For Judith---Microphone recommendations
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Message posted by Sean McCoy <osr-kjyWQFU/[email protected]> ______________________________________________________________________ > >Hi all, > >I'll be doing some film narration recording. Any suggestions for a > >good and inexpensive to mid range priced dynamic mic? The Neumann > >BCM-705 looks nice but since I do this infrequently, I'd rather try > >to find something a little cheaper. > > The EV RE-20 is a popular and mid-priced voice mic, but I've never > been particularly fond of it. I'd suggest considering condensers for > this as they have much hotter outputs. As an alternate to my higher > end stuff, I've found the Rode NT-1A to be a pretty decent---and > cheap---voice recording mic. In addition to using it in my "B" room > (when I had one), several of the voiceover people I work with use > them in their home rigs with good results. > > > >Anyone using the Royer Labs R21 or the BeyerDynamic M160 or Marshall > >MXL 2001 on horns? > > No experience with the Royer (which I'm sure is fantastic) or the > MXL, but I have a pair of M160's that are excellent on trumpet and > flugelhorn. At least they were when they worked. Both of them > developed ribbon problems that even Beyer hasn't been successful in > fixing for me. I don't think I ever tried them on French horn, but > I'd guess the generally mellow nature of ribbons wouldn't be first > choice unless they were playing very brassy all the time. The mic's > low output combined with the necessity of miking the horn from a > distance may also be a problem in soft passages. A large diaphragm > condenser is probably a better choice. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/mjFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ________________________________________________________________________ Logic OT - new web forums! http://logic-users.org/forums/L-OT - Search the entire archive: http://logic-users.org/forums/L-OT/search - To UNSUBSCRIBE: email [email protected] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/logic-ot/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/