Members Ivor The Engine Driver Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Hello, I have a budget of about $100-$150 -- looking for a microphone or two to record band rehearsals. Thinking of a Large Diaphram Condenser, or something that I can just set in the middle of the room... but I so MSL has a 2 mic package.. 990/991... and that Crown has something called "Sound Grabbers" that look suited for this purpose. The microphone(s) would be plugged into a simple 6 channel mixer and then fed directly into my PC. Not looking to win any grammys, just want to record band practice and be able to hear a fairly even mix for analysis in between rehearsals. Thanks for any suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The_Idiom Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Well any LD condensor in the 75-125 range will work... especially if you use a seperate mic for the vocals... thats assuming you have a 57 or 58 that you already use for that purpose.. it won;t sound great at all... will probably even get some pops/clicks and wierd noises goin on.. but if you just want to use it to critique band mates and listen to things it'll work out.... that being said, feeding the mixer into a tape deck of some sort will probably sound about the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alcohol Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 You want the Sound Grabber - http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SoundGrabber/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members varakeef Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 I use a Behringer ECM8000 metering mic for that purpose. It just hangs from the ceiling in the middle of a room musicians positioned around it. In fifty bucks ballpark I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ivor The Engine Driver Posted January 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 thanks all. will check out those options. GC has a special on a pair of Sound Grabbers, which look appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ivor The Engine Driver Posted January 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 i should also mention that the environment is likely to be rather loud... small basement room, loud rock band with hard-hitting drummer.... does this info point to any specific microphones that are better suited for high volume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alcohol Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 I've got a loud R&R band practicing in my basement and when we just want to do a quick recording with minimal tracks we use two PZMs, strategically placed to get the best balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzzball Posted January 16, 2007 Members Share Posted January 16, 2007 Just keep the drums a little away from the mics to reduce the volume. I would check the sound grabbers or just consider a SM58 or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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