[linux-audio-user] building the dream Linux music box

[Patrick Shirkey]

Paul Winkler wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 11:35:37PM +0900, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
> 
>>You will 
>>need to get at least one condenser mic as well. They are the best for 
>>recording.
> 
> 
> Now Patrick, you should know you can't make blanket statements
> like that where audio is concerned :-p
> 
> It depends a lot on *what* you're recording, and on the mic
> in question. There is certainly no shortage of bad condenser mics
> on the market. I'd take a good dynamic mic (Sennheiser MD-421
> or 441, EV RE-20, Shure SM-7 to name a few) over crap 
> (but common) condensers like the AKG CS-1000 any day.
> There are many applications where dynamic mics are still
> the mic of choice (notably close-miking drums and 
> amplifiers, but also sometimes rock vocals).
> Remember Michael Jackson's "Thriller"? One of the
> biggest-selling records ever?  They could have
> used any microphone in the world for lead vocals, and
> they chose a Shure SM-7.  Whatever you think of the music,
> there's no denying that it's a top-notch pop vocal recording.
> 
> And let's not forget ribbon mics.
> I would *love* to be able to afford a Royer, but even
> a Beyer M-500 or something would be nice to have
> and would do pretty well on just about any source
> except really really quiet stuff.
> 


This is all true.  But I would say if you have a choice between one of 
any type of mic a good condenser is the best option. Unless you don't 
have phantom power capabilites, then, you should go with dynamic and the 
Shure range offer extremely good price/performance. No doubt about that.

Saying that though I use Shure copies. They claim to be exact replicas. 
So far they have lived up to all expectations.


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