Hi, I was wondering, what mics would you reccomend to a beginning taper?
They should be small-ish (well, at least "normal" size), and not cost more than $100 batt box included.. the less, the better..
Thanks!
Thanks, I'll look into it.Hi, I was wondering, what mics would you reccomend to a beginning taper?
They should be small-ish (well, at least "normal" size), and not cost more than $100 batt box included.. the less, the better..
Thanks!
Check out some of the starter mics at Sound Pro (www.soundprofessionals.com (http://www.soundprofessionals.com)) like the SP BMC-2. I've heard some nice recordings made with those mics. You can get a small battery box from them too.
Hi, I was wondering, what mics would you reccomend to a beginning taper?
They should be small-ish (well, at least "normal" size), and not cost more than $100 batt box included.. the less, the better..
Thanks!
Hi, I was wondering, what mics would you reccomend to a beginning taper?
They should be small-ish (well, at least "normal" size), and not cost more than $100 batt box included.. the less, the better..
Thanks!
Buy something used in the Yard Sale.
Since price is a paramount concern for you, you're gonna get a better mic in the used market than you'd get new and at that price point you can range from not-good sound to pretty good sound with a mic that, when new, would have cost incrementally $50 to $100 more.
To answer your specific question though, look for used Church Audio CA-11 coupled with a low cost battery box. That should run you right around $100 for both.
I highly recommend the CA-11. These are great sounding mics, and, unlike most of the Soundpros, they will not overload at high volume.Hi, I was wondering, what mics would you reccomend to a beginning taper?
They should be small-ish (well, at least "normal" size), and not cost more than $100 batt box included.. the less, the better..
Thanks!
Buy something used in the Yard Sale.
Since price is a paramount concern for you, you're gonna get a better mic in the used market than you'd get new and at that price point you can range from not-good sound to pretty good sound with a mic that, when new, would have cost incrementally $50 to $100 more.
To answer your specific question though, look for used Church Audio CA-11 coupled with a low cost battery box. That should run you right around $100 for both.
I was actually looking for CA-11s, but noone is selling them.. And any other acceptable mics in Yard Sale are only low cost binaurals and the soundpro ones, both without battery box..
Thanks, I'll look into it.Hi, I was wondering, what mics would you reccomend to a beginning taper?
They should be small-ish (well, at least "normal" size), and not cost more than $100 batt box included.. the less, the better..
Thanks!
Check out some of the starter mics at Sound Pro (www.soundprofessionals.com (http://www.soundprofessionals.com)) like the SP BMC-2. I've heard some nice recordings made with those mics. You can get a small battery box from them too.
Few questions, tho..
-What's the bass roll-off? Is it needed, or can I go with cheaper batt boxes that don't have it?
-Should I look into binaurals or cardioids?
Edit: What about Low Cost Binaurals from Core Sound? How do they compare with SP-BMC-2?
As far as I know..
Thanks, I'll look into it.
Few questions, tho..
-What's the bass roll-off? Is it needed, or can I go with cheaper batt boxes that don't have it?
-Should I look into binaurals or cardioids?
Put an ISO in the Yardsale. If that doesn't work, buy new from Chris Church. Maybe he can cut you a deal on a set if you're hard up for cash.
Thanks, but new ones are really out of the question - they are going for like.. 120$(?) new, plus at least $20 shipping, and $39 battery box.. which is way out of my budget.. And with this being Chris' job, I would feel bad to ask him for price reduction. Same with the ISO idea, I would feel like an ass for replying people with "sorry, but that's too much"..If you don't ask, you won't know. Prices in the YS are usually pretty good.
As for the upgrade.. yeah, I expect I will upgrade to better mics sooner or later, but I'm going to shows like once per two months, so it's not really worth it now..
I'll be recording on iRiver HP120, by the way. And no, sadly, I can't solder. :(
Thanks, but new ones are really out of the question - they are going for like.. 120$(?) new, plus at least $20 shipping, and $39 battery box.. which is way out of my budget.. And with this being Chris' job, I would feel bad to ask him for price reduction. Same with the ISO idea, I would feel like an ass for replying people with "sorry, but that's too much"..
As for the upgrade.. yeah, I expect I will upgrade to better mics sooner or later, but I'm going to shows like once per two months, so it's not really worth it now..
I'll be recording on iRiver HP120, by the way. And no, sadly, I can't solder. :(
If you get some cardioid mikes then you have to stay still as long as you can because the sound change if you put the mikes on a hat and you move your head, for example.
As with the croakie mount.. I don't think that's optimal for me, I'm not the kind of person who could stand still the whole show, without turning his head around. :)
If you get some cardioid mikes then you have to stay still as long as you can because the sound change if you put the mikes on a hat and you move your head, for example.
As with the croakie mount.. I don't think that's optimal for me, I'm not the kind of person who could stand still the whole show, without turning his head around. :)
Take this into account ;)
Females know to STFU with me when they are at a show with me. Subsequently, not a lot of females go to shows with me if I am running my lo-pro rig. If I run my open rig, they want to put their damn purses under my mic stand like it is some kind of storage depot.
I bring cough drops to help with any noise I could make and hold my sneezes in.
^See with me they ditch them under the stand and then leave because I have a no chat rule under the stand. I can't win. If they hung out and were just dancing nekkid....yah, I think I would be cool with that, LOL.
Just leave a little bit of slack in you cables. People are constantly adjusting their hat on their head, so it doesn't look strange at all.
My 2 cents worth.
;D
LOL. I'll NEVAH bitch about girls storing things near my mic stand ever again b/c during the second Bonnaroo Phish show three girls asked me if they could keep their clothes by my stand so they could dance naked. Oddly enough, they were damn good looking taboot!