Hello all,
I have searched on the forum but they weren't exactly the answers I needed.
I currently own an E-MU 1616m & 2x AKG C451B condensers. My main projects are usually ambient recordings - I record wind bands, chamber groups, small orchestras, etc.
Now, I was planning on expanding my array, as I find I could do with more options while recording (I only get one shot at recording since they only perform once)
Obviously, I only have 2 mic inputs. So I kind of have two choices:
1) Keep the 1616M, and buy new preamps.
2) Sell the 1616M, buy something like the MOTU traveler, which has 4 pres.
Now, I don't know whether to put this in the mic section, but anyway -
my 1616M+C451B gives me a pretty accurate sound, and I was wanting to get a warmer sound.
I was thinking of Rode NT2-As (since they can be put in omni so I can do AB spaced recordings, and cardiod when I'm doing other things) but I don't know whether they are suited to ambient recordings.
My budget for both Mics + preamps should not exceed $1.3k.
Oh another thing, I travel back and forth between 120V/60Hz and 240V/50Hz countries, so I have to make sure that I get something compatible in both places, and that it is not too big&heavy. (I *could* get a transformer if absolutely necessary, but that's another thing to carry)
P.S. I forgot to add, if at all possible, (if I were to get an external pre) I'd want it to be digital (S/PDIF probably) since I'd like to save my 4 line ins on my 1616M.
Hope you guys can help me out. Thanks!
I have searched on the forum but they weren't exactly the answers I needed.
I currently own an E-MU 1616m & 2x AKG C451B condensers. My main projects are usually ambient recordings - I record wind bands, chamber groups, small orchestras, etc.
Now, I was planning on expanding my array, as I find I could do with more options while recording (I only get one shot at recording since they only perform once)
Obviously, I only have 2 mic inputs. So I kind of have two choices:
1) Keep the 1616M, and buy new preamps.
2) Sell the 1616M, buy something like the MOTU traveler, which has 4 pres.
Now, I don't know whether to put this in the mic section, but anyway -
my 1616M+C451B gives me a pretty accurate sound, and I was wanting to get a warmer sound.
I was thinking of Rode NT2-As (since they can be put in omni so I can do AB spaced recordings, and cardiod when I'm doing other things) but I don't know whether they are suited to ambient recordings.
My budget for both Mics + preamps should not exceed $1.3k.
Oh another thing, I travel back and forth between 120V/60Hz and 240V/50Hz countries, so I have to make sure that I get something compatible in both places, and that it is not too big&heavy. (I *could* get a transformer if absolutely necessary, but that's another thing to carry)
P.S. I forgot to add, if at all possible, (if I were to get an external pre) I'd want it to be digital (S/PDIF probably) since I'd like to save my 4 line ins on my 1616M.
Hope you guys can help me out. Thanks!