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$25 boundary mic

Post by kslight » Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:55 am

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=600310

I don’t have a basis of comparison against other boundary mics, but I thought someone else here might give them a punt for $25 shipped with a cable included. I have a few of them, I haven’t been able to try them for anything but recording myself so don’t take my word for it, they work well on guitar (I would like to put them on drums but haven’t had any sessions in recent times).

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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by drumsound » Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:55 am

I'm tempted to get a pair!

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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by CraigS63 » Sun Sep 05, 2021 6:52 am

Just ordered a couple. I always thought I missed the boat on the ones (Radio Shack?) everyone else has.
What's the typical "music recording" use for these - on the wall behind drums?

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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by kslight » Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:36 am

CraigS63 wrote:
Sun Sep 05, 2021 6:52 am
Just ordered a couple. I always thought I missed the boat on the ones (Radio Shack?) everyone else has.
What's the typical "music recording" use for these - on the wall behind drums?
I knew someone that mounted a pair on a large piece of plexiglass and used them as drum overheads. Also heard of people throwing them inside a kick drum, on the floor as room mics, inside a piano…

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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by vvv » Sun Sep 05, 2021 11:17 am

I ordered a pair, also.

The one I have (not Rat Shack, mebbe AT?) is battery-powered and not XLR, so these will see more use.

If you read the comments, note that power interrupt requires you switch it back on.
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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by Scodiddly » Sun Sep 05, 2021 12:38 pm

You can try taping one to a wall and recording acoustic guitar, vocals, etc. Actually sounds pretty good if the mic itself is not crappy.

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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by A.David.MacKinnon » Sun Sep 05, 2021 8:31 pm

CraigS63 wrote:
Sun Sep 05, 2021 6:52 am
Just ordered a couple. I always thought I missed the boat on the ones (Radio Shack?) everyone else has.
What's the typical "music recording" use for these - on the wall behind drums?
If it can handle the SPL they can be quite good inside a kick. They also work well taped to the wall as a room mic. Also taped inside the upper or lower panel of an upright piano or taped to the wall behind an upright.

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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by vvv » Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:50 am

I have heard of using 'em Electrical Audio-style on a wooden floor in front of the kit, separated and like 10' out or more (IIRC).

I read where one guy mounted each on a 2'x2' piece of 1/4" plywood to put 'em on the floor, hang or lean 'em on the wall, etc.
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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by CraigS63 » Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:56 pm

Got 'em today, and gave them a 5 minute test, hanging on push pins on 2 different walls of my bedroom studio. You have to hit the power switches on them every time you power up the mixer/interface (could be a deal breaker for some applications, I guess). Phantom power, mini XLR to XLR (cable supplied). Two dips on the back, I think they are a -10db cut and a low cut? (no manual and can't find one online at the moment). Comes with a mysterious plastic pin (for the dip switches, or maybe to knock out the hanging hole on the back).

I've spent more on stupider stuff.

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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by drumsound » Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:58 pm

The price went up, but I snagged a pair anyway.

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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by digitaldrummer » Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:14 am

drumsound wrote:
Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:58 pm
The price went up
likely a direct result of this thread! you did it to yourselves! :D
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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by kslight » Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:23 am

To be totally honest I expected these to be on clearance, this is usually how monoprice works with sales. I can’t imagine they are a hot seller except any sales from this thread.

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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by drumsound » Wed Sep 15, 2021 11:34 pm

digitaldrummer wrote:
Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:14 am
drumsound wrote:
Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:58 pm
The price went up
likely a direct result of this thread! you did it to yourselves! :D
And it worked!

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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by vvv » Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:29 pm

I rec'd my pair a cuppla daze ago at the low price (blowing on nails graemlin) but I'll hopefully get at 'em tomorrow or this weekender.

I'm thinkin' a acoustic guitar and a voc - depends on what becomes :high: necessary.

They certainly look legit.

I'll post a link and all y'all can hear 'em and not comment. :twisted:
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Re: $25 boundary mic

Post by drumsound » Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:35 am

vvv wrote:
Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:29 pm
I rec'd my pair a cuppla daze ago at the low price (blowing on nails graemlin) but I'll hopefully get at 'em tomorrow or this weekender.

I'm thinkin' a acoustic guitar and a voc - depends on what becomes :high: necessary.

They certainly look legit.

I'll post a link and all y'all can hear 'em and not comment. :twisted:
Mine are hitting next week. I'm going to try to mount them on the sides of the diffusor that is behind the drumset and see what kind of weirdness that might bring.

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