Topic: Core Sound- Low-cost Binaural or Stealthy Cardioids?

[harrisale]

hey.

I've decided to purchase either the Low-cost Binaural Microphones or Low-cost Stealthy Cardioids but I'm not sure which to choose.

I am a beginner, with my 1st show coming up. This will be Rage Against the Machine, a large outdoor venue, where the crowd will be quite loud. Most of my future concerts will likely also be the same type of venue.

I am gonna need some stealth, but I have read that the Low-cost Binaural Microphones can also be quite stealthy.

what are the +/- of each, and which do you think would be the best for me.

thanx

[Nick Graham]

FWIW, don't let the "stealth" in the name of the cardioids fool you...the mics are the exact same size.

I'd personally go for the binaurals, as I'm a much bigger fan of omnidirectional mics in stealth situations. Just my $.02.

[Javier Cinakowski]

This will be Rage Against the Machine, a large outdoor venue, where the crowd will be quite loud.

I bought both of these mics when I first started out.  The Binurals sound better, but as an omni they will pick up more crowd and the bass could be a bit much at a show like rage.

The cards sound real nice, but the bass is not as impressive.  This could be a good thing for loud rock concerts.

I would recomend the cards in your situation.

[harrisale]

I've decided to go with the Binauals with a bass-roll off battery box.