Members Knox in Box Posted October 5, 2006 Members Share Posted October 5, 2006 Found a perfectly good one of these: http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/wired_mics/d70974bc17cd6940/index.html Thrown away when they closed a government building here on our post. They were just throwing everything away - rush job. Anyhow, I'm not a sound man type but I'd like to use this for home PC recording What all would I need. It has the XLR cable with it. so thats not a Problem. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted October 5, 2006 Members Share Posted October 5, 2006 What do you have already for recording into a PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted October 5, 2006 Members Share Posted October 5, 2006 Originally posted by Knox in Box Found a perfectly good one of these:http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/wired_mics/d70974bc17cd6940/index.htmlThrown away when they closed a government building here on our post. They were just throwing everything away - rush job. Anyhow, I'm not a sound man type but I'd like to use this for home PC recording What all would I need. It has the XLR cable with it. so thats not a Problem. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Your link just gives a map of the world on the AT site.... Though I wouldn't be surprised if the government did give away the world, I would be surprised that AT sells 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Knox in Box Posted October 6, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 6, 2006 Originally posted by UstadKhanAli What do you have already for recording into a PC? I would just want to be able to plug it into the mic in on the motherboard and record dry tracks with Nero wave editor for a start. Just for self help/ criticism. I guess I should have just came straight to the point and asked if I need a mic preamp for that purpose. Here's what I get off the site since the link don't work. Sorry for the late response and that I'm such a noobee. AT871R Cardioid Condenser Boundary Microphone - Designed for surface-mount applications requiring high-quality sound pickup Extended frequency response and uniform cardioid (120 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted October 6, 2006 Members Share Posted October 6, 2006 That mic was probably used for conference calls or some other use that required all speakers to be amplified or picked up for recording meetings. It will do for scratch recordings for your use. You will need to get it into the computer so, yes, some type of pre-amp or direct connector will be needed. There other uses for that type of microphone so it's a good one to have in the locker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jotown Posted October 6, 2006 Members Share Posted October 6, 2006 What would be typical use for that kind of mic from a recording perspective? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Originally posted by Jotown What would be typical use for that kind of mic from a recording perspective? Boundary microphones are generally good for capturing actors onstage, recording multiple people sitting around a conference table, piano (under the lid, or on the floor beneath the soundboard), attached to a CR glass as a room mic, set on a pillow or blanket inside of a kick drum, etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted October 6, 2006 Members Share Posted October 6, 2006 What Phil said. If you have a fairly large flat reflective surface to put it on, maybe 4 to 10 feet from the sound source, you should be able to get a very nice sound. A wooden floor would do nicely. This means you need a quiet recording environment (or a fairly loud sound source - watch out for that 103 dBSPL limit!). I've seen boundary mics like this used taped up under the (mostly closed) lid of a grand piano with nice results. I don't know if that'd be my first choice on micing a piano, but it worked well when I saw it. You will surely need some sort of preamp with phantom power - - for going on-the-cheap, a $40 Behringer mixer would work. Just make sure it has phantom power (don't know if they do or not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Knox in Box Posted October 7, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 7, 2006 Thanks Guys. It's always nice to get nice straight to the point answers. Knew it was the right idea to come here first. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 You're welcome. Let us know how you like it once you get a chance to try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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