What Mic To Purchase?

[disturbed]

Well its like this...I walk around University a lot with my etys on and I go nuts pulling them off and on for a conversation...

Solution...

Well if I have a mic pluged into my MD player and I hold the pause button and hit record the the player goes into pause mode and will start recording as soon as I press the pause button again. While it is in that mode thru my etys which are still plugged in I can hear whats going on around me.

Now this solution is a blessing for ety users and me

but I need a better quality mic as that ratshack mic sounds HORRIBLE.

Now what type should I look for?

Binaural?
Probably, because I can accurately make out where the sound is coming from?

or Cartoid?

Now I dont know much about the differences but I my purpose for USING a mic if for the reason mentioned above...and recording lectures and the occasional concert

So whats it gonna be Binaural? or Cartoid?

 

[ai0tron]

If you are trying to pick up details around you the best solution is an omni mic IMO. Cardoid mics are directional so you will have to point it at whatever you want to hear. The binaural mics I have seen are directional too and setting up a binaural mic system on your person migh tbe difficult. Although if you could get it to simulate the positioning of your ears that would obviously be optimal. the real question is how do you do that and what will it look like? I mean, imagine having too fuzzy knobs protruding from your skull.

 

[drob]

I second what ai0tron says. Definately get an 'OMNIDIRECTIONAL' mic. You should be able to find one that clips on to your shirt,coat,etc. this style is a 'lavalier mic'.
Don't know about stereo versions, but I found this link:http://www.sennheiserusa.com/pages/p...o/lavalier.htm

 

[dotrat]

disturbed

Pose your question to Chris Carfagno <sales@soundprofessionals.com>. He is very helpful and their products are great.

 

[disturbed]

Quote:

Originally posted by dotrat disturbed Pose your question to Chris Carfagno <sales@soundprofessionals.com>. He is very helpful and their products are great.

Thanks will do that

 

[Skandar]

I agree with what the previous two posters have said. I have been using binaural mics from Core Sound for the past several years to record everything from concerts to nature. These tiny pencil eraser sized mics work best when attached to eye glasses as close to the ears as possible, pointing to the side of the head, not aimed at the source. I have found that these mics very accurately recreate what your ears hear at the time of the recording. Ideally, you would wear ear molds which contain the mics. This would provide an even better recreation of the "you are there" sound. When used while walking around, it is amazing how 3 dimensional the sound can be when played back through headphones. You don't really need expensive headphones for this, however I must say that the HD-6000 is perfect for this. The link for Core-Sound is: http://www.core-sound.com/. I'm sure the mics offered by Sound Professionals is just as good if not better. Also, you might want to look at this site for some really outstanding Binaural recordings, some of which are classical and have been recorded in Europe using the Neuman K100 dummy head binaural mic system: http://www.binaural.com/. There is lots of good info on binaural recording and headphones on this site. I believe John Sunier provides much of the information present on this site.

Skandar

 

[disturbed]

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Originally posted by Skandar I agree with what the previous two posters have said. I have been using binaural mics from Core Sound for the past several years to record everything from concerts to nature. These tiny pencil eraser sized mics work best when attached to eye glasses as close to the ears as possible, pointing to the side of the head, not aimed at the source. I have found that these mics very accurately recreate what your ears hear at the time of the recording. Ideally, you would wear ear molds which contain the mics. This would provide an even better recreation of the "you are there" sound. When used while walking around, it is amazing how 3 dimensional the sound can be when played back through headphones. You don't really need expensive headphones for this, however I must say that the HD-6000 is perfect for this. The link for Core-Sound is: http://www.core-sound.com/. I'm sure the mics offered by Sound Professionals is just as good if not better. Also, you might want to look at this site for some really outstanding Binaural recordings, some of which are classical and have been recorded in Europe using the Neuman K100 dummy head binaural mic system: http://www.binaural.com/. There is lots of good info on binaural recording and headphones on this site. I believe John Sunier provides much of the information present on this site. Skandar

Thanks for you input...it has proven to be valuble in my decision

 

[skippy]

if you can solder, it might be best to make them yourself. the core sound mic's use microphone capsules that cost $3 each.

 

[bigbear]

good!

 

[N@Z]

Hi Disturbed,

Just wanted to find out what you finally got in the end. I have an old Sharp MD MS701H2 & need to make recordings of meetings in a medium sized room. I know I need an omnidirectional mic but concerning what specific one I am at a loss at the moment.