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> >Hi all,
> >I'll be doing some film narration recording. Any suggestions for a
> >good and inexpensive to mid range priced dynamic mic? The Neumann
> >BCM-705 looks nice but since I do this infrequently, I'd rather try
> >to find something a little cheaper.
> 
> The EV RE-20 is a popular and mid-priced voice mic, but I've never 
> been particularly fond of it. I'd suggest considering condensers for 
> this as they have much hotter outputs. As an alternate to my higher 
> end stuff, I've found the Rode NT-1A to be a pretty decent---and 
> cheap---voice recording mic. In addition to using it in my "B" room 
> (when I had one), several of the voiceover people I work with use 
> them in their home rigs with good results.
> 
> 
> >Anyone using the Royer Labs R21 or the BeyerDynamic M160 or Marshall
> >MXL 2001 on horns?
> 
> No experience with the Royer (which I'm sure is fantastic) or the 
> MXL, but I have a pair of M160's that are excellent on trumpet and 
> flugelhorn. At least they were when they worked. Both of them 
> developed ribbon problems that even Beyer hasn't been successful in 
> fixing for me. I don't think I ever tried them on French horn, but 
> I'd guess the generally mellow nature of ribbons wouldn't be first 
> choice unless they were playing very brassy all the time. The mic's 
> low output combined with the necessity of miking the horn from a 
> distance may also be a problem in soft passages. A large diaphragm 
> condenser is probably a better choice.