ATM41HE for an APEX 430??

[Merkwurdigliebe]

I've been into home recording for quite a while, re-dubbing small film projects and doing some music (vocals, acoustic and electric guitar).

I'm currently setup with an Alto AMX-100 compact mixing board that outputs the audio via RCA cable that ends with a 1/8" minijack that goes into my computer's Line-In. The audio on my computer is integrated AC'97, and from what I'm told, it's not that bad; it can record at a sample rate of 192000Hz, not that I even record at that rate..

Anyway, I currently have an Audio Technica ATM41HE that I bought 2 years ago. It's a stage mic for live performances and I'm starting to not like how it picks up sound when I'm trying to record. It's great, but it sounds too, er, dunno how to explain... just doesn't sound studio-like, whereas I believe getting a condenser studio microphone sounds more like a studio recording as oppose to a dynamic stage mic.

So yeah, I put up an add for sale/trade of my old mic and I get an email from someone who wants to trade my mic for an APEX 430. I have the 48 watt phantom power on my mixer btw, however in looking for a description, I found this:

" TRIM and +48V Phantom Power for mono inputs "

does that mean that my mixer can only do mono and not stereo audio when recording with a condenser mic that requires the phantom power?/??

Aside from that, what do you guys think? Good trade?

 

[Merkwurdigliebe]

anybody?? I'm meeting this guy tommorow!!

 

[kojdogg]

it probably means/could mean that if there is one phantom power switch on the mixer that it is either global for all of the mono inputs, or only for one channel, or that if there are phantom power switches for each channel that it is only on the mono channels. phantom power will generally only go out on the xlr inputs of the mixer. it's not uncommon for mixers to have mono and stereo inputs. if your mixer has say four/eight/sixteen xlr inputs with trim knobs and/or phantom power switches, those would be mono inputs and it might have 4/8/16 more stereo inputs where the channel has a left and right input, but only one fader/volume knob.

whether or not you do stereo recording with your mixer essentially be a function of your mixer (do you have things panned l to r in the stereo field). you won't be able to do stereo recording with one mic, unless it's a stereo mic (mic with two capsules).

apex mics, like many of the chinese mics that come from the alcatron mic factory tend to be a little peaky and hyped in the top end, which will certainly be different that what you have. it should emphasize vocals better, maybe acoustic guitar, and you may like or dislike the results. condenser mics will also emphasize the flaws in the acoustics of your room.