hello all...a friend i was speaking to re: some taping questions pointed me in yer direction...he said this is the spot for answers, and after searchin in numerous threads, i thought i'd spell out my specific situation for more specific answers..so here goes...
i am a film maker and am gonna be doing some live video recordings...we've decided to capture the audio AUD and i need some advice re: mics and battery boxes and pre's....i've been collecting shows for a while now, and after reviewing my favorites and checking the rigs used to record them, well, i simply don't have $2K for a pair of mics!!! so i asked the folks over at trader's den and, based on my limited budget, received 3 mic recommendations: AKG C1000S, Rode NT3, and Oktava MC012...
being that i already have access to both the C1000Ss and the NT3s, i do believe thats the route i prefer to take [little to no budget on this one! plus could the oktava's be THAT much better?!] so, of these two mics, which will give me a better sound in a medium sized hall [anywhere between 20'-40' from stage--i know thats a ways away for this "level" of mic but...]
next question: i need a good battery box to run these off of as i'm not ever a fan of stickin batteries in a mic...what's yer recommendations?
next question: i'm going to be recording on a PCM-M1 [which i've actually never used before], but don't really trust its built-in pre's...what i would like would be to find a decent little "portable box" with good preamps [i don't need focusrite's or anything, but something better than what the m1 offers]
last question: need a good telescoping mic stand [atleast 12'-15'] and 2-mic bar for fairly cheap [these aren't gonna be "on tour" so they won't be gettin beat to hell--i want good & sturdy but bulletproof isn't necessary!]
If anyone can help, i'd appreciate it greatly! best yet, if you can give me what yer setup chain would be given these parameters, starting with either the C1000S's OR Rode NT3's > ? > PCM-M1, that'd be ideal...if you want to add yer opinion regarding mic setup i'd be more than willing to take that advice as well [i.e. X-Y, etc, etc]
KEEP IN MIND: i need to stay under $500 for all the above, or as close as possible [i know i'm crazy but thats owning yer own business for ya]
again thanks for the help...this is by far one of the most comprehensive "live recording" forums i've ever seen--can't believe that after reading about this site so many times back on STG that i never checked it out...well done TS Mods!
[as i mentioned earlier, i've yet to use this M1 and am sure i'm going to have some ?s for those with experience, but i'll save that for a few days from now!]
SLAINTE! aar.onerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr