Hi Jocelyn,
You don't say where you are, but if there is a Radio Shack in your
neck of the woods see if if they have a lavaliere ( a small clip on
mic, some times called a tie tack mic, like TV presenters use ).
Their stock may vary (mono or stereo), but you should find the price
attractive (i.e, cheap). I have an inexpensive stereo Radio Shack
lavaliere which I have found very useful for field recordings with a
mini disc recorder. I know of professional guitarists and bagpipers
who have used similar mikes successfully in or on their instruments
for performance and recording. I do not have any experience with
recording a Gurdy, however. You could try clipping it on the edge of
a sound hole or feeding the mike down into the instrument.
Experiment. In any event, you will have to do a few takes to set
levels and see what works for you.
Best of luck with your recording, Craig
On Sep 23, 2007, at 11:38 AM, Jocelyn Demuth wrote:
Hello everyone,
I know we've had this discussion before - but perhaps those people
who have done some recording can recommend a mike for a gurdy for
recording purposes- nothing too expensive please.
I have a deep, loud vielle - actually more like a tekkero in
sound. Should I get a dynamic mike or a condensor mike? I have
maximum $150 to spend on this mike. I want to make clean,
listenable recording.
Thank you,
Jocelyn
