April 5th 11, 07:38 PM
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Mic comparison
Nothing much doing so I've posted the quick microphone comparison I
mentioned recently.
These are are a simultaneous sax recording with two different mics, one
costing about 10X the price of the other:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/MicA.wav
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/MicB.wav
Anybody pick a clear winner?
(Playing and/or recording quality here is nor the issue - both mics suffered
the same treatment and no editing has been done to the recordings other than
an attempt to match the levels somewhat.)
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April 6th 11, 03:38 PM
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Mic comparison
"Keith G" wrote in message
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Nothing much doing so I've posted the quick microphone comparison I
mentioned recently.
These are are a simultaneous sax recording with two different mics, one
costing about 10X the price of the other:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/MicA.wav
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/MicB.wav
Anybody pick a clear winner?
(Playing and/or recording quality here is nor the issue - both mics
suffered the same treatment and no editing has been done to the recordings
other than an attempt to match the levels somewhat.)
C'mon boys and girls - no response is not an option! Here are the two mics
in question (still in place):
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/TwoMics.jpg
Like I say: The Neumann (with the requisite pre) is about 10X the price of
the Samson USB mic and I don't think there's a lot in it!
(But that's just me and my 'cloth' ears! ;-)
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April 6th 11, 10:03 PM
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Mic comparison
In article , Keith G
scribeth thus
"Keith G" wrote in message
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Nothing much doing so I've posted the quick microphone comparison I
mentioned recently.
These are are a simultaneous sax recording with two different mics, one
costing about 10X the price of the other:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/MicA.wav
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/MicB.wav
Anybody pick a clear winner?
(Playing and/or recording quality here is nor the issue - both mics
suffered the same treatment and no editing has been done to the recordings
other than an attempt to match the levels somewhat.)
C'mon boys and girls - no response is not an option! Here are the two mics
in question (still in place):
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/TwoMics.jpg
Like I say: The Neumann (with the requisite pre) is about 10X the price of
the Samson USB mic and I don't think there's a lot in it!
(But that's just me and my 'cloth' ears! ;-)
Could we just have a bit of male speech instead please?..
With some pauses in it ...
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Tony Sayer
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April 6th 11, 11:44 PM
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Mic comparison
"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article , Keith G
scribeth thus
"Keith G" wrote in message
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Nothing much doing so I've posted the quick microphone comparison I
mentioned recently.
These are are a simultaneous sax recording with two different mics, one
costing about 10X the price of the other:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/MicA.wav
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/MicB.wav
Anybody pick a clear winner?
(Playing and/or recording quality here is nor the issue - both mics
suffered the same treatment and no editing has been done to the
recordings
other than an attempt to match the levels somewhat.)
C'mon boys and girls - no response is not an option! Here are the two mics
in question (still in place):
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/TwoMics.jpg
Like I say: The Neumann (with the requisite pre) is about 10X the price of
the Samson USB mic and I don't think there's a lot in it!
(But that's just me and my 'cloth' ears! ;-)
Could we just have a bit of male speech instead please?..
With some pauses in it ...
No, not unless I can find a *volunteer* tomorrow!
:-)
Besides which, it's the sax I need to record, not speech.
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April 7th 11, 04:41 PM
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Mic comparison
"Don Pearce" wrote in message
Not going to chooses "better" for the simple reason that
I've never heard Maurice speak, but I'm going to say that
mic A is not handling this as well as B.
One of my hot buttons - people who comment on how *natural* something
sounds, but they've never ever actually heard exactly it live.
The more relevent word is probably "believable" but its really all ********
unless it sounds truely weird.
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April 7th 11, 08:27 PM
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"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Thu, 7 Apr 2011 15:45:43 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:
OK, Tony, here's my next door neighbour and very good friend Maurice:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...e%20fisher.jpg
Talking 'not posh' (he says he doesn't do 'posh'! :-) thus:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/Maurice-A.wav
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/Maurice-B.wav
(A and B naming convention is consistent with the previous recordings.)
Not going to chooses "better" for the simple reason that I've never
heard Maurice speak,
Like most people when a mic is thrust in front of them, take it from me
that's Maurice not sounding a lot like the Maurice I know!!
but I'm going to say that mic A is not handling
this as well as B.
OK, thanks for that. I'll not reveal the mics at this stage.
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April 8th 11, 05:18 AM
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April 6th 11, 10:41 PM
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Keith G wrote:
Like I say: The Neumann (with the requisite pre) is about 10X the price
of the Samson USB mic and I don't think there's a lot in it!
There's a lot more to a mic than simply producing a reasonable sounding
recording under the sort of circumstances you're likely to use it.
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*Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
Dave Plowman London SW
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