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I was planning to stealth it. After what you said about microphone size, I went ahead and listened to one of the Sigur Ros shows in my collection recorded with CSBs and wow... it was like a soundboard recording!
Quote from: Evil Taper on November 04, 2005, 12:33:49 AMhttp://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=53370.0;topicseen$100Wow... it's tempting... very... tempting...Zowie: I've listened to a Wilco show I have that was recorded with Sound Professionals, and it wasn't nearly as impressive at the Sigur Ros show recorded with CSBs. Of course, there are a lot of things to consider... distance from stage, wear and tear on mics, etc. From what I could tell though, CSBs are the clear cut winner.
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Don't waste your money, these are the very bottom rung of the mic ladder and sound more unnatural than almost anything else you can buy. If the tape sounds super good there's probably been tons of post production done to the recording or the source info is wrong. You might also just have a collection of not so hot tapes or your playback system can't handle more bassy recordings properly. Depending on your budget and what you're looking to tape the entry level mics you should be looking at are:Stealth MicsSound Professionals - sp-cmc-4, sp-cmc-8Audio Technica - AT853, ES943Core Sound binauralsOpen MicsStudio Projects C4Nakamichi CM100AKG C1000There's also a couple of folks who dig the microphone madness mics, but there's probably a reason they aren't used much. You'll be better off saving some money and getting the best stuff you can afford because you WILL sell this stuff eventually. The more expensive the gear is the higher the resale value usually is. Buy used if possible, you can possibly sell them off for what you paid when you upgrade. I'm sure other folks have suggestions but do some listening to see what you like the sound of. Archive.org should have recordings where almost any mic imaginable was used, so check out different mics and see what you like the sound of. Welcome to the money hungry hobby of concert recording
I'm not adding anything to this thread, but just wanted to say thanks to everyone (esp. Evil Taper) for the information that's been provided in this thread.Also a total noob here, although I've lurked around for quite a while. Money's tight right now (then again, when isn't it) so it will be a while before I can really get going.Thanks much.