cyber3d
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So, the sales person at Sweetwater recommended I get an sE Electronics sE2200 Large Diaphragm Condenser microphone to record my acoustic uke. Anyone here able to recommend it? Is it a great mic?
So, the sales person at Sweetwater recommended I get an sE Electronics sE2200 Large Diaphragm Condenser microphone to record my acoustic uke. Anyone here able to recommend it? Is it a great mic?
What are you going to plug the mic into though? Are you using a USB interface that goes into a PC? Some kind of mixer studio setup?
This mic appears to have an XLR output, so I'm curious as to what the rest of your recording rig is
Multiple microphone recordings (x,y patterns and such) can be more trouble than they're worth. Unless your very precise they suffer from a issue called Comb Filtering.
I recommend experimenting with just one good microphone and seeing what you get from moving the microphone around. Also your position in the room while playing can have a great impact on the quality of the recording.
If you want to try an LDC then I would read the reviews on Sweetwater to start with. There may be better choices.
I have a Line Audio CM3 which is a Wide Cardioid SDC which is VERY smooth and makes great recordings. It has a great reputation. It's quite modestly priced as well.
Thanks anthonyg. Is comb filtering syndrome something I can avoid by flipping the phase on one of the channels? excuse my ignorance on the subject.
Personally, I prefer it if the mic is connected to a computer (eg: via audio interface or USB microphone) because when you hit record on a recording program (like Audacity), you see what you are recording visually on the soundwave graph being generated in real time, and can listen to yourself straight away, delete and cut and edit pretty much instantly, with lots of control and freedom. It would be incredibly easy to experiment the different settings, mics, mic positions and proximity.
I'm not familiar of using a handheld recorder like the Zoom H6, but it appears to be a bit more limited on what you can do on the fly compared to what you can do on a computer. I'd imagine the main advantage of a handheld device is portability, if you want to be recording in places where it's a hassle to take your computer's recording equipment, such as a lecture, classroom, or recording outdoors.