From: Kevin Austin (kevin.austin@videotron.ca)
Date: Fri Aug 31 2007 - 08:06:10 EDT
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:37:44 +0100
From: Lorenzo Picinali <LPicinali@DMU.AC.UK>
Subject: 1. advice on equipment (headphones, microphones, sound cards)
Dear Maria,
I agree with everyone regarding the Sound Blaster audio cards.
I've been using most of all MOTU and RME products, and they are
perfectly stable, high quality and well equipped in terms of analog
and digital inputs and outputs. But the price will be for sure above
the 400$.
For something cheaper, I've been using the Presonus Inspire, and I
think that for that price (~200$) is the maximum you can get with 2
mic preamps (with phantom) and 4 outputs. If not, Edirol, Echo (for
PC) and M-Audio offer good products.
For the microphone, a DPA 4060 should be the best, but it'd be quite
expensive ... ~500$ with the phantom power adapter...you could have a
look to Sennheiser microphones (like the MKE 2pc or the KE4 capsules)
or Beyerdynamic (like the MCE60).
A good solution, if you are a bit practical with electronics, could
be to buy a couple of Monacor MCE 2000
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=49801 (like
the Panasonic capsules) and built for yourself the power supply
(using a 9v battery, a condenser [capacitor] and a couple of
resistors): doing this you'll have a decent microphone for ~5$! If
you decide for this last option, I can send you a short tutorial on
how to built a microphone like this!
[mic capsules
http://www.monacor.com/en/produkt_aufl_gesamtprogramm.php?typ=u&hkatid=90&ukatid=549&spr=DE&brand=MI
ed]
And about the headphones, the Sennheiser are ok, but you could even
have a look to the Sony MDR 7505 and 7506 or to the AKG k141 or k240
(the STUDIO version).
Best Regards
Lorenzo Picinali
-- Lorenzo Picinali PhD Student Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre 0116 2551551, internal 6770 Clephan Building CL0.19 De Montfort University Leicester
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