Comments on: Playing with Mics http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/02/14/playing-with-mics/ David Lee King is the Digital Branch & Services Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He has spoken in the U.S. and Canada about emerging trends, website usability and management, digital experience planning, and managing techie staff, and has been published in many library-related journals. David writes the Internet Spotlight column in Public Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter. David maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: davidleeking http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/02/14/playing-with-mics/comment-page-1/#comment-23603 davidleeking Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:55:17 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=957#comment-23603 Bryan, I'd agree - those two were the best. I'm always surprised by the Samson - it's an awesome mic! Bryan, I'd agree – those two were the best. I'm always surprised by the Samson – it's an awesome mic!

]]> By: daniel cruz http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/02/14/playing-with-mics/comment-page-1/#comment-22446 daniel cruz Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:16:52 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=957#comment-22446 I own the Samson microphone and the macbook pro and to be honest i prefer the internal mic over the samson because it sounds louder and easier, maybe im just lazy thats why i dont capatilize my I's and i got a run on sentence. However if I am going to record something important or vocals then I whip out the Samson and spend the time equalizing it. Then the magic happens. Samson+Bose+Mac=one beautiful orgy I own the Samson microphone and the macbook pro and to be honest i prefer the internal mic over the samson because it sounds louder and easier, maybe im just lazy thats why i dont capatilize my I’s and i got a run on sentence.

However if I am going to record something important or vocals then I whip out the Samson and spend the time equalizing it. Then the magic happens.

Samson+Bose+Mac=one beautiful orgy

]]> By: daniel cruz http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/02/14/playing-with-mics/comment-page-1/#comment-26768 daniel cruz Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:16:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=957#comment-26768 I own the Samson microphone and the macbook pro and to be honest i prefer the internal mic over the samson because it sounds louder and easier, maybe im just lazy thats why i dont capatilize my I's and i got a run on sentence. However if I am going to record something important or vocals then I whip out the Samson and spend the time equalizing it. Then the magic happens. Samson+Bose+Mac=one beautiful orgy I own the Samson microphone and the macbook pro and to be honest i prefer the internal mic over the samson because it sounds louder and easier, maybe im just lazy thats why i dont capatilize my I’s and i got a run on sentence.

However if I am going to record something important or vocals then I whip out the Samson and spend the time equalizing it. Then the magic happens.

Samson+Bose+Mac=one beautiful orgy

]]> By: Brian http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/02/14/playing-with-mics/comment-page-1/#comment-21184 Brian Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:58:12 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=957#comment-21184 Cool. Check out the other omni as well. I use it to record song ideas with a few musicians in the room. Also, with directional mics, proximity effect is key. If the mic is sitting off to one side, it will sound thinner and farther away than if you are directly in front of it. Great site, BTW! Cool. Check out the other omni as well. I use it to record song ideas with a few musicians in the room.

Also, with directional mics, proximity effect is key. If the mic is sitting off to one side, it will sound thinner and farther away than if you are directly in front of it.

Great site, BTW!

]]> By: Brian http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/02/14/playing-with-mics/comment-page-1/#comment-26767 Brian Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=957#comment-26767 Cool. Check out the other omni as well. I use it to record song ideas with a few musicians in the room. Also, with directional mics, proximity effect is key. If the mic is sitting off to one side, it will sound thinner and farther away than if you are directly in front of it. Great site, BTW! Cool. Check out the other omni as well. I use it to record song ideas with a few musicians in the room.

Also, with directional mics, proximity effect is key. If the mic is sitting off to one side, it will sound thinner and farther away than if you are directly in front of it.

Great site, BTW!

]]> By: davidleeking http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/02/14/playing-with-mics/comment-page-1/#comment-21176 davidleeking Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:54:48 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=957#comment-21176 Brian - thanks for the comment! With the Snowball, I was using the #1 setting - the cardioid, unidirectional one. I didn't mess with other two settings. Not really sure I was any closer to the internal mic than the others - I had the snowball and the Samson sitting on their stands right beside the Mac, so they're all approximately the same distance apart. Brian – thanks for the comment! With the Snowball, I was using the #1 setting – the cardioid, unidirectional one. I didn’t mess with other two settings.

Not really sure I was any closer to the internal mic than the others – I had the snowball and the Samson sitting on their stands right beside the Mac, so they’re all approximately the same distance apart.

]]> By: davidleeking http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/02/14/playing-with-mics/comment-page-1/#comment-26766 davidleeking Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=957#comment-26766 Brian - thanks for the comment! With the Snowball, I was using the #1 setting - the cardioid, unidirectional one. I didn't mess with other two settings. Not really sure I was any closer to the internal mic than the others - I had the snowball and the Samson sitting on their stands right beside the Mac, so they're all approximately the same distance apart. Brian – thanks for the comment! With the Snowball, I was using the #1 setting – the cardioid, unidirectional one. I didn’t mess with other two settings.

Not really sure I was any closer to the internal mic than the others – I had the snowball and the Samson sitting on their stands right beside the Mac, so they’re all approximately the same distance apart.

]]> By: Brian http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/02/14/playing-with-mics/comment-page-1/#comment-21175 Brian Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:44:13 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=957#comment-21175 David - I own a Snowball and wanted to ask: what setting it is on? It has an directional capsule (switch in position 1), and an omni-directional capsule (position 3). They have different sounds. Also, the Macbook mic sounds louder because your talking directly into it and are closer to it. It will be a better comparison if you do this with the other mics as well. David – I own a Snowball and wanted to ask: what setting it is on? It has an directional capsule (switch in position 1), and an omni-directional capsule (position 3). They have different sounds. Also, the Macbook mic sounds louder because your talking directly into it and are closer to it. It will be a better comparison if you do this with the other mics as well.

]]> By: Brian http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/02/14/playing-with-mics/comment-page-1/#comment-26765 Brian Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:44:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=957#comment-26765 David - I own a Snowball and wanted to ask: what setting it is on? It has an directional capsule (switch in position 1), and an omni-directional capsule (position 3). They have different sounds. Also, the Macbook mic sounds louder because your talking directly into it and are closer to it. It will be a better comparison if you do this with the other mics as well. David – I own a Snowball and wanted to ask: what setting it is on? It has an directional capsule (switch in position 1), and an omni-directional capsule (position 3). They have different sounds. Also, the Macbook mic sounds louder because your talking directly into it and are closer to it. It will be a better comparison if you do this with the other mics as well.

]]> By: ceci http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/02/14/playing-with-mics/comment-page-1/#comment-20388 ceci Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:50:06 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=957#comment-20388 David--I like the Samson, the first one, best. The internal mic, like most, has an echo quality and will be disturbing to older adults. Samson sounded most like I was right there, didn't seem to drop any part of the range, and had a clarity missing from the internal. David–I like the Samson, the first one, best. The internal mic, like most, has an echo quality and will be disturbing to older adults. Samson sounded most like I was right there, didn’t seem to drop any part of the range, and had a clarity missing from the internal.

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