[linux-audio-user] professional audio measurement with linux (?) -- a conclusion -and a minor problem with jack

[Brad Fuller]

Florian Schmidt wrote:

>On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:40:29 +0400
>Andrew Gaydenko <a at gaydenko.com> wrote:
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>>[OT] I don't see any reason to get mic more expensive than
>>50-70 USD (for example, ECM8000) - I mean _measurement_ mic.
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it all depends on what you need to do and how accurate you want to be!

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>I always wondered (due to pretty much non existing experience with
>mic'ing stuff) why measurement mics aren't used for recording vocals and
>instruments more? Is the color that's being added by expensive special
>purpose intrument/vocal mics the reason?
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nail on the head.
Because  mics have widely varying characteristics, some lend themselves 
more favorable for specific recording tasks than others. On the other 
hand, you can use a mic that has been often used for a particular 
purpose (say a U87 for voice or a 421 for toms) and use it differently 
to obtain a different sound than known in the industry.  Usually comes 
down to personal taste. And, more often when in the business, it's what 
you know to get the job done on time (e.g. recording commercials == not 
a lot of time to experiment!)

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