Microphone Advice for Boss Loopstation RC500

[hovishead]

Hey there,

I recently bought a boss RC500 which I'm having great fun with.

I would like to purchase a good mic to use with it mainly for recording piano and acoustic guitar into the looper. The RC500 has phantom power option. My budget for a mic is about $450.

I'm using a terrible Stagg mic at the moment which doesn't seem to have enough sensitivity to pick up the piano. I've even tried putting it inside the piano but still the volume is very low.

Any advice would be welcome.

Thanks

[Rudy4]

Is the Stagg microphone a condenser mic? If so, do you have the phantom power switch turned on? Have you tried it with the microphone input volume control all the way clock-wise?

When you get the problem figured out then you can start addressing the needs of micing a piano. Since the string spread is so wide it is more challenging to use a microphone and pick up the entire instrument.

If you're going to use a single microphone it might be better to use a omni pattern mic a bit further back from the strings.

[KevWind]

I am guessing for trying to mic both a piano and acoustic guitar with one mic, (which I think is a viable option) you will probably want a Large Diaphragm Condenser

Here are some LDC $500 and under suggestions from Sweetwater



https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/be...ers-under-500/

[hovishead]

Originally Posted by Rudy4

Is the Stagg microphone a condenser mic? If so, do you have the phantom power switch turned on? Have you tried it with the microphone input volume control all the way clock-wise?

When you get the problem figured out then you can start addressing the needs of micing a piano. Since the string spread is so wide it is more challenging to use a microphone and pick up the entire instrument.

If you're going to use a single microphone it might be better to use a omni pattern mic a bit further back from the strings.

The phantom power is turned on and mic input turned up fully. But mic seems only effective at picking up singing while close to it. I think it may just be too cheap a mic to be any good.

[hovishead]

Originally Posted by KevWind

I am guessing for trying to mic both a piano and acoustic guitar with one mic, (which I think is a viable option) you will probably want a Large Diaphragm Condenser

Here are some LDC $500 and under suggestions from Sweetwater



https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/be...ers-under-500/

I'm not sure if I'd want them recorded at the same time, as I do plug in my acoustic sometimes it's a J-45 with a pickup. I suppose the piano is my main interest in recording with the mic but would be nice if it was suitable for acoustic too if I was to play my Martins instead of the Gibson.

[hovishead]

Thanks for your replies by the way guys.

[hovishead]

Is there a mic that you'd especially recommend that's within my budget for both purposes? Prepared to spend a bit more if it's worth doing so.

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by hovishead

I'm not sure if I'd want them recorded at the same time, as I do plug in my acoustic sometimes it's a J-45 with a pickup. I suppose the piano is my main interest in recording with the mic but would be nice if it was suitable for acoustic too if I was to play my Martins instead of the Gibson.

I was not thinking "both at the same" time,,,,, simply a mic suitable for both instruments, which to me says LDC
So again the link to the Sweetwater page has some suggestions