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  • October 29, 2015 at 3:06 am #27318
    Anonymous

      I know everyones – bored with this, i’ve finaly narrowed my choice of mic’s down to one of the 3 mic’s below

      http://www.shure.co.uk/products/microphones/beta_57a
      http://www.shure.co.uk/products/microphones/sm57
      http://www.shure.co.uk/products/microphones/pga81

      just can’t make up my mind!

      pricewise – they tick the box
      sax/acoustic guitar recording – they tick the box
      small bedroom recording,carpeted, full of furniture with no echos – not sure of mic choice?
      large double room with false wood floor, lots of spaces, furniture around the walls, good echoes in room – not sure of choice of mic?

      i want to record in either room, as most of my practice is in a dead room (bed room) but i do often practice in the large double room (not dead room) – could be i have to buy 2 mics?

      Any comments would br welcome from people who have recorded in dead rooms and rooms with echoes.

      October 29, 2015 at 6:25 am #27323
      Anonymous

        Hi James, if I was choosing between these three I would go for the pga81 because it has a flatter frequency response and higher output mV.

        Are you going to buy an external analog – digital convertor?

        Apparently using the PC’s mic input on the soundcard is not advisable because of PC noise.
        That’s one thing I like about my Android OS Lenovo A10 – it has zero noise.

        October 29, 2015 at 7:27 am #27324
        William Cingolani
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          Sweetwater recommended that I get a Shure MV51 which I did buy. My ear phones plug into the mic and the mic connects to my mac book pro with a USB. The mic also has a volume-in control.
          http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MV51

          http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ReflexionX

          I also use this reflexion filter

          October 29, 2015 at 7:58 am #27325
          Anonymous

            Hi Jeff,
            At the moment 1st of all want to sort out which mic is best for recording in a dead room & and a room with lots of echos,
            using an apple mac.

            October 29, 2015 at 8:37 am #27328
            Anonymous

              James, I suppose it depends on the sound-scape you want to capture.

              Echoes can be very cool – for example

              But these guys definitely aren’t garage band!

              October 29, 2015 at 11:46 am #27333
              Anonymous

                i think for a fast up & running basic home recording setup for a apple mac is the mv51 & shure 440 headphones, using garage band. which will work with sax & acoustic guitar.

                as 99% of my recordings will be just to check practice sessions, and not for uploading – i need a fast record/playback setup, i don’t want to waste valuable practice time twiddling about with quirky setups.

                later on when it comes to uploading, i might invest in an audio interface & one of those mic’s that clip on the bell.

                October 29, 2015 at 12:36 pm #27334
                Anonymous

                  James, I think that is a wiser choice going with the USB microphone.

                  The quality may be so good that you won’t have to buy another microphone for uploading?

                  October 29, 2015 at 2:15 pm #27337
                  William Cingolani
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                    JB. check out that reflexion foam

                    October 29, 2015 at 3:38 pm #27338
                    Anonymous

                      Will do William – all in good time

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