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Dynamic mics are far less than ideal for recording anyway so have fun with the new toy.

Carry on....



Well, I would have to say that your statement on Dynamic mics applies only for certain recording situations. For many home recordists, dynamic mics with a more narrow; less sensitive cardioid pattern than a typical LDC are far better than the LDC for recording in typical home recording acoustic environments.

I have a nice CAD M-177 LDC that I used to use for recording acoustic guitar, but I've taken lately to using the EV PL80 http://www.electrovoice.com/product.php?id=769 that I acquired a couple years ago. I make excellent stereo acoustic recordings just out in my living room with that mic on the neck 12th fret and a very inexpensive Samson dynamic microphone http://www.samsontech.com/samson/products/microphones/usb-microphones/q2u/ pointed toward the body.

I demo'ed the recording here a little over a year ago as part of a stereo and double-track recording/editing demonstration for acoustic guitar.

If one has a nice acoustically dead space, then you can get a little better high end 'sparkle' with a condenser, but you also will pick up reflections from around the room at the same time if they are loud enough.

So, I'm slowly migrating back to using dynamics only for my home recording projects. In fact, I've put my LDC away in it's case and the PL80 and the Samson are out on stands.

Here's the demo I made: http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=349419

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