Of course if you take the effort to try several mics, you'll hear
differences, but unless something is really wrong, usually with a little
dab of EQ here or there, any one will work fine.
On 10/6/2014 3:50 AM, Trevor wrote:
Not quite true IMO. The biggest difference between mics that cannot
easily be fixed in post is the polar pattern. Except for true omnis, all
patterns vary widely, so if you can't control all reflections and
extraneous sounds
Of course. I know that. The greater the difference between the mic and
the source and the mic and reflective surfaces, the less you can do
about the reflections. If you're recording an organ in an empty church
with a pair of mics 20 feet in front of the pipes, you'll be recording
the reverberant field which may sound significantly different between
mics with different polar response. But if the mic is six inches from
the source and the nearest wall is 12 feet away, the reflections won't
contribute a whole lot to the basic tone, so you'll hear pretty much
what the mic is hearing.
When EQ-ing the mic output, change in the direct sound or the
reverberant sound will be collateral damage, whichever way you look at
it. Effects of the pattern will be more significant in the near field as
you move the mic relative to the direction(s) where sound is radiating
from the source. Not all sources are omnidirectional. A mic with a dip
in the polar pattern that you can aim toward an overtone that isn't very
pleasant will sound "warmer" than a mic with a polar response that's
flatter at that angle, and you may not need EQ.
You need to be aware of everything that gets into the mic, but you need
to be practical, too, unless you're just playing around.
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