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Harvey Gerst
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This is getting really silly. All afinepoint wants is an accurate recodinging of his daughter's playing. It's not a request to reinvent the wheel. Too many different options are confusing.
To afinepoint:
If your recorder will work with low impedance mics, just get an ECM8000 omni mic from Behringer (under 50 bucks) and something like a Stewart phantom power supply (around $100). Place the mic about 2' above the violin, about a foot or two in front, and press record. You'll have a super accurate recording of the sound of her violin. Another spot might be better, but this is as good a starting point as any.
If the mic inputs on the tape deck are not low impedance, get a Studio Projects VTB-1 preamp (under $150) instead of the phantom power supply, and plug the VTB-1's output into the recorder's line input. A $90 Audio Buddy preamp will also work just fine.
If your recording has too much of the room sound, just put up a few heavy blankets on some poles and make a little 3 sided "blanket room" to tame the room sound. What is "too much room sound"? A kind of hollowness to the sound, like you're hearing the sound bounce off the walls of the room.
Yes, an Oktava MC012 will work about the same way as the Behringer, but the Oktava omni capsule would be a better choice than the standard cardioid capsule. As a general rule, omni capsules tend to be flatter and more accurate than other polar patterns.
Some omnis have a rising response when pointed straight at the instrument being recorded. If you hear too much top end, just point the omni somewhere else (but leave it in the same place), and it will work fine.
While most of the answers you've received are good answers, a lot of them are overkill and make things a lot more complicated than they need to be.
You want an accute recording? Use an accurate mic. Most omnis are very accurate and pretty cheap. You have room noises? Use the blankets. You don't have long poles to put up blankets? Use two blankets in a corner, using push pins to hold them up. Stand her in the corner, facing out into the room. Set up the mic and press record. Try to keep your peak levels around 0dB on the tape deck's meters. 1 or 2 dB over at times won't kill you.
Like I said, this ain't rocket science.
To afinepoint:
If your recorder will work with low impedance mics, just get an ECM8000 omni mic from Behringer (under 50 bucks) and something like a Stewart phantom power supply (around $100). Place the mic about 2' above the violin, about a foot or two in front, and press record. You'll have a super accurate recording of the sound of her violin. Another spot might be better, but this is as good a starting point as any.
If the mic inputs on the tape deck are not low impedance, get a Studio Projects VTB-1 preamp (under $150) instead of the phantom power supply, and plug the VTB-1's output into the recorder's line input. A $90 Audio Buddy preamp will also work just fine.
If your recording has too much of the room sound, just put up a few heavy blankets on some poles and make a little 3 sided "blanket room" to tame the room sound. What is "too much room sound"? A kind of hollowness to the sound, like you're hearing the sound bounce off the walls of the room.
Yes, an Oktava MC012 will work about the same way as the Behringer, but the Oktava omni capsule would be a better choice than the standard cardioid capsule. As a general rule, omni capsules tend to be flatter and more accurate than other polar patterns.
Some omnis have a rising response when pointed straight at the instrument being recorded. If you hear too much top end, just point the omni somewhere else (but leave it in the same place), and it will work fine.
While most of the answers you've received are good answers, a lot of them are overkill and make things a lot more complicated than they need to be.
You want an accute recording? Use an accurate mic. Most omnis are very accurate and pretty cheap. You have room noises? Use the blankets. You don't have long poles to put up blankets? Use two blankets in a corner, using push pins to hold them up. Stand her in the corner, facing out into the room. Set up the mic and press record. Try to keep your peak levels around 0dB on the tape deck's meters. 1 or 2 dB over at times won't kill you.
Like I said, this ain't rocket science.
