On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:27:06 +0100, "TonyL"
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:39:43 +0100, "TonyL"
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

If you are recording, you definitely do not want a mic designed for
vocals - they all have a peculiar frequency response. Can you give
us a clue as to budget? That'll make a short list a whole heap
easier.


Definitely sub £100.



OK. Behringer is a good manufacturer for everything. I would go for a
pair of C-1 mics. They are decent cardioids, and Dolphin Music are
doing them at £28.95. They are condensors, so they need phantom power.
If you don't have that available, get yourself a small mixer. The
Behringer UB802 with four mic inputs will set you back about £45. That
is the basis of some really very high quality recording capability for
£100.

That do?


OK....that'll do nicely. Actually, I was reading C- 1 reviews just before I
read your message. They were mainly positive as to sound transparency
although some were not 100% sure about build quality/robustness. But hey, we
are not planning to go on tour and chuck stuff about. Also, one review
mentioned a noise issue, are you aware of this ?


Noise is rarely an issue in real life. I've certainly never yet
encountered a mic that was noisier than the ambience in anywhere other
than an acoustic isolation chamber, so I wouldn't worry about this. I
have found some noisy recording setups, but these were due to the
operator not understanding the gain staging process.

The Roland capture unit I already have will do 48 volt phantom power and has
two XLR inputs.


That'll do nicely, then. sixty quid and you are good to go. You can
spend the change on a stereo bar to mount the mics, and as good a
stand as you can afford. And some decent length cables, of course.

d