On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:32:12 +0100, "Mike Gilmour"
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
James Perrett wrote:
The only other mics with this universal property seem to be the Shure
SM58 for close vocals or the Shure SM57 for instruments or more distant
vocals. They don't sound as good as the Neumann but they'll work in most
situations and they're in your price range.

They may be 'universal' but sound dreadful for speech.

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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Agreed.
Any particular mic recommendation for speech, (cardoid sub £100)? We use 4
x '58's 9 x '57's in a band but have no decent speech mic for client
announcements.


Slightly over your budget is the AKG C1000S (110 pounds inc VAT from
Digital Village). This works with either phantom power (preferred) or
an internal PP3 9-volt battery.

I would be interested to hear the recording professionals' view of
this device.


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Chris Isbell
Southampton, UK