[LAU] OT: Microphone choice for pipe organ

fons at kokkinizita.net fons at kokkinizita.net
Sun Jun 13 21:54:24 UTC 2010


On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 10:40:34PM +0100, Jonathan Gazeley wrote:

> So, is anyone able to recommend good quality but inexpensive dynamic
> mics that can cope with the loud SPL of a pipe organ at ten feet,
> have a low background noise, and don't mind being at the end of a
> 20m XLR cable?

Today 'cheap' general-purpose mics tend to be electrets - simple
electret capsules can be mass-produced much cheaper than dynamic
ones. Dynamic mics, at least good ones, tend to be specialised for
vocal use, while ribbons dominate the high-quality non-condenser
niche.

I'd avoid anything called Behringer, and go for example for some
of the cheaper AKG electrets.

Ciao,

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