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daveynate
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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2017 10:09 am    Post subject: Travel Mic Recommendation Reply with quote

I could do a deep dive into this forum, but I thought I'd start fresh. My Apogee One is on its last legs, and I need a recommendation for a good travel mic. Thanks in advance!
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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2017 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2017 2:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anything a mere mortal can afford?
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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2017 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not sure why you'd want to avoid a Search here on the VO-BB. It's easy. A shallow dive came up with hearty recommendations for the Apogee MiC in less than a minute:

On November 1, Moosevoice wrote:

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Apogee MiC is perfect for the travel bag. Everything fights right in the case it comes with. I cut a swatch of window screen out, rolled it up and stuffed into case. It works great as a pop filter.
Stack them hotel sheets, curtains and pillows or find a good full closet and you should be good to go.
I'll bring it with either my iPad or iPhone or Macbook Pro for longer trips. That pluse the Twisted Wave app means I'm golden.
James Arnold Taylor and Joe Cipriano both use the Apogee MiC for traveling. That, in and of itself, is a good enough endorsement I think.


They're still inexpensive at $200 a pop, too.


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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2017 3:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you, and because I'm very, very lazy.
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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2017 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm happy with the AT875R... does the job and is quite a small package in a short-shotgun format. Turns up most places at $169 nowadays. I find it more forgiving in hostile environments than a regular LDC.
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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2017 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What do you use as an interface, if I may be so bold?
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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2017 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Been loving the combo of my Apogee One (Mac, iphone, ipad) and the 416. Before that I used the RODE NTG3 which was also good.
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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2017 8:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any small one channel interface will do for travel:

scarlett solo, steinberg ur12, audient id4 (my favorite)

If those are too large, the Shure mvi (which I believe Bish uses), the Shure x2u (which I believe Bish also used), or the mic port pro (which I believe Bish might have used.) would work.
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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2017 10:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, I use the the Shure MVi... works just fine with the AT.
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PostPosted: Wed May 24, 2017 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I gotta say I find the Apogee 96k mic incredibly sexy. It comes with an adaptor that goes straight into your iphone. if you are a member of voices.com, you can upload auditions through their app, how cool is that?

That being said, I never booked one off there with it... buttt... that's not necessarily the mic's fault
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PostPosted: Thu May 25, 2017 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bish wrote:
I'm happy with the AT875R... does the job and is quite a small package in a short-shotgun format. Turns up most places at $169 nowadays. I find it more forgiving in hostile environments than a regular LDC.


+1 for the AT875R

Purchased it based on Soundgun's recommendation.

It's tough. Not expensive. Sounds great.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another vote for the AT875. Haven't used it much, but when I have, I love it.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 11:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

daveynate wrote:
What do you use as an interface, if I may be so bold?



I used a SHURE X2U /Gefell M930 for a few years and switched to an Apollo Twin last summer. Either works fine and the Shure is definitely more compact and sounds good, but since I use an Apollo in my studio I figured it made sense to match as best as I could when on the road. Plus I needed to spend some deductible $$ So it's an Apollo Twin with the MKH-50 and use the Neve Mic Pre and Fairchild Comp plug ins. Of course it works great.
FWIW: I also pack the X2U as a back up since it's very compact.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 12:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MBVOXX wrote:
daveynate wrote:
What do you use as an interface, if I may be so bold?



I used a SHURE X2U /Gefell M930 for a few years and switched to an Apollo Twin last summer. Either works fine and the Shure is definitely more compact and sounds good, but since I use an Apollo in my studio I figured it made sense to match as best as I could when on the road. Plus I needed to spend some deductible $$ So it's an Apollo Twin with the MKH-50 and use the Neve Mic Pre and Fairchild Comp plug ins. Of course it works great.
FWIW: I also pack the X2U as a back up since it's very compact.


Yep. Always good to spend that excess deductible cash. I'm curious as to what computer you are using with the Apollo on the road? I keep being unsatisfied with the sound I get from my laptop. My next solution is some long cables.
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