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

[studio-64]

Yep
You can set a certain mic for a vocalist and they will shine vocaly.
Part of your skill is hearing a vocal and thinking of a nice mic, and 
not always the most expensive mic is used.

Cheers
Bob



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