Thanks to all who have commented.
David, if some noise is inevitable in preamps of this category, I'll
keep the Focusrite. Regarding the matched pair of microphones, I still
doubt among The Studio Projects B1 and the Oktava mk 012. I like the
"roundness" of the sound provided by the Oktava but, as I said before,
I find it a bit too dark.
Any hints for suitable mic cables and mic stands?
Rafael
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De: David Tayler <[email protected]>
Para: lute <[email protected]>
Enviado: Miercoles 7 de agosto de 2013 20:02
Asunto: [LUTE] Re: home recording
Here are the specs for the Focusrite
If you "Focus" on the EIN number, this measures the noise. Here the
figure is -120dB, and it needs to be in the -128 to -129.5 range, if
properly measured, (budget gear is never properly measured, so add a
few points).
What this means is that when you add the noise of the mic to the
noise
of the preamp, you get, well, noise. Not a lot of noise, but
noticeable
on a lute recording. Why the noise? Well, one reason is that it is
powered by the USB bus. USB really does not have the power to run a
mic
preamp on a budget system.
dt
Frequency Response 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1 dB
THD+N < 0.002% (minimum gain, -1dBFS input with 22Hz/22kHz bandpass
filter)
Equivalent Input Noise (EIN) < -120dB: measured at 55dB of gain with
150I(c) termination (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
Gain Range +10dB to +55dB
Max Input Level -3dBu
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Dear friends,
> I would like to buy a matched pair of microphones to make some
home
> recordings with the following instruments: theorbo, archlute,
> Baroque
> lute, Renaissance lute, vihuela and Baroque guitar. The mikes
would
> work with a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. For the price I would like
> to pay I
> have been told that the best options could be a pair of Rode NT5
or
> Oktava MK-012. I have listen to some guitar sound samples and I
> find
> the Rode more brilliant and dynamic, but it cuts a bit the low
> range
> frequencies. The Oktava gives a more natural and woody sound,
but
I
> find it a bit dark with a strong presence of mid-range
frequencies.
> Does anyone have recording experience with these specific
> models? Other
> suggestions are also welcome. Maybe there is a model wich is
> particularly good at recording early music plucked strings
> instruments.
> Thanks in advance.
> Best wishes,
> Rafael Munoz
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