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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: mickeybs on September 02, 2004, 02:58:08 AM
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Who makes the all around best mics, and what model is the most all around best to use?
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Who would win a fight between Lemmy and god?
It's a trick question...there is no best mic.
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there is no such thing as best mics.what you could do is get a plethora of mics ,as you could select a microphone according to what you think might be the best for the job.Think of predator 2 ,where danny glover opens the trunk of his car,and looks over what weapon he should use against the colombians ;D
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I've used akg 391s, neumann km100+ak43, ak40, ak50, neumann u89s, soundfield st-250, and now schoeps cmc6+mk4
What are you trying to do? What kind of bands are you recording? Stealth or open? FOB or Section? Do you want accurate or a bit of color?
there is no best mic for every situation. give us a better idea of what you're trying to do and we'll be able to guide you in a diection...
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"Best" is so hard to define.
Depending on the situation, different mics will be "best": A large diagphram ADK-TL is not "best" for stealth, as it is about the size of a soda bottle, yet the ADK TL is a fantastic mic.
Perhaps some input from you could help narrow the field:
What do you intend to do/record?
How much do you want to spend on mics?
How much do you want to spend on other gear?
Terry
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I'd say the best mic is the one that makes tape that you like to listen to. Look around for shows with different sources trade for em or B&P for em them listen to them a lot and see what sounds best to you. one does not have to blow a $1000 on mics to get a sweet tape. Good luck welcome & +T
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get a pair of these...
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get a pair of these...
Just got a B&P with these mics run ORTF ------ SMOKERS!! ;D
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get a pair of these...
Just got a B&P with these mics run ORTF ------ SMOKERS!! ;D
I just heard Fisher Price also just put out a really good pair of shotgun capsules for those mics that rival the Neumann guns!! :D
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zing!
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just get a pair of these suckers, and you will be all set.
(http://www.manleylabs.com/images/BIGPIX/PROBIGPIX/BIGgold.jpg)
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all your favorite mics suck :P
al your tapes are ours.................
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how much is a manley mic ???
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there are no best mics, just people that know how to use them best ;)
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that manley is about $5k+ I believe.
they make a stereo mic just like that. same capsules mounted coincident. I posted a link to it a while back in here.
sweeeetttt....
the best mics for concert taping?
would be the most versitle mics you could find...allowing for every possible stereo configutaion and polar pattern. to get that, you need to spend a shitload of money.
the cheapest you can get away with is $650 for the matched Oktava MC-012 kit w/omni, card and hyper caps...but that's not exactly every polar pattern. probably the best mics for the money though. they lack the refined sound that high-end mics from other countries have, but they are fine in a noisey rock show environment. many people here have made shitloads of fantastic recordings with them.
if money isn't an object. the ST-250 is the best mic on the planet for accurate measurement of acoustic dimensions...be it live music or the space shuttles volume at take off.
but thats just my opinion. and your looking at $4k. but if you want an accurate 3 dimensional representation of an acoustic event, then the buck stops here.
there are better mics out there for some jobs.
the "best mic"..is the one that pleases your ear. and you'll learn how to use what you have and pull good recordings.
there are certainly "best mics" for certain jobs, but we are talking studio examples when you micing one thing, like a piano or a guitar or someone singing.
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ok, Ditka versus God in a golf match?
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ok, Ditka versus God in a golf match?
The winner??
DITKA!!! :)
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hmmm - i have used neumann km184s, tlm103s, AT4051s, AKG c391b's, AKG C480/ck61s, schoeps cmc64s, gefell m300s, royer r-121s, and DPA 4011s and 4006s, along with tons of cheaper mics like the rode nt5s, SP's, etc, etc. all of these mics will do a pretty good job, if matched with the correct preamps and carefully set up. while the DPA 4011s are my current mic of choice, i cant really say i have ever found a mic that is any nicer or easier to use than my AKG c480s - the 480s and the 4011s will literally do anything extremely well due to their very flat response - nothing phases them, and they take EQ easily if needed (unlike most brighter mics). but again, you really need to find the right preamp to match the character of the mics you select to get the kind of sound you are after (and we arent all after exactly the same sound). i use millennia media HV3 pres on the DPAs and AKGs, but would choose something warmer if i were using neumanns, ATs, or most any of the cheaper mics. however, i never found a cheap preamp that i liked.
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not just cause thats what i own, well kinda, but i have never really liked anything as much as the 480's for the price and quality, but YMMV :)
it does all depend on YOUR ears tho so..........
bean
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I have been using AKG 451EB/ck1's since 1988 ...LOVE THEM - but are hard to find now
try this http://www.tmopaudio.com/Microphones.html
I love the newer AKG 480/ck61 or 63's also, and the DPA 4011's
my suggestion is to try {patch or download} various mics in different situations
and hear overall what pleases you ...you're the one that has to listen to your tapes
Good Luck and have fun taping ;)
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i'll just wander in and hijack this thread
I've got a limited budget (£60 - £80) and I'm after a mic to get me started taping. It will mostly be in enclosed pub type environments, rockish type music, sometimes quite heavy - but other times quiet light music. Mic should be good for stealthing. The budget is flexible tbh.....but I dont want to spend too much either.
Anyone got any reccomendations along those lines?
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i'll just wander in and hijack this thread
I've got a limited budget (£60 - £80) and I'm after a mic to get me started taping. It will mostly be in enclosed pub type environments, rockish type music, sometimes quite heavy - but other times quiet light music. Mic should be good for stealthing. The budget is flexible tbh.....but I dont want to spend too much either.
Anyone got any reccomendations along those lines?
Is a Pound still about 0.55 = $1.00??? If so, I'm not sure if you can find a mic for $100-$150 that is any good...
Although I did just find this on UK Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15198&item=3746707248&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
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that was one of the microphones I was looking at - and there was another I was recommended that worked out at £70, but I could only get from America
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i'll just wander in and hijack this thread
I've got a limited budget (£60 - £80) and I'm after a mic to get me started taping. It will mostly be in enclosed pub type environments, rockish type music, sometimes quite heavy - but other times quiet light music. Mic should be good for stealthing. The budget is flexible tbh.....but I dont want to spend too much either.
Anyone got any reccomendations along those lines?
Is a Pound still about 0.55 = $1.00??? If so, I'm not sure if you can find a mic for $100-$150 that is any good...
Although I did just find this on UK Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15198&item=3746707248&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
Not sure if I believe the claim that it has optical output in that ad! Sounds unlikely.