Stéphane 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Dear Sirs, I want to record piano and other solo instruments and I want to make "ensemble" record too (strings quartet,etc). I'm very interested in Audio-technica and AKG 3000b. They are very similar microphones and I don't know which one I should choose. Unfortunately, I live in a small town and it's not easy for me to find a good store which accept to give me the microphone for testing. Thanks for answering and excuse me for my bad english ! Stéphane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not Cereal Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 i am unfamiliar with that microphone. pretty much anything made by nuemann is a good mike. i can vouch for u87 and km series. maybe you could get a deal where you could try the mike for a while and be able to send it back if you dont like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnorman Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 for what you are wanting to do, you would probably be better to purchase a pair of nice small diaprhagm condenser mics. the AT4033 and akg c3000 are both okay mics for certain things, but they are both large capsule mics, and do not have the kind of off-axis response needed for good stereo imaging in live ensmeble recording, nor do they have the kind of transient response you need for good recordings of piano and other acoustic instruments. take a look at the neumann km184s, or the AT4041/4051, or the akg c1000 or c391b, depending on your budget. jnorman sunridge studios salem, oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 The C3000B is not bad, I like it a lot. If you can stretch your budget I would recommend Shure KSM-32/44. Great microphones, very versatile. A good pair of small diaphragm omnis could be very useful too: Schoeps, DPA, Eathworks. Budget alternative: Audio Technica (shoe-string budget alternative: Behringer ECM-8000) /Mats http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not Cereal Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 dont forget about the sehnheisers (spelling) too. i really get suprised at a set of 421's on about ANYTHING. cheep dynamic mike with a mid boost, but they are something i really like. i think theyre going for what, $400 lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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