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Wed Nov 09, 2005 4:48 am Post subject:
wireless headset for miamidi? |
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i've just bought a miaMIDI card, and am having trouble choosing a
microphone for it--if i understand correctly, unless i want to invest
in a mixer or a standalone preamp, etc, i need to buy a dynamic
microphone or a battery powered mic--is this correct?
now, second question, are there wireless microphone/headphone headsets
that meet these requirements? what should i buy that is reasonably
good, without overspending and buying something better than the card
itself? i probably don't want to spend more than $200--and i just need
this for working on demos and whatnot--not for final recordings.
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:31 am Post subject:
Re: wireless headset for miamidi? |
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The echo mia midi has 2 balanced (6.3 mm stereo jack) line-level inputs
and 2 ditto outputs.
Just plugging in a mic won't do you a lot of good because the mic
signal will be too weak.
Likewise you won't be able to simply plug in a pair of headphones.
At your budget and sound quality not being the main issue, a Behringer
ub802 will give you balanced mic inputs and headphone out at around 50$
on ebay and leave you enough budget for the rest. Taiwanese SM58 clones
can be had at around 50$ including chord and stand- you can get a pair
and do stereo recordings, but expect things to sound mediocre.
Any condenser microphone (with the possible exception of the AKG C1000)
will sound better. If you're recording in a mic-friendly environment
(i.e. not on stage or in the middle of a jumping band), a budget large
diaphragm mic such as the AT2020 or MXL2006 may suit you nicely at
around or just over 100$. This is assuming you'll start out in mono.
Possibly a pair of small-diaphragm condensers can be had at around the
same budget, perhaps the Nady CM-90? I haven't heard these though, so
if I'm suggesting something stupid I'm sure the others in the group
will be happy to flame me.
Good luck! |
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:50 am Post subject:
Re: wireless headset for miamidi? |
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kleinebre@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | The echo mia midi has 2 balanced (6.3 mm stereo jack) line-level inputs
and 2 ditto outputs.
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yeah. (although apparently if you set it to +4 it becomes
unbalanced--or is it the other way around?)
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Just plugging in a mic won't do you a lot of good because the mic
signal will be too weak.
Likewise you won't be able to simply plug in a pair of headphones.
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oh, yeah, but i can plug the headphone part into my stereo reciever (i
have 1/4 to rca converters connected the mia to the receiver)
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At your budget and sound quality not being the main issue, a Behringer
ub802 will give you balanced mic inputs and headphone out at around 50$
on ebay and leave you enough budget for the rest.
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cool--is it a good choice as $50 mixers go, or is it just an exampler
of how cheaply one could be had?
| Quote: | Taiwanese SM58 clones
can be had at around 50$ including chord and stand- you can get a pair
and do stereo recordings, but expect things to sound mediocre.
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i don't need stereo--i'd rather buy a $100 mono mic than two $50 stereo
mics.
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Any condenser microphone (with the possible exception of the AKG C1000)
will sound better.
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oh so the SM58s are dynamic mics eh?
| Quote: | If you're recording in a mic-friendly environment
(i.e. not on stage or in the middle of a jumping band), a budget large
diaphragm mic such as the AT2020 or MXL2006 may suit you nicely at
around or just over 100$. This is assuming you'll start out in mono.
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yeah--all i really need to record at home is a single vocal track. ( i
record my digital piano direct). i might get a separate condensor such
as you suggest, but i think i'm really intersted in a mic/headphone
headset combo. i will be recording a lot of vocals while playing the
piano, and i don't want my posture restricted, especially because i
leap around the keyboard a lot, etc. a wireless headset would be good,
but i might go with a non-wireless in order to get a better quality
mic/headphone.
thanks for your help! |
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