Hi all, nice to be on the forums!
I'm looking to record an upright piano for a classical exam (video due to COVID). I might record more in the future, so I'm willing to invest a little. As far as equipment, I'm all set with a BabyFace pro (or Allen&Heath ZED 10 for more inputs), Logic and a bunch of plugins (NI mostly). But choosing mics is hard, especially since stores are closed over here.
I've read up, watched video's online and I think that (considering I can't do much room treatment), I'm gonna take off the panels and put two mics left and right and fiddle a bit with the position/distance etc. Now here's the catch. I see people do this with SDC mics and LDC mics, and even see some people with an LDC left and a SDC right. What would you recommend?
I've been looking at Røde mics, particularly:
Budget is around €500, so the NT55 is reaching it already. need to get stands and cables too. I'd prefer flexibility, as I'm not experienced enough with recording to have strong preferences anyways. Mostly learning for now.
I'm looking to record an upright piano for a classical exam (video due to COVID). I might record more in the future, so I'm willing to invest a little. As far as equipment, I'm all set with a BabyFace pro (or Allen&Heath ZED 10 for more inputs), Logic and a bunch of plugins (NI mostly). But choosing mics is hard, especially since stores are closed over here.
I've read up, watched video's online and I think that (considering I can't do much room treatment), I'm gonna take off the panels and put two mics left and right and fiddle a bit with the position/distance etc. Now here's the catch. I see people do this with SDC mics and LDC mics, and even see some people with an LDC left and a SDC right. What would you recommend?
I've been looking at Røde mics, particularly:
- NT5 matched pair for €279
- NT1-A for €159 each (matched pair for €399)
- NT1 for €227 each
- NT55 matched pair for €599
Budget is around €500, so the NT55 is reaching it already. need to get stands and cables too. I'd prefer flexibility, as I'm not experienced enough with recording to have strong preferences anyways. Mostly learning for now.