Microphone Suggestion for a three year old.

asmara · Post by **asmara** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:48 am

I have a friend who has a three yr old son who loves singing and talking with a microphone. So I bought a cheap Orange 15R amp. (the one with reverb) so he can have some fun and I can play guitar occasionally when I visit. So I donated an old AKG C1000 but found that the output was too weak to get a good signal into the amp. So any ideas on a hot microphone that I can plug right into an amp with?
thanks,

ubertar · Post by **ubertar** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:59 am

Any mic with a high impedance output would do the job.

mikeyc · Post by **mikeyc** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:09 am

I set up something similar for my 3-year-old... I just use a 58 into a line 6 Spider combo. Never had any trouble with output level, but I'm sure a hi-z mic or using an inline impedance transformer would do it for you. You may want to try a new battery too.

GooberNumber9 · Post by **GooberNumber9** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:05 am

mikeyc wrote:using an inline impedance transformer would do it for you. You may want to try a new battery too.

+1

My neice and nephew use these to connect to their karaoke rig:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... sku=330710

asmara · Post by **asmara** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:07 am

mikeyc wrote: You may want to try a new battery too.

I tried that and it still was barely audible with the amp dimed. I was hoping someone could make a quick suggestion - and for some reason I cannot make myself give a 3 yr old a working SM57, even though its much more robust build etc. I need every 57 I can get my hands on. Even if the parents bought one I would probably end up stealing it from them. ( I already have a nice Lego collection going)

dsw · Post by **dsw** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:36 am

Radio Shack

trodden · Post by **trodden** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:39 am

u47, about chest high, with some light compression should do the trick.

Holy Wolf · Post by **Holy Wolf** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:41 am

asmara wrote:
mikeyc wrote: You may want to try a new battery too.
I tried that and it still was barely audible with the amp dimed. I was hoping someone could make a quick suggestion - and for some reason I cannot make myself give a 3 yr old a working SM57, even though its much more robust build etc. I need every 57 I can get my hands on. Even if the parents bought one I would probably end up stealing it from them. ( I already have a nice Lego collection going)

"like stealing microphones from a baby"

asmara · Post by **asmara** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:46 pm

trodden wrote:u47, about chest high, with some light compression should do the trick.

I was thinking about a Lexicon PCM 91 and Eventide Orville would be fun to play around with too. Then I realized the Orange 15R had no effects loop so I may upgrade that to a Samson era- Matchless DC-30. You know I may spend more time baby sitting than I realized....

Nate Dort · Post by **Nate Dort** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:22 pm

I'll second the radio shack suggestion. I got an optimus mic there with a 1/4" connection already attached for $15. I gave it to my brother and he uses it with the vocoder on his microkorg.

mikeyc · Post by **mikeyc** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:06 am

asmara wrote:
mikeyc wrote: You may want to try a new battery too.
I tried that and it still was barely audible with the amp dimed. I was hoping someone could make a quick suggestion - and for some reason I cannot make myself give a 3 yr old a working SM57, even though its much more robust build etc. I need every 57 I can get my hands on. Even if the parents bought one I would probably end up stealing it from them. ( I already have a nice Lego collection going)

Dude, I'll send you a 58 and a Samson S11 (58 clone) if you want to send me the C1000. One for you, one for the kid.

Otherwise, yeah-- a trip to Radio Shack or Target or Wal-Mart should yield you a cheap Hi-z mic.

oldguitars · Post by **oldguitars** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:56 am

My 1 year old son prefers a 251 into a 1073....

Jay Reynolds · Post by **Jay Reynolds** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:08 am

Mic for a three-year old? I'd use whatever they hand to this little guy:

TRIFECTA · Post by **TRIFECTA** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:34 pm

thieves · Post by **thieves** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:52 am

nate wrote:I'll second the radio shack suggestion. I got an optimus mic there with a 1/4" connection already attached for $15. I gave it to my brother and he uses it with the vocoder on his microkorg.

we use a really old radioshack mic for our microkorg's vocoder, too. the lack of high end response is actually a really big plus.

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