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Behringer C-2Item ID: C2mSmall-diaphragm Matched Pair Cardioid Condenser Microphones
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From Our Research Team:A Matched Pair for the Price of a SongThe Behringer C-2 mics are perfect for stereo recording of a piano recital, choir performance, or any acoustic sound source. Small-diaphragm condenser mics are ideal for capturing the quick transients of stringed instruments and percussion. Try one on acoustic guitar - or use the pair on drum overheads. Whatever the source, you get beautiful, lifelike sound. Factory-matched, the C-2s perform admirably in the studio and onstage. A matched pair of small-diaphragm condensers is standard equipment for every studio's mic locker. It's awesome that you can get the Behringer C-2 for the price of a song.Behringer C-2 Studio Condenser Mic Matched Pair Features at a Glance:
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Reviewsbased on 3 reviewsbehringer c-2
by mike whitehead from Thomaston maine.
An amazing mic at any price! Well consrtucted, easy to use. If you don'tMarch 28, 2012 Music Background: Performer and home studio. like them it means you got a faulty pair. Great anywhere you need a small diaphragm condenser. Mic Madness You Say?
by Tony Kosinec from Toronto
A few months ago I started researching, trying to see if in fact there were ANY cheap entry level interior dialogue mics that could serve the film school student and unemployed :-) indie film maker. ... read more [+]March 15, 2012 Music Background: Broadcast & film sound specialist I see tons of questions on pro sound forums about cheap mics that might get the basic job done. The stock answer from many pros is “forget about it. It's not a Schoeps. Save up and buy the industry standard or rent” I don’t see how that helps. I had heard some good things in music recording circles about the second edition of an instrument mic called the C-2 which was designed by Behringer and built in China at the 797 mic company. OK guys I’ll give you moment or two to swear your distain for all things Behringer… done? Well out of curiosity I ordered a set of these online and determined to test the C-2 against my Schoeps CMC. Madness you say? Actually it's a subjective evaluation based on experience and professional preference. There was no serious contest but definite surprises. Test One First I connected both to a pristine John Hardy solid state mic pre amp and recorded some close up voice into Pro Tools through an Apogee converter in order to get an idea of the C-2 as a vocal reproducer, something it wasn't designed for. I'd been using the Schoeps with the MK41 capsule that way lately to record a talking book and chose it over any of my large diaphragm condensers or shotguns because of its natural warmth and rendition of midrange minus the hype and bite. An audio book is nothing but voice, and a listener needs to be able to hear comfortably for hours. The reader should sound rich but still the effect must be transparent; letting the listener focus on the author's art, rather than the narrator's instrument. Aftrer recording I did some critical listening. To my ears the Schoeps has 4 distinct qualities in the midrange, the Behringer has two and something else. What the C-2 did capture of the mids,while less detailed, sounded quite acceptable and unlike most Chinese built mics the high end was smooth! - not really accurate but definitely not a problem, actually pleasing: seeming to add a little something to the definition of upper mids. Its proximity effect rounded out the bottom but not much. The pickup pattern rejected far more ambient sound and the self-noise is so low that the voice to room ratio was considerably better than the CMC. This is understandable considering that the C-2 doesn't have near the sensitivity of the Schoeps, but the almost non existent self-noise really helps what it does capture seem to jump forward. Test Two But that’s not the important test. What’s more relevant is how they compare on a boom under conditions closer to a student film production. So I set them up in a small boinky sounding room at the same distance overhead with similar input levels and recorded speech onto an H4n using it’s built in mic preamps. One thing I noticed right away is the Behringer and Schoeps have the same low handling noise characteristics. When I brought the tracks into Pro Tools there was another surprise. Of course both come across noisier and less sensitive due to the mic pres. The Schoeps was still rich, detailed and well balanced giving me a sense of the room and the person in it without the boink. In an edit I might apply a very small amount of NR to take back noise introduced by the H4n depending on the context of the scene. With the C-2 the voice was less detailed though well enough defined while lacking a natural bottom. It was more affected by the recorder’s noise because of its weaker reach but still produced a good voice to room relationship and it too cut the boink. It managed to capture some sense of place and surprisingly the frequency response did not sound uneven or that radically different from the CMC – it sounded, how shall I say… similar but less than, whereas an AKG Blueline has more detail but sounds very different. After adding a small amount of EQ and NR the C-2 dialogue made it into the acceptable category. I’ve heard worse from top notch equipment. Conclusion: The C-2 is dead cheap (almost free) and gets the job done. Schoeps CMC6 & MK41 capsule $2000.00 Behringer C-2 hypercardioid $32.00 close [-] The noise in these will make you cringe.
by David Turner from Michigan
I purchased these with the idea that I might use them in recording a choir that I have a regular gig recording with. Immediately I noticed a low-end noise that was persistent in both mics and on all s... read more [+]witched settings on the mics. Luckily I had my normal mics on hand to save me. close [-]
November 1, 2011 Music Background: recording, live sound, church sound, musician Also popular
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