I've get passable results using a few PZM's to pick up the general ambient sound. Should be ok to record into mini disc. Cheers John Groovey Band website mail to : chickenjohn@... http://www.grooveyband.co.uk/ East Kent Morris Minor Club web site or ; john@... http://www.ekmm.co.uk Shake The Snake web site (other band) or ; john@... http://www.shakethesnake.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Lennox" <mark@...> To: "Logic OT" <logic-ot@yahoogroups.com> Sent: 28 March 2002 14:18 Subject: [L-OT] OT: Stereo microphone > Hi There, > > I need to buy a good stereo microphone. I'm recording some live jazz > quartets and trios. I currently have a cheap audio technica which actually > does a good job but is battery powered and has bad noise floor etc... > > I need a mic that can be phantom powered preferably and which can pick up > everything from double bass to sizzle cymbals. > > Anybody have any good suggestions? > > I was also considering going with an M-S matrix, but I am recording straight > to MD (I know, but its far from a paying job..) and one of the Spirit > potable mixers (ie. only four input channels and two stereos with phono > inputs...) . If I do decide to go with the M-S what would be a good figure > eight microphone? > > I already have a RODE NT1 which works great for a 'center' microphone. > > ANybody have any experience recording live with a minimal mic setup (I > should add its a small room and mic placement cannot be in the audience, > they get rowdy... :) ) > > cheers > -- > Mark Lennox > Technical Consultant > ENDUSER > Suite 40 > Guinness Enterprise Centre > Taylors Lane > Dublin 8 > Ireland > Tel: +353 1 4100 665 > Fax: +353 1 4100 985 > web: http://www.enduser.com > -- > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >