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Important Questions to Studio Quality Condenser Microphone?
I am starter as the new recording artist. I want to get Condenser Microphone, But I am not sure what`s the difference.
Please somebody professional answer my questions.
1.Is Audio Technika pretty good? I usually like to use Shure, what`s the quality difference between Audio Technika?
2. On the Web Page of Shure, There were so many kinds and so many of technical terms for the Condenser Mic, Please tell what those means; cardioid, halfcardioid, Hyper Cardioid, OmniDirectional, Super Cardioid?
3. What`s the difference between Condenser, Dynamic and Ribbon mics?
4. What would you suggest for a starter condenserer that are warm and professional quality and cheap?
1. Yes, AT makes some decent mics. The AT4033 and AT4050 are popular mics in the professional world. Shure and AT both make great quality microphones. I'm personally preferable to Shure (I love the KSM line), but AT has some sweet products too.
2. Microphones have a small range of ways that they pick up sound (known as the polar pattern). They transition from Omnidirectional (picks up all around the mic equally) to Cardioid (picks up very well in front with decent side and rear rejection) to Figure 8 (picks up equally in front and rear with excellent side rejection). The other ones fall some where in between these three.
3. Condenser microphones essentially use a giant capacitor to capture noise. They tend to be bright and very sensitive to sounds, with an excellent transient response. Ribbon microphones are a type of dynamic microphone that use a thin strip of metal hung between two magnets to capture sound. They tend to be darker in color and have a figure 8 pattern. They can be easily damaged by loud sounds though, so don't stick them in front of drums. The other type of dynamic mic is the moving coil mic. These have a sturdy metal coil suspended between magnets. They have a slower transient response because of the heavy coil but a very durable and are extremely popular for live use, drums, and electric guitars.
4. What you are going to be recording determines what mic you use. I'll assume you want to record vocals, but you should really look into a multi-purpose microphone though, just in case you want record other things later. I would strongly suggest things in the SM line of Shure. These tend to be professional quality microphones, while still being within a consumer price range.
Hope this helped,
-KDecka
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