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Mobile microphone set up
Hi, I’d like to sample some external audio, not just import to BM3 and other apps. So, can anyone recommend a good (and mobile-light) microphone set up for sampling vocals, acoustic guitar, some guitar amps etc.the quality must be noticeably better than the microphone on the iPad. How do you guys have it set up? Cheers
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Apogee mic+
I don’t think it’s shipping until later in the month but I’ve got one in order . I’m selling my Apogee mic 96k later today. I think the + is gonna be the best
I've got both the iRig Mic HD (Mono) and iRig Mic Field (Stereo) and both are quite an improvement over the iPhone/iPads built-in Mic. If I didn't have those already I would be looking at the Shure MV88 for mobile usage.
Excellent, thanks guys. A friend of mine had Audio Technica 2020USB, and told me it’s pretty good, didn’t need external power and the sound was very decent. I think the price is around 100(euros, pounds, dollars)but that mic has been around for awhile, so I thought maybe something new came along. Apogee mic + looks the part that is for sure. Will also check Shure MV88
Rode iXY.
Has anyone tried zoom U-24? I might go that route and use some of the mics I already have. Hm...a food for thought.
Yes, that's what I use for audio in. Very happy with it! It's a versatile interface that can also be used for cueing and as a standalone preamp/mixer. Sound quality: top notch. Easy to use etc. Good solution if you already have standard XLR mics.
For sampling on the fly though, I carry a small Zoom H1 recorder with me in my handbag, so that I'm always ready to record anything. It's not their best recorder (loud handling noise if you're not careful how you hold it) but it's cheap, small and lightweight. But the H2n and higher model numbers are much better.
I have the original Apogee Mic and the Shure MV88. For maximum mobility I’d go with the MV88. It can record in stereo, which is nice. I’m not enough of a microphone enthusiast to say how good or bad they are, but they both sound very good to me. I use the Mic at home to record my acoustic guitar and things like that. I use the MV88 to record performances and practices. I think if I were buying now I’d heavily consider a dedicated recording device as I’d much rather leave a recorder in some random spot than my iPhone.
That is what I wanted to hear. Thanks! I think I will go that route. I already have a couple of solid Rode XLRs, so I might use them. Zoom is pretty portable, so it’s not like I need to carry extra suitcase for it. In terms of power, does it have its own, right?
I love Apogee, they’re made for Apple, really. I have almost decided to use my own mics and buy Zoom U-24. I work on my iPad so MV88 as well as iXY are not what I am looking for, for practical reasons. I prefer the mic to be “moveable”, not closely attached to my iPad. In other words, I would prefer to move the mic around not the iPad. Kinda like Apogee mics, and mic+ is a nice thing to worry about as well...:)
After watching that video of Henny sampling I got interested in the Shure MV88. Haven’t pulled the trigger yet but seemed perfect for the iPad.
@Samu : There’s a new iRig Mic HD2 out now
@Matthew : That’s interesting . Originally I bought the larger diaphragm (1’) Shure MV51 but returned it. As someone on Amazon said it sounded Medford and stuffy. However the mv88 demos I’ve been hearing on YouTube are stellar and as a sometime jazz musician, I record live gigs. So the mv88 would make sense : Except for that when I traded in the MV51 and got the Apogee Mic96k, the difference was night and day. I LOVE the sound. I’m just getting g rid of it because the new mic + has a new in line monitoring input as well as a redone preamp and digital encoder vs the analog on the 96k. It can be a bit of a pain setti g levels of you move a lot .
@Matthew , do you hear much difference between the Apogee and the MV 88?
Apogee Mic 96k sounds great, I used mine again to record acoustic guitar into GB, forgot how great it sounds, haven’t used it in a while.
Yeah, there’s no getting around it. They’re touting the new mic+ as a substitute for a more expensive mic which they never did before . I’m gonna bite. It’s too good
It can be powered three different ways: from the iPad via USB port, with batteries or with a standard USB charger. For my setup, I find that using batteries works best.
Great. That’s my Xmas purchase
I'm looking forward to hearing if the plus is an improvement on the 96k
Me too. Perhaps it is only an improvement in terms of monitoring, but will be nice to hear how quiet is that new preamp as well.
Nice, the Mic+ has a standard micro USB connector. It bugs me that the Duet has a proprietary connector, as does my SonicPort VX.
I can’t make my Apogee Mic work with my ipad (ios v 14.3). It’s a looong time I haven’t use it so maybe it is simply not compatible anymore. Anyone has faced a similar issue ? It works on my Mac so it is not a hardware problem.
In Don’t have the apogee mic, but I can tell you from working with some of their desktop interfaces that support for older devices, both in their end and the computer end, is limited. I’m not assigning blame, just an observation. I have a FireWire ensemble that I use as a standalone converter and it’s a little tricky to connect to the maestro app to change any settings if necessary. Apple is also phasing out (or maybe has phased out) FireWire support as well. Luckily, once I set it the settings stay, so it’s only an issue if I need to change anything.
Conversely, MOTU keeps support going for many of their older devices and still has drivers available for older OS (to a point) as well as drivers that allow older devices to work on newer OS, again to a point.
It’s very possible that some change in iOS versions made the apogee mic not work anymore, and of course with iOS, you can’t fool with drivers or anything so it either works or it doesn’t. And of course you also can’t roll back your OS to make it work that way.
That has both its strengths and weaknesses- it makes it much more likely that you can just sit down and get to work without fooling with too much behind the scenes stuff, but then when it doesn’t work, there’s nothing you can do.
I hope you figure out a solution, if not, it may be time to move to another mic/ interface. That’s one thing that makes me hesitant about investing too much money in equipment that only works with iOS.
I have a Rode SmartLav+ It is an omnidirectional lavalier mic. It is super portable an can be used with both the apple lightnig dongle and usc-c dongle.
What i really like about it is that you can buy some extra adapters ( VXLR+ and SC3 http://rode.com/accessories/vxlrplus
http://rode.com/accessories/sc3 ) so that you can connect it to a regular xlr- input in your audio-interface.
Of course you can get more specialized products but this is super all-around and portable.
I bought a shure MV88+ but I sended it back.
I think that there was way more hiss than I had expected.
Also there was an issue when setting the MV88 up with USB-C. You can change the settings of the microphone in an app and then upload it. But due to an IOS issue ( according to shure ) this can not be done via USB-C so if you have a newer ipad you will have to use your Iphone to setup the MV88.
Please note that this was in may 2020 so this issue might have been fixed.