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dry bones · Post by **dry bones** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:08 am

I've got an mp3 recorder on the way, which I want to use for outdoor recording for sampling. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a decent-sounding mic for not too much money? I already have an SM58, but this isn't always going to be discreet enough

kevink · Post by **kevink** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:50 am

Do you care if it's a crap mic? Do you care if it costs more than your MP3 recorder?

cold c · Post by **cold c** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:01 am

Some links-
-Some small mics that plug straight in to recorders
-Cheapish beyerdynamic mini mic
-Sony stereo mic for compact recorders

OMU · Post by **OMU** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:42 am

AKG C1000s.
It's a fine mic and can be powered by battery if you don't have phantom power. A smart choice.
Good luck.

dry bones · Post by **dry bones** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:48 am

Thanks for the suggestions; I think I'm going to go with the Sony stereo mic. No, I'm not making bootlegs- what would be the point, it's mp3?

RZ · Post by RZ » Thu Jun 16, 2005 3:57 pm

What about binaural mics?

Herman Witkam · Post by **Herman Witkam** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:26 am

OMU wrote:AKG C1000s.
It's a fine mic and can be powered by battery if you don't have phantom power. A smart choice.
Good luck.

The C1000s lacks the low end and is somewhat noisy though...

tee boy · Post by **tee boy** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:41 am

I think the C1000s is a fair enough choice for outdorr sampling - its more sensitive than a dynamic yet cheap and robust. Pick one up on ebay for cheap.

And to be quite honest, when recording outside to mp3, I think mic noise is pretty low down the list of priorities!

OMU · Post by **OMU** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 2:05 pm

Herman Witkam wrote:
OMU wrote:AKG C1000s.
It's a fine mic and can be powered by battery if you don't have phantom power. A smart choice.
Good luck.
The C1000s lacks the low end and is somewhat noisy though...

OK so if you want to record taiko drums it's not the best choice

But I regularly apply a low cut filter to almost everything I record for having the best clarity I can get so....
I don't know what you record (doublebass or church organ) but I think it will do just fine almost on everything and it's not noisy

And I'm also a TLM 103 user so...

dry bones · Post by **dry bones** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 4:31 pm

I'm not planning to record instruments at all, just interesting sound to make musical sound from. For instance, there's a tunnel down by the river, 5 minutes from my house with a unique echo; I'm planning to record the singer of my band singing some vocals down there, when its' quiet at night after the tourists have gone.

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 4:36 pm

C1000s is a good mic, sturdy as f**k too, which is good for outdoor/location use. Now I happen to have 2 of em..if you want to buy one.....

dry bones · Post by **dry bones** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:35 am

donkey tugger wrote:C1000s is a good mic, sturdy as f**k too, which is good for outdoor/location use. Now I happen to have 2 of em..if you want to buy one.....

How much? I've seen them going for less than £40 on ebay

Herman Witkam · Post by **Herman Witkam** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:23 pm

OMU wrote:OK so if you want to record taiko drums it's not the best choice
But I regularly apply a low cut filter to almost everything I record for having the best clarity I can get so....
I don't know what you record (doublebass or church organ) but I think it will do just fine almost on everything and it's not noisy
And I'm also a TLM 103 user so...

I'm not talking huge instruments here. I like to record my Udu (African ceramic drum) and my C1000s recordings completely lack the low end (especially 40-80 Hz) when I do so. On higher instruments I mostly use an HPF too. I like the Rode NT1a better as a budget overall large diaphragm mic.

Oh btw the TLM103 has the full 20-20k scale so I don't see what that has to do with it.

tee boy wrote:And to be quite honest, when recording outside to mp3, I think mic noise is pretty low down the list of priorities!

True - and the lacking low end will only be good for getting rid of low structural noises right

Which mic?