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If you can get a quality external preamp, you can avoid a lot of would be issues. I got my MM-1's to distribute battery life, but they offer a better low end than the preamps that come on my Korg MR-1000. Not to mention a limiter that actually works and rolloff switch on the preamp. And...

Audacity -- select audio -- Analyze -> Plot Spectrum It looks like around 26 seconds (your unedited audio) there's rolloff starting at about 600Hz. The mics switch starts at 80Hz. Most preamps start < 200Hz. So that is a weird one. Did you do a high pass filter near 600Hz? What software...

Pro 63 seems close enough. Perhaps an earlier model or prototype. The current one seems to have a more contoured grill. One was on eBay not to long ago that looks like it under pro 63. The MB 2k looks like it too, but in blue and a different switch. Pro 6L but different color. ATM29HE, but...

Well, $350 for a mic isn't crazy insane, if you get what you want from the mic. $10,000 for a mic that you DO NOT get what you want is pretty insane. I've seen the EV's used for about $200, if that's in your reach. Not a very common for sale item though. And you've got to act quick and...

Odd sounding. Do you have any rolloff / pad switches enabled? If you do disable them. Since you're having to boost bass, it's likely that you've got the roll off switch on. And probably at the highest setting. RØDE Microphones - NTG-2 You want the roll off on the lowest setting, so flat...

I tend to gear according to the gig. If it's kind of shady places, you probably don't want to have anything worth more than an SM58 since it might turn up missing or get crunched under a chair leg or something. And lets face it, pubs aren't the most acoustically ideal places to start with, so...

Go down to radio shack and buy the cheapest mic they have, then try to sell it on craigslist for 2x's what you paid for it. It's new, still in the box..... That should cure you. Also jones-ing for a new mic, but know that I really don't have the funds for one. Well I do, but really can't...

So the noise as it were exists between the preamp and the headphone monitoring? Every connector is a potential problem. If the noise is making the recording, then the issue is BEFORE the headphone out. Which makes that connector a non-issue.

Are you sure that you weren't actually recording with the built in microphone? Some cams have 3.5mm jacks for both input and output jacks. Some make you choose which mode in the menus and just don't go with the mic if one is plugged in. Lots of could be guesses.

Why not something in a Rode mic? They're made in Australia.

Well if your source has an irritating high end in their sound, like Fran Drescher. A dark mic could almost make her sound normal. Not that you couldn't do the same with some EQ on any mic. But sometimes you don't want to work that hard.

There's a lamp trick I used to hear about to dry it out. A 60W incandescent (old style bulb)(or was it 100W?). Let the mic bask in the warmth for about an hour and it (in theory) dries it out. I've never done it myself. But I don't sing / blow warm wet air at my mics. A shoe box or drawer...

In terms of outdoor rigging. Blimp (frame) with slight foam (no creases in fur material) and a fake fur skin on top of that (and it still only reduces the winds impact). All that tends to dip the high end EQ down. Dramatically in some cases (-6dB). That kind of muddy, I'm in a closet sound...

+1 Tube MP is VERY VERY noisy. It can be a normal step if you have no options in terms of better gear. But if you have good gear, you have no need for it, unless you do something really stupid like set the levels really low and record in 16 bit. But with a chunk of change, lots of good mics...

Do you have other mics to see if it's not something else in the chain? Could be a bad batch. Any new construction in your area? The analogue end is a bit too sensitive for my tastes. Any new gadgets? Wii remote? Cordless headphones? LED lighting? Roommate who was formerly an alien? As...

Mixing changes the sound. Which might need fixing. And your favorite mic might slump on the high end with age. And other things like windscreens can alter the EQ traits. Every little thing adds up. And your mic might not have a flat EQ to start with, so when the voice goes low, it's a...

For us non-drummer types, you can use the wooden handle on the old style brooms. Build it up with duct tape if you want a better fit. Whatever you use you want it to be softer than the metal it's pushing on. Wood is good for that type of thing. Mmmm... dented balls and wood... Of course if...

I just don't see how a company could excel past all others if they have no globally praised sources with which to test their gear on in their own country. Kind of like Olympic shooters for countries who've banned firearms. Or gold medal bob sledders from Jamaica. I'm not saying that it's not...

Well if you had all the money, why bother recording anything? Or why settle on only ONE mic. Pick a brand, buy the company. Or at least one of everything they had to offer. As far as mics, it depends on what you were recording. And you want some variety in there, if only to avoid dying of...

I think it has a special cable (probably a short one) that outputs to two XLR plugs. Or connects to some box that has connections for that. I'm not really a fan of the form factor though. It's round body, is prone to rotate and end up being XY up and down, not left and right. And potential...