macphisto23 said:
Thanks " whenhiphop" for your post, but it was too late I already bought a Samson C07, but they sell for 169$, and I bought mine for 50$ so I couldnt pass it up. Do you know anything about this mic? Is it any good, do you know anything that I should use with this mic? Thanks
I think (hope) you mean the Samson CL7, couldn´t find a C07 in my list. Or do you mean the C01?
If you got the CL7 mic for 50 bucks, that ´s a perfect deal.
It ´s a condenser mic, so you chose the right kind for studio recordings. I think it has a HiPass filter with 12dB per octave at 100 Hz. If you record a voice (especially a female one, not a very lowdown rap voice, so to say), you can use that option, as it will eliminate very low frequencies that are not part of the voice, but rather of the surroundings. However, if your studio is in surroundings of total silence, you don´t need that option.
Some musicians like to record all the frequency spectrum (without using the HiPass), also if we can ´t consciously "hear" it... meaning that also a woman ´s voice could have some mirror frequencies below 100 Hz that do, in some way, influence the perception of the signal. However, if your studio is in a city or near to a road, I would recommend using the filter, if you record a high frequency signal.
That said, it is a vocal microphone. Not exactly a mic built for recording a bass. However, if you record a bass with that mic (simply because you don´t have ten specialized mics for every occasion) be sure to switch off the filter option, as the frequency range up to 100 Hz is important for that instrument.
You may also find a switchable 10dB Pad. That means the SPL is reduced when you use that option. Turn it on if you got a signal with a very "high volume", for example if you record a trumpet, or a very strong male/ female voice (including shouting, crying aloud and the like). For a whispering voice, you won´t need that option. It is used to avoid that the microphone itself produces a dostorted signal because of too much "volume input".
I could write another few paragraphs about how to set the mic up in specific recording situations, but you better find those details in a well - written engineering book (for example, in above metioned example of recording a trumpet, you wouldn´t want to place the mic directly in front of the trumpet, but at the side; how to record acoustic guitars - you´d probably need a second mic for that, etc.)
Before you start recording, take enough time to experiment with the location of the instrument in the room (depending on reflections, there is always one place in the room where it sounds best) and with the microphone position.
If you have a technical data sheet, look at the frequency range of the mic. 20 Hz to 20 kHz would be great, however, at that price it will rather cover something like 50 Hz to 18 kHz.
Oh, and use the "spider" and a mic stand.
That ´s all I can think of at the moment. Hope that helps.