I’m one of those podcasters that love to dream on the next equipment purchases I’ve got equipment magazines and catalogs allows open some where in the house, and finely I was able to drum up some money to upgrade things I wanted to get for my podcast.
My setup isn’t all that great although when I started podcasting I only had a $10 microphone/headset combo
But today I can say I do have a nice setup, that makes me proud.
Two weeks ago I had used money leftover from a Rebate card from my Cell phone provider and purchased an Behringer MicroAmp HA400 Ultra-Compact 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amplifier
I was getting fed up with fiddling with the nobs on my mixer to get the right volume between recordings and also wanted something that would split the microphone jack on my Yamaha MG102C Mixer, and If have friends over to podcast they couldn’t hear themselves or others if I was to use skype to bring in other people, Solved with this device.
Lucky for me I had also received a check from when I produced a podcast for the Tech Podcasts Network.
With a little extra money added to the mix, I was able to purchase two more items for my setup the Heil Sound PR-20 Dynamic Hand-Held Studio Microphone and a Desk stand that holds my old microphone a EV Cobalt Co9. Although my old microphone wasn’t that old… I only payed $35 for it, and it was time for me to upgrade to something sounds way better. The funny thing is it fixed a problem with the compressor on my mixer, it now works LOL. In comparing both the microphones, I turned the Mixers Gain and VOL to full, flattened the EQ and turned the compressor off, I couldn’t tell the difference till I turned the Gain and Vol down, the Heil was just a little better, then I turned the compressor on, OMFG I couldn’t hear a thing and I have a fan running about five feet away from the desk, just way cool.
I’m hoping here in the future to purchase a shock mount for the PR-20, a compressor/limiter/gate, new headphones, and just maybe a Heil PR-40
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