[jeffontheleft]

So I'm moving into a room with a very high vaulted ceiling that is
around 17' at the peak. The room is otherwise pretty small, maybe 20'
long & 12' wide. The ceilings slant upward at a very slight angle,
giving me the impression that sound would sort of roll up it rather
than bounce. Anyway I'd like to permanently keep a pair of omni mics
X/Y-ed up there just to have available while tracking any given
ensemble of instruments. I'm looking for something flat all the way
down to 60 Hz, dead accurate, with a good off-axis response and, since
they won't be essential to me all the time, somewhat cheap ($600).
Anything resembling a Shoeps, DPA or Earthworks but much cheaper; I
don't know how the NT4 sounds but it'd certainly be easiest, also the
STO's get alot of praise for their accuracy. What would you suggest?

[Arny Krueger]

"jeffontheleft" wrote in message
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So I'm moving into a room with a very high vaulted
ceiling that is around 17' at the peak. The room is
otherwise pretty small, maybe 20' long & 12' wide. The
ceilings slant upward at a very slight angle, giving me
the impression that sound would sort of roll up it rather
than bounce.

????

Anyway I'd like to permanently keep a pair
of omni mics X/Y-ed up there just to have available while
tracking any given ensemble of instruments.

Are you sure you don't mean cardioids X/Y -ed?

I'm looking
for something flat all the way down to 60 Hz, dead
accurate, with a good off-axis response and, since they
won't be essential to me all the time, somewhat cheap
($600). Anything resembling a Shoeps, DPA or Earthworks
but much cheaper;


I don't know how the NT4 sounds but
it'd certainly be easiest,

NT4 = X/Y Cardioids. A relatively neutral-sounding mic, possibly a good
match for your application.

[jeffontheleft]

Yeah, sorry I meant cardiod X/Y or spaced omni's. I'll decide the
configuration once I've settled on a mic...

[Federico]

Crown PZMs (Omni, or I'd better to say Hemispherical) or PCCs (Cardioid) can
be a good choice..... I made some HUGE drums with one PZM only in a very
tall room.
F.