On Wed, Aug 04, 2004 at 12:12:28AM +0100, anahata wrote: > Do a Google groups search on group:rec.audio.pro and your mic of choice. > There will be some derision if if's a cheap mic, but it's worth going > through the results because you will often get: > > - opinions from people in the industry who've actually used it > - opinions from people with good ears > - suggestions about what specific instruments or types of voice it's > good/bad for Yes, but you will also have to weed out: - opinions from people who have very little experience and very little to compare it to In all honesty, as opinionated as I am, I fall into that category. There are some people whose posts in rec.audio.pro I give more consideration to: Harvey Gerst Scott Dorsey Fletcher Mike Rivers ... darn, i've forgotten the rest, it's been a while. basically you have to learn who you trust and what their assumptions are. Someone with a budget of $10000 for a mic might mean something different than me when he says mic X is "awful" :-) rec.audio.pro used to be THE place to go to discuss pro audio online... now the signal/noise ratio is so bad a lot of the old regulars have moved to moderated forums. Sad. -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com
