Topic: Im New To This...

[owen]

I Have A Mini Disc Recorder And I Went Out And Got A Stand But I Dident get To Get The Mics Yet And i Wanna Tape Next Week So I Have A Regaler sterio mic
it works pretty good but do yous think it will be ok

[jpschust]

yah it will be ok, whatcha lookin at for mics?

[owen]

well I Was Looking At Some Of The Stuf On Micsupply.com But I Don't Know Do u think the little mics would be batter

[jpschust]

how much do you want to spend?

[owen]

Well Im Low On cash Til This Summer So I Only have Like 100 So I Porbley Wont be Able To get a Real Good Mic

[jpschust]

why not go to your local guitar center and get a pair of oktava mk-012's, 100 for a pair at some gc's on sale, decent mics

[owen]

Ill Have Too That Do Most Music Stores Have Them

[sexymexi]

take into account you will have to power the mics...  either through phantom power, or a pre amp..  then have all the connections you need, might have to get every adapter known to man.. but you should be able to get somthing recorded..  good luck. welcome aboard..

matt

[owen]

thanks

[owen]

how much do you think it will cost with the power ?

[owen]

i see them on micsupply for 150 is there any where to get tehm cheper or is that the goin rate

[sexymexi]

i think in the yardsale i saw brian was selling a power supply for 2 mics.. then you would just need cables and whatnot..  so my guess is that all could be had for bout $200.   the phantom power for 2 mics. the cheapest i've seen is 49.  and i think u might be able to get superlux pair with mounts and everything for less that 150 correct me someone if i'm wrong.  and then some cheap cables for like 10 per. and adapters, maybe another 20 or so from local rat shack.  (aka radio shack)  unless you wanna go stealthy, i'd check with sound pro's you can get good littl mics there and be ready to go.

good luck
matt

phantom power
http://www.zzounds.com/item--ARTPHANII

sound pro's
mics - http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=120&item=SP-CMC-1&type=store

battery box - http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=540&item=CLOSEOUT-33&type=store

[jpschust]

the oktavas are at guitar center for 100 for the pair, only some gc's so youd have to call.  id really suggest reading the archives

[Sean Gallemore]

you can get a used PS-2 for $100

[Brian Skalinder]

Dang, Jonny - you beat me to it.  Definitely check out the Archival Info forum, especially the newbie thread.

FWIW, Dave at MicSupply is a great guy, but due to lower volume his prices generally don't come close to some of the other popular online vendors: Sonic Sense, Masterpiece AV / Dale Pro Audio, Cascade Media, Oade Bros.  All these folks are extremely helpful if you call them and talk about what you're trying to do, your budget, etc.  So once you get an idea about what you want to do, drop 'em a line and they can consult even further.

[owen]

ok thanks