMIC-20    | Denecke DMIC-20    | Denecke DMIC-20
Sound Devices MP-2 | Sound Devices MP-2 | JB3
Sound Devices MP-2 | Sound Devices MP-2 | SBM-1
Sound Devices MP-2 | Sound Devices MP-2 | Sony D100 or M1 (replaces JB3)
Sound Devices MP-2 | Sound Devices MP-2 | modSBM-1 (a bit over your $1k budget)

[Youneverno41]

wow thanks sooo much for the help man!