Samson C02

I've been making music for over ten years, I went through a music tech course at school and went on to be involved in loads of worship bands within my church. I'm responsible for the sound system at church and needed something that would pick up acoustic instruments better than an sm57/58. In particular I couldn't get a decent sound out of a cello without loads of bleed from the drums and the monitors. I have a friend who lent me his pair of AKG C1000s which I had great success with, but I didn't have the cash for a pair of my own and wanted something a bit more directional.

Our sound system is based around a Spirit Folio mixer running into a Laney monitor system with a Behringer Europower 1500 driving two Wharfedale PA speakers front of house. I also use this setup to record, sometimes to minidisc, usually to a P3 computer with a Lexicon Core2 soundcard. It's old but it sounds really good!

For what I paid for the CO2s I have been very pleased. I think I got the pair for about ??70, I can't quite remember as it's been a couple of years now, but it shows they're standing the test of time.

I can get such a clear sound almost effortlessly from virtually anything now. The cello sounds even better than it did through the C1000 and I've also found that the pickup pattern works a lot better for certain singers, there are one or two pianists who also sing that find an SM58 in front of their face too distracting and the CO2 has really helped as I can place the mic a lot further from their mouths and still pick them up properly.

They do make fantastic drum overheads, I've got a great sound with just one CO2 over head and the bass drum miked before now. As a stereo pair they really shine, I haven't had the time to do any extensive recording with them but what I have done has been phenomenally good quality. This christmas I used them to record a choir and my friend who runs a studio was very impressed, I think he wants a pair for himself. Our choir were very pleased too, it's nice to hear that your performance was good, and the CO2s captured a great natural sound.

I have noticed that there are a number of really cheap "Takstar PCM-6100" microphones floating about on ebay now which cosmetically look identical to the CO2s, although their pickup pattern appears to be slightly less smooth and they're only rated up to 18khz, compared to the CO2s which go up to 20khz. I've ordered a couple to see what they're like, from the reviews I've seen on this site they're very good for the money. If you're on a tight budget I'd suggest giving them a try, I can't wait to get mine!

So anyway... Samson CO2s are great. They sound really good and they don't say behringer on them. Not that I don't like behringer, I was just a bit worried I'd end up with too much of their gear...

a lot of time!

i record pop and , most frequently, classic music.

i record on hard disc (pc) and dat

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cardioid small diaphragm mic condenser
i used this mic for record vocals, choir, violins, classic guitars, folk guitars.
in classic music recording, if you have a good sounding place is better use omni mics, but when you have clapping people cardioid is fine.
this very cheap mic sound very good for their cost!!!
You can find lots of better mics, but i haven't heard nothing sounding so good at this price

I have been doing computer-based recording for 5 years. Mostly live multitrack recordings for later mixdown. Current system: Laptop, UA-1000 USB interface, various mics, Cakewalk HomeStudio 2004. Recording with band in practice space or live settings.

The C02 comes as a pair of pencil-shape cardioid condenser mics. I'm using them as overhead mics to capture the drum kit -- and they work great. I was a little worried, because they were so inexpensive compared to other mics in the $300-$400/pr range, but I inspected these carefully and found that they are very well manufactured and will last a long time. The off-axis rejection is great. I'm sure you can buy better mics, and I confess that I'm probably not experienced enough to easily hear the difference. But I heard a lot of recordings, and when I solo the drum track it really sounds sweet. At this price, I would recommend this mic to anyone.