$10 condensor on ebay

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I bought some of them. I have an extensive post about them here: https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=211216

Harmony central reviews: http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Microphone/product/Takstar/PCM-6100/10/1

I think they are good for the money. I bought them because I didn't have any electric-condensers. And... well, it waqs kind of an eBay impulse buy. :o

I use the shock mounts all the time for my other more expensive SDC's. they were practically worth the money for the mount alone.

I also went through that seller, kind of slow because the mics came from Japan. But they were fast shipping them out.

For amature work they are great. The worst thing about them is they have low quality control. Some are more noisey than others. Granted electric-condensers are pretty noisey in the first place.

They can handle tom micing without clipping.
 
Thanks for both links :D
I might just have to try it for micing drums


Mike
 
BTW... any condenser that doesn't specify that it's a dual capsule IS an electret.... all of them...
 
dementedchord said:
BTW... any condenser that doesn't specify that it's a dual capsule IS an electret.... all of them...
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???????????????? :confused: :confused: :confused:

Care to elaborate????
 
an electret preety much by definition uses a fixed(orsometimes called charged) plate from which the capsule moves relative to and induces a signal... a true condenser uses 2capsules(diagphrams) that move relative to each other...
 
dementedchord said:
an electret preety much by definition uses a fixed(orsometimes called charged) plate from which the capsule moves relative to and induces a signal... a true condenser uses 2capsules(diagphrams) that move relative to each other...
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Uhh......no.

"The capsule construction of the back-electret mic is essentially the same as for the capacitor model, except that the charge for the capsule comes from a permanently charged electret material fixed to the capsule back-plate."

Read this for a good explanation:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr98/articles/mic_types.html

True consensers put a charge on the diaphragm, which can be single or dual. The charge is applied via the phantom voltage.
 
dementedchord said:
an electret preety much by definition uses a fixed(orsometimes called charged) plate from which the capsule moves relative to and induces a signal... a true condenser uses 2capsules(diagphrams) that move relative to each other...
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Where on earth did you hear this?
 
This is one of the reasons I joined this forum 6 years ago. Sad to see that this type of misinformation is still going on today.
 
dementedchord said:
BTW... any condenser that doesn't specify that it's a dual capsule IS an electret.... all of them...
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Are you sure you're not confusing "electret" with "multi-pattern" mic?
 
that's the way it was explained to me years ago... and wouldnt a single diagphram need a bias voltage too... even if the plate was charged??
 
dementedchord said:
that's the way it was explained to me years ago... and wouldnt a single diagphram need a bias voltage too... even if the plate was charged??
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The diaphragm acts as one plate of a capacitor, and the backplate acts as the other. It then depends on if the voltage is applied from another source, such as phantom power or a dedicated power supply. With an electret, the charge is permanent within the capsule itself. It's then biased with a resistor between the amp and ground.

Read "The big thread" (AKA " How does diaphragm size/polar pattern relate to mic applications?") from the top. Its really good reading and a great education. You will be happy you did.

http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=27030
 
Any mic is suitable for vocals, no disrespect but it is all a matter of taste and talent. Harvey, and others here, can make fine recording using what I regard as crap.
 
So how does the Takstar compare to the Audio Technica AT2020 Studio Condenser?
 
DarkCide said:
So how does the Takstar compare to the Audio Technica AT2020 Studio Condenser?
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It doesn't.
It's comparable to low end SDC's. In general an SDC isn't going to be as good as an LDC for vocals. Not to mention the AT2020 is a very good budget mic. And not to mention again that the Takstar has an electret capsule.

I would not use the Takstar for vocals, or anything that is quiet or has a lot of dynamic range. mainly for the amount of self noise the mics have. Add a bit of compression and that noise floor will kill your recording.

You could get 10 Takstars for the price of 1 AT2020.

I can tell you that they blow away the Karma .99c mics. But then again you can get 10 Karma mics for the price of a Takstar. :p
 
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