akg Microphone Mixer Help me pick a studio microphone, please?!?
So I am pretty much at a crossroads when it comes to picking great studio microphones. I am on a $700 budget and all I want is a pre-amp/audio interface, a microphone, and a cable. I'm not interested in a mixer right now. I have done my research and I have narrowed it down to the Rode NT1-A, Rode NT2-A, AKG Perception 420, and the Audio Technica AT2020. What do you think I should get? AND any suggestions for a good audio interface/pre-amp? Thanks so much in advance
Any of those mics will work great - If I had to pick, maybe the Rode NT-2A. For an interface:
Shure Sm57 Microphone I am teaching piano in my home and I want to record my students playing with video and audio.?
I was looking at the Shure microphones and was considering the SM57 since I am not recording piano professionally. I just want to have a nice sound to add to the video so my students can learn what they did wrong and so fourth. I just want to get a nice sound since the microphone on my video camera is of low quality. Any help will be appreciated.
If you're not going to "do" anything with the recordings other than critique students' playing, errors-and good things, fingerings, etc. there's no need to purchase an expensive mic. I don't understand why the on-camera mic doesn't pick-up the piano sounds good enough for evaluation/improvement. Move the camera closer, cropping in close on the hands/fingers?
I've done the same thing in public school teaching strictly for evaluation and quantitative analysis of numbers of errors made vs. number of correct pitches. Gives you a clear-cut way of rating/grading, with no room for "I didn't play that BAD!" Let's listen/look at the video-tape....
Good Luck!
Half-stack or combo? Everything else is the same...?
I'm considering buying a new amp. There are two in particular that I really like, the Line 6 Spider IV 150W and the Line 6 Spider IV HD150W. As far as I can tell, the only difference between these amps is that one is a halfstack with a 4x12 cab and the other is a 2x12 combo. All the electronics are the same. I was just wondering if anybody has any experience with these amps and can tell me if there are any other significant differences. Both amps are solid-state, so tubes are a non-issue.
Would the half-stack be louder due to more speakers or would the combo be louder due to more power being pushed through the speakers? Which would be better for recording with a line-in setup? Which would be better for recording with a microphone (Shure SM57)?
You can try this specialist website for more help and advice with that.
Answer Your Doorbell With Your Mobile Phone While You Are Not At home
Witura Corporation, the designers and manufacturers of a suite of GSM Telecommunications products, today introduced the GSM Intercom & Access Control, a new and revolutionary product aimed at giving emerging businesses high quality and uncompromising services, provides an infallible and cost-effective solution.
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The GSM intercom is also linked to an electronic door release, allowing the owner to unlock the front door from the mobile phone keypad, using a password. Should the owner wish to allow entry to the visitor, he merely needs to enter the password on his cellular phone and the visitor is granted access to the premises! The system can call up to 3 mobile phone or land line numbers in the order they were programmed into the system. When the homeowner is at home and doesn't need the GSM mobile functionality, the GSM doorbell can be switched to normal doorbell mode with a single key push.
Another additional feature of the WT- 9002 is its capability to allow up to 1000 registered users to open any garage door or gate with their cellular phone or landline phone …. and all this at ABSOLUTELY NO COST OF A CALL TO THE USER!. If any of these users call the system, it will reject the call and open the gate without any cost of call. However, if the incoming call is not from a registered user, the door will never open. Absolutely foolproof! No hassle. In addition to the cost effective measure, the WT-9002 also comes with 2 inputs which can be connected to motion sensors or magnetic sensors, to smoke detectors, door and window sensors and in the event of any intrusion or break-in, the alarm system will be triggered off and a warning text message will be sent out to 3 cellular phones. Deter possible burglary or break-in attempts by answering your doorbell and giving the impression that you are home when in reality you're not!
The WT-9002 GSM Intercom & Access Control System™ combines a comprehensive package, fully meeting all specifications and resulting in a cost-efficient solution to the state of the art. The product will be of tremendous value to entrepreneurs and commercial users. This is a big benefit in industrial, urban or civilized areas with the ever growing need for such state-of-the-art technology. For example, a practical everyday benefit is having your children come home unexpectedly early from school and being unable to let them in without having to rush home and physically opening the door or missing a courier delivery which requires signing for. By a direct voice connection to the courier, alternative delivery instructions such as a different address to deliver can be communicated or simply to instruct delivery on another day when you will definitely be home.
A regional health authority in Europe has put the Witura GSM Intercom to good use by giving nurses the opportunity to respond more quickly to calls from home patients without first having to drive to a central key-holding depot to collect a front door key. In this manner, when a nurse arrives at a patient's front door and presses the GSM doorbell, the call is taken by the regional call centre, and the operator will be able to open the door. This approach saves time which is crucial in responding to emergency calls from house-bound patients especially in life and death circumstances.
Mr Chin added: "As part of our range, the WT - 9002 will enjoy a presence in markets worldwide. What's more, our customers trust in our global spread of highly innovative products, which are governed by a strict, uniform quality standard that surpasses regional regulations. We ensure complete reliability and durability.
...... It's this commitment to quality that gives our customers supreme products and peace of mind."
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About the Author
Established in 2003, Witura Corporation is recognized as the private limited company involved in design, manufacturing and supply of GSM Terminal and GSM GPRS modem for security burglar alarm industry, We design GSM Intercom and 3G camera for access control, gate automation and CCTV market and producing GSM controller for remote telemetry, remote monitoring & remote control system and data logger. We also involved in telecom industry to supply of GSM gateways for call termination and fixed cellular terminal (FWT) & fixed wireless phone (FWP) for wireless local loop (WLL) market.
Headset Mic shure What earphones should I get for my iPhone?
I am interested in buying earphones with mic+music controller. I recently owned the Etymotic ER-6 but lost them along with the iPhone bud. :[ I would like an improvement from the ER-6s.
I've been looking at these two, only knowing about these two companies.
Hi I have an iPhone and unfortunately needs earphones that have a microphone with it. Are these earphones worth it? Have you tried them? http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=1232474&pid=1218239170477&catId=abcat0204000&ev=prodView
Sorry, but they are way overexpensive comapred to their sound quality. Please choose something better like Bose or Sennheiser instead!
Shure SM57, Sennheiser e609, EV Cardinal amp mic shootout
