MLiebergot
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Jul 11, 2008, 10:01 AM
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Re: [steslat] Best mic for church choir?
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In your opinion one better than the other? also if I was going to use one for say recording live music in the evening would one be better than the other? They are both about equal in my book.
I might lean towards the At822 in terms of overall sound crispness.
I have used the Rode NT4 in the field before, but don't own one. It worked real well. Keep in mind it is a large mic in size, but very well built. I do own and use a matched pair of Rode NT5 (48v phantom only) mics, which use the same capsules that are on the NT4, and love em The reason that I never purchased teh NT4 is that I would rather have 2 separate mics to mic different sources to use with multitrack recorders (like my now departed Zoom H4 or my current Edirol R4-44).
As for the AT822 mic, I have used this mic form the very beginning and it has been a workhorse for me. I have miced solo musician's with t for ceremony use, as well as miced loud PA stacks with it, and every time it responded with flying colors.
My current mic collection consists of:
1. Matched pair of Rode NT5's (cardioid mics)
2. Rode NT3 (hyper cardioid mic)
3. Rode M3 (cardioid mic)
4. AT822 (stereo cardioid mic)
5. (2) Rode NTG2 (shotgun mic)
As you can tell I am a fan of Rode mics. as they are very affordable, built like tanks, and really offer good frequency responses. However, each mic in my kit are used for different situations. I
But to keep things simple here, to answer your question, when I am recording to a audio recorder that only has one 1/8 stereo mic input, and am not using the internal mics , I always use my AT822.
All other times I use a combination of other mics. So sometimes if I'm recording a live reception, I will use my R-44 and run a Rode M3 (micing PA woofer) in CH1, Rode NT3 (micing PA tweeter) in CH2, and AT822 (facing out from PA towards crowd) in CH3/4. For stage performances I'll also use R-44, but rather the NT5's and M3, and NT3. Each situation is different.
Michael
Cameras: (3) Sony FX1, Canon HV20
Audio: Marantz PMD620, Edirol R44, ZoomH4N, ZoomH2, Sennhesier G2
Mics: Rode NT5, Rode NT3, Rode M3, Rode NTG2, Shure SM57, AT822
Software: Sony Vegas, Final Cut Studio
Computer: MAC BABY! MacPro, MacBook Pro
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