Hi all,
I'm a newbie here, in the sense that I'm just about to shop for my gear.
But I've been taping with low-end gear (minidisc) for years over here in Europe, so I do have a few 100 shows in my archive.
Typical venue setting is small/mid sized club, 2-10 meters from the stage. Mostly loud rock music.
Now I just picked up a JB3, and I've made up my mind about a UA5. Not sure whether digimod will do, or any of the high-end mods.
Now I'm looking for microphones that would suit this combo.
I'd probably go for cards that I would set up in a Kangol, so they need to be reasonably stealthy. I don't feel comfortable with a stand, since in-club security can be quite strict over here, and I'd like to have my hands free for other things (beer, taking snapshots with camera etc).
I'm a bit confused with the whole power/phantom/active cables discussion.
Maybe there's a FAQ that can explain this for dummies like me?!
If I've got a UA5, does it power the mikes? Or I still need to look for mikes with battery in-body, or additional battery box? I heard that some capsules have the bodies separate, so that I can have them in my bag? Is this the same as active cables?
My budget is about $300-500, Oade offers me a pair of Audix Micro 1245 for $500, which sounds like a good deal to me (they're just 45 mm long, and I rather not go for anything biger than that). Are the 1245s suitable for the UA5, or should I look for something else. Any other gear I need to run this combination?
Many stupid questions, I know... Bear with me, and I'll hopefully reward you with rare shows from over here in a while... =)
Jan
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Old rig: Sony ECM 909>Sharp MD 702