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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: edtyre on October 15, 2005, 12:16:53 PM
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New Member
First post!
Only been recording shows for 3 months now. I am happy with my results
until i listen to some recordings made on much better equipment.
Here's what i have been using:
sp-cmc-8 > sp-spsb-6 > sony mz-m100/ or m1
eyglass mount just forward of ears
Recorded 25 shows with no problems at all, ranging from
small coffee shops to Wachovia Center...soft to extremely loud. (all stealth)
I want to improve my recording quality but still keep small. How much improvement
can i expect adding an AD-20? What else? Mics? Budget for upgrading right now= 1000.00
I know MD is a dirty word here, but i like the mz-m100 does PCM (90 min only) and has drag and drop
usb right into my macintosh.
Here's a few shows i just torrented that each have 4 sound samples attached.
Jethro Tull 10/11/05 Keswick Theater
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=64093
Rolling Stones 10/10/05 Wachovia Center
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=63802
thanks for any help
edtyre
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Go with good mics. It's the smartest place to start when you want to improve your sound.
I should know... I have shitty ones.
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he has allready good mics.
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i recommend to go with your 1000 bucks and move to Microtrack (350-399$), and 200$ for 4gb CF Card. Your cmc-8 are a very good mic, and you can waiting with them for when you can do openly records, . Do you have the phantom power option?
+T for welcome ;)
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i recommend to go with your 1000 bucks and move to Microtrack (350-399$), and 200$ for 4gb CF Card. Your cmc-8 are a very good mic, and you can waiting with them for when you can do openly records, . Do you have the phantom power option?
+T for welcome ;)
Thanks for the reply.
No i don't have the phantom power option.
What would i get switching to a microtrack other than not have to swap out disks
every 90 minutes?
edtyre
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i recommend to go with your 1000 bucks and move to Microtrack (350-399$), and 200$ for 4gb CF Card. Your cmc-8 are a very good mic, and you can waiting with them for when you can do openly records, . Do you have the phantom power option?
+T for welcome ;)
Thanks for the reply.
No i don't have the phantom power option.
What would i get switching to a microtrack other than not have to swap out disks
every 90 minutes?
edtyre
a good digital recorder that can record 16-24 bits and 44.1-96khz, phantom power included and ad converter better than minidisc, and a lot of options with a very little size, ideal for stealthing and a good all in one, go to others posts of MT and you will see detailed. If i would have those 1000 i would do it! with no doubts. And you save bucks for do the phantom mod. It's my opinion, only i try to help ;)
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Mics have the single biggest impact on sound quality, so I'd swap out the mics first. A question to start:
What pattern caps do you have for the SP-CMC-8...cardioid or omni?
If omni, I'd change to DPA 406x + DPA battery box - I think it'll improve your sound significantly.
If cardioid, well...there aren't a lot of mid-priced stealthable cardoids. So, I'd hang tight for a bit, enjoy your current setup, and save more cash to ultimately make a mic change to something like a Neumann active setup: AK40 (caps) / LC3 (active cables) / KM100 (mic bodies) > Denecke PS-2 (phantom power) > line transformers (gain) > recorder.
But if you decide go the MT2496 route, definitely switch your mics over to phantom power.
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Mics have the single biggest impact on sound quality, so I'd swap out the mics first. A question to start:
What pattern caps do you have for the SP-CMC-8...cardioid or omni?
If omni, I'd change to DPA 406x + DPA battery box - I think it'll improve your sound significantly.
If cardioid, well...there aren't a lot of mid-priced stealthable cardoids. So, I'd hang tight for a bit, enjoy your current setup, and save more cash to ultimately make a mic change to something like a Neumann active setup: AK40 (caps) / LC3 (active cables) / KM100 (mic bodies) > Denecke PS-2 (phantom power) > line transformers (gain) > recorder.
But if you decide go the MT2496 route, definitely switch your mics over to phantom power.
Thanks Brian
I have the cardoids.
Here's what i might do:
Found used DPA-4061's w/BB (DPA) for good price
i'll try these for now and save towards a better set-up
including a MT and mics. And i'll be able to keep the HI-MD
and SP 8's for some comedy club recordings i am doing.
thanks for everyone's help
edtyre