My actual budget is $3000...
See threads from a few months ago where I asked for commendations on mics...
HERECouldn't bring myself to pull the trigger on anything until I needed a recorder for my college classes...so I thought it was a good excuse to buy one that could do a little more than that
But, like I was saying, I couldn't pull the trigger because I really didn't (and still don't) know enough about this hobby to invest that much money...as in I don't think I would spend it properly...or I would regret it when I wasn't satisfied....
So I decided that I am going to make a little...Learners Rig....which is two prong...
1)something to get me to where I am making good recordings in the field.....
2)Processing these recordings on my computer...to track split and burn, as well as be able to tweak a little if there is something I am not happy with...
My large budget mics are going to be SKM184's I think...
I have my dads old set of Nak Cm300s....he saw something like 168 shows with Jerry, and that is pretty good for a guy living in Oklahoma....and he has got all his old masters which I am slowly transferring to Cds....
But the Naks are not modded for phantom.......
So is my situation convoluted enough for you?