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Originally Posted by Fran Guidry
The two most important things to do when comparing audio chains are to use the same source and match the levels precisely. Normalization is not a useful technique for level matching since it works on peaks and we hear RMS (average). To my ear the obvious difference between your two samples is a level change.
I think you'll do yourself a big favor if you can get past the idea that there is some sort of magic available by buying a particular mic. If the self noise is low and the pattern matches your needs you've got the right mic. If you were recording jet engines or bats or whale songs there might be a need to obsess over getting "the right mic" but for acoustic guitar and voice in a decent sounding room any decent mic placed in the correct location gets the job done.
This opinion is based on a dozen years and multiple thousands of dollars spent in the vain hope of finding magic in a gadget.
Fran
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Hmmm. Ok Fran, well after reading this I'm more determined than ever to keep on buying snazzy new mics just to see if you are correct with this hypothesis. I'll get back to you in five years or so......