I've used the Sound Pro mics intermittently for a couple of years now, and they are very good mics for the money. I tend to record shows in clubs, outdoor venues these days, so I use the Core Sound High End Binaruals more often, with excellent results for the most part. It's best if you have the $$ to have a set of cardioids and a set of omnis available to meet the specifics of the taping situation. The interchangeable mic heads seems like a nice option. But from what I've heard, the Sound Pro omnis are not very good. Maybe the new Shure mics SP carries will work better. Hope so. Sennheiser also makes a mic set up that allows interchangeable capsules, and I think the mics are somewhat stealthy (moreso than the Nak 100/300). As far as the Sound Pro cardioids go, there are a few drawbacks to note: 1. They are unforgiving in breezy/windy environments. If you plan to record a show in an outdoor venue beware! Even the windscreens won't help much. The lightest breeze will be picked up by these mics and ruin your recording. It's inherent in the nature of cardioid mics (pressure gradient pickup, something or other). 2. They tend to handle bass less than well. While most cardioids will not have trouble with bass signals since they reject noise from behind/sides,etc, these do for some reason. If you have very loud bass sources you need to use the bass rolloff module set at 95Hz or higher. 3. You cannot move the mics around a lot while recording. If you have them mounted in a hat or on your glasses, you need to keep your head still. Ideally use a T-bar and stand if possible, but from what I have been told, the Sound Pro set up is not very good. As far as auto level control on the MD, DO NOT use it when recording live rock shows, or even acoustic shows. It is a convenience feature that typically produces a terrible sounding recording. You need to manually adjust the levels and leave them set once they are at an acceptable level. Sound Pro offers solutions in their battery modules to help mitigate this problem on the Sonys, and even Radio Shack has a volume control switch that I think could be used in conjuction with the mics and the deck. My 2 cents on that . . . Dave __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
