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With woodwind instruments the lower frequencies radiate at 90° and only the highest frequencies come out of the end. Here are the radiation diagrams of the Oboe and Clarinet to give you an idea of how a woodwind radiates at different frequencies:- OBOE CLARINET It's all down to using the...

The main problem with the above is when you have to change the side level as the faders are separated. The normal way is to use a fader bridge (see pic.) to clip two faders together so you can move them like a single fader - this is easy if the side mic. is on channels 2 and 3, but impossible...

I didn't take down the chart - not sure what happened - here it is again:- The graph is the results of measurements by the manufacturer, not me, so I don't know what specific pop filter was used for comparison. It would have been a standard nylon one I am sure. The filter is *not* mounted...

The best mic. for picking up voice with minimal background noise is THIS:- I would not use it for singing though. :D

It's best not to use a USB microphone at all. But USB microphones do not use the soundcard as they do the conversion in the microphone. Your best option is to get something like a CEntrance MicPort Pro - this is your mic. pre-amp. and includes the ADC up to 24/96 and also has an excellent...

Don't forget there is now also the new Focusrite Forte :thumbs up:

It does help to understand how the violin radiates sound at different frequencies. See below:- Oh - I would always avoid "sound holes".

You *have* to record the body of the sax. as well as the bell!

There are quite a few at varying price levels. The Olympus units are very nice - I have and old LS-10 but all the LS range are good. The LS-100 is the top model, The LS-20M also includes an HD camera (sells for around £250), and two new models (LS-12 and LS-14) are just coming to the market...

I'm using the ME Geithain RL906 (as reviewed in the latest - November 2012 - issue of Sound On Sound), but they are rather over the OP's budget. You can read the review HERE if you have an SOS subscription.

AT IBC in Amsterdam, Sennheiser launched the new, affordable, MKE 600 gun mic. Press release is HERE. More info. is HERE and HERE. Retail price is, I gather, about £250 - so *very* affordable. It's battery powered / phantom powered, so you have a choice - but the specs are slightly better if...

Yes - it was the CEntrance MicPort Pro :thumbs up:

Agreed. Though my solution would be to use the CEntrance MicPort Pro (or similar) and then use a normal mic. You can easily use altenative mics or upgrade mics at a later date without changing the MicPort.

OK - here are the pictures:- (1) (2) The first one seems to be an old omni measurement mic. (DPA?) and the second one is an RCA 77DX.

Look at DVDFab. :cool:

I have just found out that Rycote will be having another of their "Open Days" on the 10th May at their factory in Stroud, Gloucestershire. These are great for networking with other users and see the insides of Rycote (great food too). I have been to quite a few of these and will be going to...

The TLM 103 is actually an excellent mic., but it's not for e everyone. Sometimes it will show up poor mic. pre-amps and the user will often blame the mic. rather than the mic. pre.. Having said this, the MK4 is excellent value for money - but I would also look at the Neumann TLM 102 (very...

I have recorded a grand piano in a small room. I still found omni mics. the best, but the position ended up being very different from what I would normally use. My piano mids are:- Sennheiser MKH 20, Sennheiser MKH 8020, Neumann KM 183-D (mount vertical if close to the piano) and Neumann KM...

Don't get a single layer one, a dual layer is far more effective. The Håkan P110 Pop Killer is very effective and is also very affordable. The foam was specially selected to give maximum pop protection without changing the character of the sound (you get two foams in the kit) - also the frame...

Yes and no - the TLM 103 is a very different mic. from the TLM 102 and sound quite different. I would not like to say that one is "better" than the other and many people far prefer the 102 over the 103. You choose the one that is right for your purposes. If I wanted to be cheeky I would...