Hi, I'm looking to buy a pair of mics that would be good to use for home recording acoustic instruments. Primarily for recording a pair of mbiras (African thumb pianos) but for other uses as well. Would like to know what people think are good options for this purpose and what to look for in the $200-400 range. The idea here is that the instruments would be close mic'd as well, and the stereo pair would catch the overall sound of the instruments and the room sound. The sound of of the instruments is quite complex, with lots of harmonics from the metal keys, as well as the resonance of the gourd resonators and buzzing of bottle caps is part of the sound as well.
I'm assuming a pair of condensers is the best bet, these are so many options out there and frankly I don't know how to begin making comparisons. I also see there are single stereo mic options
(like this: AT2022 X/Y Stereo Microphone || Audio-Technica US) and wonder how they compare quality-wise to getting a pair of ceondensers.
Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Tom
I'm assuming a pair of condensers is the best bet, these are so many options out there and frankly I don't know how to begin making comparisons. I also see there are single stereo mic options
(like this: AT2022 X/Y Stereo Microphone || Audio-Technica US) and wonder how they compare quality-wise to getting a pair of ceondensers.
Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Tom