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I want to start recording my playing and need to get a microphone (or microphones). I already have a Tascam USB audio interface which has phantom power and balanced/unbalanced inputs for two mikes. I've read Pete's recording page which is a very useful primer.
I would like to be able to record my playing with and without the ambience of the room and I would also quite like to record in stereo (as an exercise for testing my hi-fi's ability to reproduce the room acoustic).
Sound quality is important as I have good equipment to playback on.
I have a number of questions:
1) If I want to do stereo recording and pick up the ambience and acoustic of the room, should I go for a coincident pair of cardioids or a pair of omnis? If a coincident pair *is* suitable for capturing room ambience, then getting a pair of, say, Shure SM57s would seem to be a good option as I'd also be able to close mike.
2) Please can I have some recommendations for cardioids and omnis at up to the £50, £100 and £250 price points? Shure, Audio Technica, AKG, etc., etc.
Thanks,
Joel
I would like to be able to record my playing with and without the ambience of the room and I would also quite like to record in stereo (as an exercise for testing my hi-fi's ability to reproduce the room acoustic).
Sound quality is important as I have good equipment to playback on.
I have a number of questions:
1) If I want to do stereo recording and pick up the ambience and acoustic of the room, should I go for a coincident pair of cardioids or a pair of omnis? If a coincident pair *is* suitable for capturing room ambience, then getting a pair of, say, Shure SM57s would seem to be a good option as I'd also be able to close mike.
2) Please can I have some recommendations for cardioids and omnis at up to the £50, £100 and £250 price points? Shure, Audio Technica, AKG, etc., etc.
Thanks,
Joel
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