Hello everyone, Just curious why there arent alot of people using dynamic mics for recording. It seems like they would be better suited for location recording as they dont require phantom power. But I dont really know much about them other than that. Any info is appreciated
Thanks
-Bob
since most dynamic microphones, at least i think, are designed for vocals, there is a huge mid range boost to get better response from a voice. when these mics are used in the field it will yield a very harsh sounding recording in the mid range that can be very fatiguing.
as tim said condensers have much better frequency response, typically more flat, with full bandwidth from 20Hz-20kHz. most dynamic mics do not have this full bandwidth.
i'm sure there are more reasons but these are the ones i could come up with right off the top of my head.
Brian