Behringer C-1 USB cartoid condenser mic: http://www.dv247.com/microphones/behringer-c-1-condenser-microphone--28184
Very affordable, good sound. All our shows recorded on it. Picks up a bit more background hiss than I'd like, but I'm picky. Nice Radio 4 ambiance at £33.99. -- Rgds RC Robin Catling Full Circle Podcast On 18 June 2012 11:27, Gordon Scott <gor...@gscott.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Sean, > > I strongly second the view that a decent condenser mike is the way to go > in studio, with an external pop shield, suspension cradle and some kind > of noise+reverb reduction, either one of the dedicated surrounds, or > something hacked up with a frame and some blankets. Controlling > extraneous noises can be a challenge. Don't forget bumps carried through > the floor. > > The SM58 and it ilk are "dynamic" live-performance microphones, > definitely not intended for studio vocals. > > In the studio you can afford to mic further from the singer, use a > pop-shield, headphones for monitoring so no feedback worries, no need to > handle quite such high volume as right in contact with the lips of a > loud voice. That said, microphone technique on stage needs learning if > he's expecting to sing live. > > The Neumann U87 requires a small second mortgage. > The AKG C414 requires a substantially smaller second mortgage. > There are a number of similar-in-operation condenser mics from from > other companies, at much lower prices, many of which are surprisingly > good. > > There are lots of pretty good USB recording interfaces. On Mac with > GarageBand though, one of the Firewire intefaces may be worth the extra. > > I would suggest exploring somewhere like www.dv247.com, who supply a lot > of this stuff and have a place in Soton. An alternative, not exactly > local, is www.thomann.de. I'm pretty sure there is at least one other > place in Soton. Both of those sites have advice/blog/magazine type > areas. .. http://magazine.dv247.com Thomann's seems now mostly to be > via email. > > Recording is a bit like Hi-Fi. If you buy very cheap, you get rubbish, > if you want the best, you pay a fortune. Somewhere between those > extremes is something with which you'll be satisfied. Unless budget is > no concern (yeah, right :-), I'd suggest going for something modest, > perhaps a bundle, which will be OK but not great, considering it > possibly to be a long term sacrifice, whilst deciding exactly what > really best suits your needs. > > HTH, > Gordon. > > > -- > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------- >
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