[net.audio] mikes for vocal groups

jes (05/27/82)

Can anyone give me advice on microphones?  Specifically, I would like
to record my singing group, an unaccompanied double quartet
specializing in music of the Renaissance.  The recordings are to be
used as a rehearsal tool, and I need to evaluate the blend and balance
of the group as well as distinguish the individual voices.  I would
also like to record performances, and for that purpose it would be nice
if long cable runs were possible.  I will do the recording on an as yet
unpurchased cassette deck, so if the choice of deck is significant,
advice on that would be gratefully received as well.  I will listen to
the recordings carefully through a fairly good stereo system (Dynaco +
AR3A), so I care about quality.  I also care about the price -- I would
like to spend less than $350 for the microphones and the deck together,
but if audibly better quality is available for somewhat more $$, I'd
like to know about that too.

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P.S.  We have an opening for a tenor and we meet in Little Silver, NJ.