Recommendations for head-mounted microphones

[Post, Mark]

Hi Amanda
I recently had a Rode HS-1 in the field and thought it was really fantastic for the price (just over $300). Most speakers completely forgot about it 30 seconds after putting it on. It needs 24v phantom power, but I didn't notice a glaring difference in my recorder's battery consumption (Zoom H4n with 2700 MAh Powermax rechargeables). Plus it's made in AU.
Cheers
Mark

From: r-n-l-d at unimelb.edu.au [mailto:r-n-l-d at unimelb.edu.au] On Behalf Of Amanda Hamilton
Sent: Tuesday, 14 June 2011 11:05 AM
To: r-n-l-d at unimelb.edu.au
Subject: Recommendations for head-mounted microphones

Hello, all!

I'm looking for recommendations for head-mounted microphones.  Here is a description of how the mic will be used:


1.       Purpose: for collecting high-quality, single-speaker field recordings, some of which will be used for phonetic analysis.  Noisy background environments are likely.

2.       Portability:  Should be relatively portable, though sound quality takes precedence to an extent.  Electrical outlets will not always be available.

3.       Recorder: for use with a Marantz PMD 660

4.       Price range: up to $300 for the whole package

5.       Other: ideally, the microphone should also be as easy to wear and unintimidating as possible (insofar as a head-mounted mic can be, I suppose)

Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Amanda

P.S. We're also going to be looking into buying new, non-head-mounted microphones for single-speaker and group-based field recordings sometime in the near future, so any incidental recommendations on that front are welcome too!  Thanks!


Amanda Hamilton - Linguist
Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre
PO Box 2736, South Hedland 6722
67 Throssell Rd
(08) 9172 2344 (ph)
(08) 9172 2355 (fax)
www.wangkamaya.org.au<http://www.wangkamaya.org.au/>

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