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What's the reputation of 8th Street? Are they a good company to do business with? Do they pressure you to buy accessories?

I've got a couple of battery mic's and the manuals say they switch to the phantom when plugged into XLR voltage.

Is that a book from the book store?

Another recent example comes to mind. I had to record a cello. I threw up a new mic on it to see how it would do. Upon listening the recording I heard that the mic was picking up too much of the sound of the bow on the strings so now I'll remember the next time I have to record a cello not to...

Well, this may not be the answer you're looking for, and I'm rather new myself ... but one thing I look at now is to avoid mic's that have not worked out in a similar situation in the past, and to consider first the mic's that have worked in a similar situation. For example, I recently used a...

But I think the price of one NT55 will be the same as a pair of C4s.

Comes with two heads (omni and cardioid) and has three pads (0, -10, -20) and three roll-offs (-75, -150, and flat). Also looking forward to seeing the specs. Should be out in a month or so in US: http://www.rodemic.com/?pagename=Products&product=NT55

That pop filter looks too close to the mic.

Hanging is not an option -- I have to use mic stands or light stands.

The key factor I'm looking for is to avoid picking up individuals but instead to record the audience as a group. I tried a mic on a 6-foot stand and it mostly picked up the persons sitting in the chairs right in front of the mic.

............. How high do the mic stands need to be not to pick up individuals talking but instead get just ambiance of the room?

Need to record ambiance with mic's located about 1/2 to 2/3 distance back from the front. There will be an audience for the performance so I figure I need to get the mic's up in the air. My question is how many feet do I need to get the omni mic's off the floor? And any recommendations for mic...

The factory pre-set for my de-esser has the essing located at 5000Hz, but with female singers I've found the hiss more located around 10,000Hz.

I'm having to be concerned with this regularly because I'm always recording new singers, with various levels of experience. I don't like how the de-essers affect the rest of the vocal -- not that I have a lot of experience using de-essers, though. I try to correct with mic choice. I recently...

So, let's say your normal ribbon needs about 60dB of gain. In the same situation, how much gain would one of these phantom-powered ribbons need?

Are you referring here to lav mic's, like are worn on a tie clip?

What I'd like to know is if it's possible to get any decent recording from underneath a grand, with the mic pointed upward toward the bottom of the grand, with the mic being near to the floor? This would come in handy for live performances with an audience, where you can't be setting up mic...

I'm kind of thinking that it's possibly overdone, too. For example, I use a Samson handheld, with a sensitivity rating of -71dB -- which is less than most ribbons -- and normally get by okay with about 60-65dB of gain for vocalists who aren't especially loud singers, with the mic 1 to 2 feet...

Yeah, the VP88 does look good but I think I heard it's pretty light on the bass.

I just saw that Broadcast Supply Worldwide is having a sale on two Perception 100s for $189.