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    Two mics I wish somebody would make.

    Both are takes on a PZM. First, The Disk Mic. This would be a large plexiglass disk with a small high quality capsule (most likely electret) mounted in the center. It would be a boundary mic with the plexi disk acting as the boundary. In addition the disk would act to reflect sound back at...
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    Impressive looking moderately priced choir mic.

    I am looking for some ideas for a pair of microphones that look impressive. I am issuing recommendations for the choir area of a new church. The church has maybe a dozen different singing groups almost all of which are amateurs. The usual way of micing a choir is to use spaced pairs of tiny...
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    Steel-framed absorbtion panels

    Just built some new 3 inch thick absorbers and I tried something new (or at least new to me) and I was pleased with the result. I used metal studs instead of wood for the frame. I was impressed at how fast they went together, inexpensive, lightweight, crisp corners, and the finished product...
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    Need suggestions on setting up signal chain.

    Small mono radio station running off of a Panasonic MG24/14fx Current outputs from the board are connected as follows. Mono Out->Main Transmitter Stereo Out->MD Decks. ST Sub Out->Logging System (computer that records everything broadcast) Group 2 Out->Codec to repeater transmitter. Rec...
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    A reasonably priced diffusor for home studios.

    I stumbled across these on the web today and judging from the shape they look like they would do a reasonabley good job. And at 30 bucks for 12 square feet they would be a good deal compared with MF charging nearly sixty for a four square foot Auralex T-Fusor...
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    Open Mic Night at the Cafe Virtuale #1 is up

    Thank you all for contributing, Finally the show is up. You can get it at the Show Web Site or it is available atPodshow First of all thanks to everyone who contributed, but that also means that I now have to start collecting stuff right away for episode 2!! So who here wants to appear at...
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    Open Mic Night at the Cafe Virtuale

    As part of a class project I am thinking of starting another podcast to be called Open Mic Night at the Cafe Virtuale. The name sums up the concept rather well: Ecclectic, amateur, and tied together by the feel (added by sfx and ambient beds) that it was recorded at some small hip club. In...
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    M/S recording for the beginner.

    I recently got my first ribbon mic through the 'group buy' and so suddenly I am curious about M/S stereo recording. I have no problem using my Edirol to record a stereo wav with the cardiod as 'left' and the fig-8 as 'right' or later to split them into two mono tracks. But THEN what do I do to...
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    A/B Chinese Ribbon vs Chinese Condenser

    This is a follow on to the 'group buy' thread. I set up both mics and did a quick spoken word recording (what I usually use the mics for) plus a little ad-libbed singing (since I know that is a little more common use). Left Channel is Alctron HRM-10 Right channel is MXL2003 Recordings are...
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    Second coolest mic I saw at NAB

    Although a cute tool for the reporter it was way overpriced compared to say a EV 635 and a m-audio microtrack http://www.hhb.co.uk/hhb/usa/hhbproducts/flashmic/index.asp
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    The coolest mic I saw at NAB yesterday

    http://www.holophone.com/products.html It was less expensive than I expected, not that I had a need to buy one.
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    choir monitoring

    I know that this isn't exactly a studio building question but it is as close as any other. I am about to make some suggestions to my church (where I lead one of the choirs) about the sound system. Most of the items I am pretty confident on. Currently none of the loudspeakers in the church...
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    Specialized mic need

    Here is an unusual mic selection problem. My son the wildlife biologist wants to record bird songs using a DIY dish microphone (like those things you see on the sidelines of NFL games to hear the QB. The dish part is pretty simple. And it is the dish that does all the sound focusing. In...
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    small battery powered preamp.

    My daughter just got a mini mp3 player and I noticed that it can record on a line-in. so the thought was whether it could serve as a really tiny interview recorder. But the lline-in jack does not have plug-in power so I would need some way to get the mic signal up to line level. Normally of...
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    Audio Dramatization

    Thought I would share this. It is an audio dramatization of an Edgar Alan Poe short story. I did it as the final project in a class on how to use Pro Tools. http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=4655&alid=-1
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    Fat Tone Skinny Price????

    I noticed that the banners are now including a brand of microphone that I have never heard of. So, has anybody here actually tried one?
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    Great Values

    I thought I would put out my definition of a great value in gear and then get folks ideas of which pieces of gear qualify. A great value is a piece of gear where, to upgrade to something better you would have to spend a whole lot more money. So a $89 dollar mic could be a great value if...
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    Raw narration track, want advice

    This is a selection of a raw narration track for an audiobook. I would appreciate comments on any of the following: 1. There is currently no EQ or other processing on the track. 2. Currently the mic position is a little high and pointing slightly down. 3. The recording space is a walk-in...
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    Rigid edges on accoustic panels

    Some of my son's friends were looking for an idea for an enterprize. Having a relatively cheap source of 703 nearby and seeing how much others are charging for accoustic panels and foam that doesn't really work all that well i suggested that they think about selling premade fabric-covered 703...
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    Constant reverb on laptop playback.

    My laptop soundcard had suddenly, all the time, played any sound as if it has a lot of reverb added. This goes no matter what the source of the sound or program used to play it. It is almost as if a plugin has gotten permanently attached to the sound card driver but I can find noplace where...
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