Folks,
I am an amateur, and do location recording of local classical events such as wind ensembles, choirs, and student orchestras, etc.
I have been using wide cards (CM3) and omnis (various Naiant models) and would like to start expanding my personal mic resources.
Most of the spaces I record in are not the greatest, acoustically. Usually, I use the CM3's in a (pseudo) ORTF config, with a pair of omnis on the same bar, and placed somewhere within a few feet of the conductor, and about 10' to 12' high. If there are soloists, I may use spots. Usually, there is insufficient time for a good sound check.
I would like to acquire a pair of cards so I can have a true, good, ORTF configuration, which I plan to pretty much use everywhere. Then, I'll also have the ability to put up other kinds of pairs, knowing that I always have the ORTF as a safety net.
I have in mind either the KSM141 or Beyer Dynamics MC930. I think there is a 80% chance I will buy one of these.
There is also a 10% chance I will buy a pair of Sennheiser MKH8040's on the theory that I can "grow" into these, and can keep them forever.
I guess the last 10% of my purchase decision is reserved for the inevitable GS property that, when asked to "Pick one from these two choices", inevitably results in the, "Choose something else" suggestion.
Might anyone have any guiding comments?
Please, for purposes of commenting, COMPLETELY DISREGARD the price difference between KSM141 and MC930. I'm more concerned with which might be more suitable, without regard to price, for ORTF for classical, location, distant recording, for winds, strings, and choirs.
I admit that I am mildly attracted to having both a true omni and a card in the same mic, but that is not a prime concern because I am also planning on buying two pairs of omnis in the near future: DPA 4060's and some other pair, still to be determined.
Thank you for any thoughts.
Regards,
DG
I am an amateur, and do location recording of local classical events such as wind ensembles, choirs, and student orchestras, etc.
I have been using wide cards (CM3) and omnis (various Naiant models) and would like to start expanding my personal mic resources.
Most of the spaces I record in are not the greatest, acoustically. Usually, I use the CM3's in a (pseudo) ORTF config, with a pair of omnis on the same bar, and placed somewhere within a few feet of the conductor, and about 10' to 12' high. If there are soloists, I may use spots. Usually, there is insufficient time for a good sound check.
I would like to acquire a pair of cards so I can have a true, good, ORTF configuration, which I plan to pretty much use everywhere. Then, I'll also have the ability to put up other kinds of pairs, knowing that I always have the ORTF as a safety net.
I have in mind either the KSM141 or Beyer Dynamics MC930. I think there is a 80% chance I will buy one of these.
There is also a 10% chance I will buy a pair of Sennheiser MKH8040's on the theory that I can "grow" into these, and can keep them forever.
I guess the last 10% of my purchase decision is reserved for the inevitable GS property that, when asked to "Pick one from these two choices", inevitably results in the, "Choose something else" suggestion.
Might anyone have any guiding comments?
Please, for purposes of commenting, COMPLETELY DISREGARD the price difference between KSM141 and MC930. I'm more concerned with which might be more suitable, without regard to price, for ORTF for classical, location, distant recording, for winds, strings, and choirs.
I admit that I am mildly attracted to having both a true omni and a card in the same mic, but that is not a prime concern because I am also planning on buying two pairs of omnis in the near future: DPA 4060's and some other pair, still to be determined.
Thank you for any thoughts.
Regards,
DG