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Title: Anyone any experience of these or like to comment? Boya BY-M8C mics
Post by: caitjim on October 10, 2018, 02:36:08 PM

Hi

Ive just had a friend email about these mics

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DPJMXMG?ref=em_1p_0_ti&ref_=pe_1966441_325198601

Ive got a Tascam Dr40 and wondered if anyone had experience of them or any opinions on them. I want to use them for live music recording. Would they be noticeably better than the inbuilt mics on the Tascam?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Anyone any experience of these or like to comment? Boya BY-M8C mics
Post by: goodcooker on October 10, 2018, 04:38:18 PM

No direct experience but the following quote from the product description would keep me away without published frequency response specs -

quote " A wide frequency response and high SPL rating results in full, clear audio reproduction for speech "

Reproducing speech is drastically different than reproducing music.

Title: Re: Anyone any experience of these or like to comment? Boya BY-M8C mics
Post by: caitjim on October 10, 2018, 05:13:17 PM

good cooker - thanks.

Title: Re: Anyone any experience of these or like to comment? Boya BY-M8C mics
Post by: ycoop on October 10, 2018, 05:36:56 PM

I suggest you consider grabbing the Studio Project C4 mic set from the Yard Sale (http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=187845.0) if you're okay with full body mics. If you're more interested in miniature mics I suggest finding a smaller recorder and looking at CA-14s or AT853s. All three of these options will dramatically improve the quality of your recordings.

Sorry for the unsolicited advice.

Title: Re: Anyone any experience of these or like to comment? Boya BY-M8C mics
Post by: caitjim on October 11, 2018, 02:08:20 PM

ycoop - always appreciated ..Thanks.