:bouncy: Valid point, but spoken like a true dealer! I’m not a dealer, I’m a distributor. But what price do you put? Prices vary from country to country. And it would be an awful lot of work to keep everything up to date. And what country do you choose? Everything is more expensive in Australia due ...

Not expensive for what it is - but it’s not cheap.

I don’t like that they have the price of the microphones. This will be different in each country and currency. Much better to have price ranges say 5 different levels from cheap to expensive - this will give a good idea of price which the viewer can then look up at various stores in their own c ...

Those rackmount multitrack recorders that are made today like JoeCo BBR-1B 24, Tascam have one too. Are there any that have punch in/out facilities for tracking, or are they all meant for just live capture and that's it? Talk to Joe Bull at JoeCo - there are several models and I’m pretty sure one o ...

If you want an analogue limiter, look at the new HUM audio LAAL - everyone who has tried it says that it’s “magic” and is on the list to buy one. https://www.sound-link.co.uk/hum-audio/laal/ I do these in the UK, I don’t know who does them in the USA. I have been in pro audio for donkey’s years and t ...

ONE WEEK TO GO ! The Pro-Audio Show is now just one week away. Saturday 15th October at Ealing Town Hall Entry is free and I have been informed that there will be free tea and coffee available at the show. There will also be three free talks in a separate room. The official UK launch of the new HUM ...

Addendum - I think that this is the first show that Austrian Audio have exhibited at in the UK (please correct me if I am wrong) so it's an excellent chance to see their new microphones and headphones in the flesh.

I use Sennheiser - both open and closed, but Beyer do have an excellent reputation.

I am also interested in trying the new Austrian Audio headphones as they seem very interesting (all ex-AKG Vienna) and I hope they will have them at the Pro-Audio Show in London in October.

A few years ago I donated a Gefell M 930 set for a Sound On Sound competition and drove up to Edinburgh to present it to the winner in person. :thumbup: That's what's known as "going the extra mile". :-) Commendable action, John. It was good to meet the winner in person - but I combined it with a ...

These competitions are genuine and well worth entering.

A few years ago I donated a Gefell M 930 set for a Sound On Sound competition and drove up to Edinburgh to present it to the winner in person.

Forgot to say - entry is free-of-charge.

https://www.sound-link.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Pro-Audio_22_banner_v2-2048x761.png Organised by The Institute of Professional Sound, “The Pro-Audio Show” is a new show dedicated to the very best in professional sound. This is a one-day show to be held at Ealing Town Hall on Saturday the 15t ...

hi. I do a bit of location recording using a mixpre 3 and a couple of omni Sennheisers (ME62s). I am keen to try some cardioids in ORTF and am thinking about which mics to go for. I have the Rode TF5s, Neumann KM184s and the Sennheiser MKH 8040s in mind. The latter are clearly more expensive and ...

A stereo pair would be perfect. Fly them high so they won't be visible to the audience. John Barnes used to archive every performance at Glyndebourne Opera and he hung a pair of omnis from the lighting gallery (I was with him one time and we hung extra omnis to do a microphone test at the same time ...

A USB mic is based on computer technology - although it can be a useful bit of kit, computer technology changes very fast and it should be treated as a "throw-away" and needs to pay for itself pretty quickly. A proper microphone is a mature technology and will last (if treated properly) for decades ...

Martin Walker wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 3:12 pm Well said sc1460!

Ditto

Suggestions please for a pair with good sound isolation and good sound quality. Yes, I know those two parameters are at some odds with each other but I have a dim recollection of a couple of reviews of closed back cans that were really pretty good soundwise? Old brain cannot of course remember WTF ...

What Elf said

A normal mic. with an interface is best every time.

As for what awesome mic means to me, I didn’t express myself correctly. I mostly close-mic, recording 1 instrument at a time. The room does not add any desirable sound that I want to include in the mix. So I’ve ruled out an omni mic. An omni isn't just about capturing the room though (or not as des ...

Hi Experts, I do voiceovers for tech videos (among other things) and am looking to up my game from my present setup. Currently have: - Yeti Blue USB mic with boom arm and pop filter - Untreated room/office in below image (carpet floor but computer fan noise and some street noise at times) [url ...

I could have sworn I have seen a polar plot of the MKH 20 with ring, but I cannot be sure - I will have a look. In many ways I still prefer the MKH 20/30/40 series to the 8000 series - but I do have pairs of both MKH 40/8040 and MKH 20/8020 in both versions. Though I now do tend to use my Gefell ...

I'd suggest keeping it ad simple as possible to start with, and just mount the zoom on a tripod at chest height. Stand in or near of the curve of the grand piano, facing out with the piano behind, and with the lid open on the long stick. Put the zoom about 3 metres in front of you and record. You ...

Forget mounting the microphones anywhere near rhe camera. I would use a pair of the Line Audio OM1 omni microphones via an interface that can provide 48V phantom power and then take an output to the camera. The OM1 have a quality far in excess of the low price you pay for them. Place the microphones ...

Matthew Seed wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 4:08 pm Thanks Aled. I have ordered the OC818, it arrives tomorrow for me to test out. Cant wait now. Matthew

Hugh did also mention the Gefell M930 - there are demo ones in the UK if you wanted to try it as well...