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  Microphone recommendations

  Posted by Jesse Lewis on at 4:40 pm

  Hey MP Fam!

  I’ve just sold some old gear that I don’t use anymore and am looking to get a few more mics for recording larger projects (I recently acquired an 8 channel interface so I have more I/O now:)

  First – to circle back on a previous thread – I was thinking about getting a “matched” pair of small diaphragm condenser microphones — mainly to record my acoustic guitar in stereo using XY set up, but also potentially for drum overhead, or even just for stereo mic-ing anything.

  My question is – do I need to purchase the microphones as a matched pair? Is that best practice? Or can I just buy two of the same microphone?

  My total budget would be around $1,000 for mics so I’m looking for your “secret weapon” recs – that is mics that sound great but aren’t super expensive. I’ll likely be bringing them into the woods with me anyways so I’m looking for mics that I wouldn’t cry too hard if the fell into a river or something haha.

  Would love recs on a matched pair, an omni mic, and a large diaphragm condenser too. Are there any mics that you all know about that I could change the polar pattern on, kind of a mic that could cover several polar pattern options in one mic?

  Looking forward to hear what you recommend for me to check out.

  Thanks in advance

  Best,

  Jesse

  Jesse Lewis replied 2 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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