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Re: [LUG] microphone for speech

 

james kilty wrote:
> Dear all
> 
> I hope to record some talks quite soon. I have tried an old mic I used a
> few years ago successfully and my daughter's karaoke mic. Neither gives
> an acceptable playback using audacity or sound recorder. Do I need a
> high quality microphone - it needs to be a few feet away from the
> speakers (two) - if so, can you suggest a reasonably priced one? I would
> like to feed it into the computer and then create a cd (!) or perhaps
> save to a usb stick.
> 
> james kilty

Take it you don't want the hassle and expense of getting a mixer?

Microphones are a really complicated subject, I learnt that much in my 
broadcasting training.  If you want I can ask at work and see if there 
is anything inexpensive that would do the job?

I'm guessing you don't need any professional standard microphone (IIRC, 
the ones we use at work for outside broadcasts are about £100+).

You might be worth looking at some of the microphones here: 
http://www.musicroom.com/Browse/Format.aspx?category_id=store5_category6_arrangement84_format71

They have them starting at £7.99 although I can't say if they'd be any 
good or not.

Rob


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