Topic: Sony ECM-719 is good for taping?

[lpmaskman]

I have a question for you: the Sony ECM-719 microphone is good for taping rock concerts? I read in few sites, this mic don't likes very high frequencies. ( I living in Hungary, where very hard to find, and very expensive the professional mics... )
PS.: Sorry, I'm a n00b in audio taping

[Semayat]

I used to tape with that mic...Avoid this one and buy a SP CMC-2. You"ll have better result for a fair price.
There's one in the yard sale that is very very cheap!!

[Nick's Picks]

or buy a better Sony.  there all over eBay.  just do a search on "stereo microphone"

[sunjan]

I used to tape with that mic...Avoid this one and buy a SP CMC-2. You"ll have better result for a fair price.
There's one in the yard sale that is very very cheap!!

For better stereo separation, don't go for T-shaped mics.
A mistake many beginners (including myself) do is to go for the "big consumer brands" like Sony, since they are readily available over the counter in retail shops. But when it comes to taping, you get better bang for the buck if you go for the professional range or specialized taper gear like SP, Church etc  - which are totally unknown in Europe outside taper circles.

Another noob mistake (which I did too) is to reason "now I got the recorder, I just need one small accessory to start taping: the mic", without realizing that the recorder is only half of your rig.
The taper yardstick is that for best customer satisfaction, you should invest as much in the mic (+ powering/pre/AD) as you paid for your recorder...

[Semayat]

I used to tape with that mic...Avoid this one and buy a SP CMC-2. You"ll have better result for a fair price.
There's one in the yard sale that is very very cheap!!

For better stereo separation, don't go for T-shaped mics.
A mistake many beginners (including myself) do is to go for the "big consumer brands" like Sony, since they are readily available over the counter in retail shops. But when it comes to taping, you get better bang for the buck if you go for the professional range or specialized taper gear like SP, Church etc  - which are totally unknown in Europe outside taper circles.

Exact...AT831's/CA st11/or anything else compared to ECM719 is just like day and night...

[Arni99]

The ECM-719 is a "good" starter mic as you can go mic-in on your minidisc-recorder (in case you got one HAHA) without a batterybox.
Even at loud rock shows it won´t distort when mic-in is set to -20db.
I´ve been using this mic until 2004 with minidisc recorders mic-in.
Of course more expensive mics sound better and got a wider frequency range 20-20.000 Hz.
Sony ECM-719 => 100-15.000 Hz.


ECM-719+ ie. MZ-RH1(HI-MD recorder) is an easy PLUG+RECORD setup without tons of cables and additional bboxes or preamps.

On dimeadozen.org you can search for "ecm-719" or "ecm-ds70p" and listen to samples.

[sunjan]

Sony ECM-719 => 100-15.000 Hz.

ECM-719+ ie. MZ-RH1(HI-MD recorder) is an easy PLUG+RECORD setup without tons of cables and additional bboxes or preamps.
On dimeadozen.org you can search for "ecm-719" or "ecm-ds70p" and listen to samples.

Yeah well, it all depends what recorder the OP is running.
If it's an old legacy MD, or even analogue cassette, the upper frequencies wouldn't matter that much anyway. So if good = easy to get/easy to set up/easy to use, just go for an entry level Sony... If your ambitions (and budget!) expand later on, check in at TS again for more advice...