| Multiple S/PDIF's via ADAT I/O [message #68713] |
Sun, 28 May 2006 01:25  |
Mech
Messages: 4
Registered: May 2006
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pairs I decided to see what was out there in the low
>>>> cost,
>>>> great value market (diamonds in the rough?) for LDC mics just in case I
>>>> get
>>>> in a pinch and rental isn't an option - any suggestions? I don't really
>>>> want to spend more than $200 as it would just be an emergency backup,
>>>> and
>>>> I
>>>> may rent anyway, but any range is of interest if only out of curiosity.
>>>>
>>>> When I recently found my vocal mic for the session that day (and my last
>>>> good one) had developed a terminal case of buzz and hum (not cables
>>>> unfortunately - probably a cap or the power supply), I had to fall back
>>>> to
>>>> a
>>>> Chinoknockoff $99 LDC from Pacific Pro Audio that I had bought a few
>>>> years
>>>> ago on a whim.
>>>>
>>>> Despite my expectations, the PPA mic actually sounded good - much better
>>>> than I expected. The high mids and highs were better on this vocalist
>>>> (female) than the mic that died. No sibilance problems - easy to EQ
>>>> (proximity and sensitivity isn't consistent, and low mids aren't great
>>>> on
>>>> male vocals, but for this it worked). Hmmm. My brain knows this mic
>>>> can't
>>>> be that good (didn't fare so well on the key jangling test, or on a male
>>>> R&B
>&g
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